Shepherd's Staff - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Shepherd’s Staff is a trusted, locally installed church management software that has been serving churches for over 20 years. This Windows-based solution keeps all your congregation’s information in one place on your own computer, giving you full control over your data while simplifying daily office tasks. Thousands of churches nationwide rely on Shepherd’s Staff to handle the administrative side of ministry with ease and efficiency, so church leaders can focus on what matters most – the spiritual care of their members.

As a comprehensive church membership software package, Shepherd’s Staff includes five integrated modules: Membership, Attendance, Contributions, Finance, and Scheduler. Each module focuses on a key aspect of church administration. You can manage detailed member and visitor records (with addresses, phone numbers, and family ties), record attendance for worship services or events and spot trends, track offerings and pledges while producing IRS-compliant giving statements, maintain your church’s fund accounting and even print checks, and schedule church events along with facilities or equipment usage. Because all modules work together, information flows seamlessly throughout the system – for example, contribution records link to member profiles, and scheduled events connect with attendance tracking – eliminating duplicate data entry and ensuring consistency.

To get started quickly, you can import your existing data from many other church systems, making the switch to Shepherd’s Staff painless. Once your data is in, you’ll have hundreds of built-in reports at your fingertips to analyze virtually every aspect of church life, from membership directories and outreach lists to financial summaries and trend graphs. Despite being a desktop application, Shepherd’s Staff offers the convenience of secure data backups and updates. With an active support plan, you can upload encrypted backups of your database to Concordia’s secure servers for safekeeping – giving you the reliability of local software plus peace of mind that your information is protected even in emergencies.

Backed by Concordia’s top-notch support and training, Shepherd’s Staff empowers your ministry by handling the details behind the scenes. It saves you time and improves record-keeping accuracy, freeing your staff and volunteers to concentrate on ministry work like pastoral care, discipleship, and outreach. By trusting Shepherd’s Staff for your church management needs, you ensure that your church’s data is organized, accessible, and useful for making informed decisions to further your mission.