TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

• Church Tech Today: 2025 church website vendor shortlist.

• Pro Church Tools - The 167: A more excellent social media metric.

• Wordly AI: AI translation for inclusive worship.

• Tithe.ly: Kids check-in software: must-have features.

2025 Church Website Vendor Shortlist

Church Tech Today shares “Top Church Website Companies in 2025” (5-minute read), rounding up 11 church-focused vendors (e.g., ChurchSpring, Clover, Ekklesia 360, FaithConnector, Nucleus) with notes on templates, media, giving, and ChMS tie-ins to speed shortlisting. Ultimately, it’s a quick website provider selection starting point that favors purpose-built church platforms over generic site builders for faster onboarding and fewer integration headaches.

A More Excellent Social Media Metric

Pro Church Tools — The 167 shares “Social Media Metrics Your Church Should Actually Care About” (4-minute read), arguing against obsessing over followers and individual post metrics (likes/saves/shares) and proposing a single, steadier north star: Views Per Day. Using YouTube/Instagram examples, Brady shows how daily views reveal real account health despite post-to-post volatility—freeing churches from chasing vanity metrics.

AI Translation for Inclusive Worship

Wordly AI shares “Translation Services for Churches: How Congregations Are Creating Inclusive Worship” (5-minute read), exploring how AI tools like Wordly provide real-time translation into dozens of languages and live captions via QR codes on personal devices—affordable, scalable, and eliminating human interpreters. Case studies from Christ Community and Apostolic Christian churches show boosted attendance, broader outreach, and inclusive participation for diverse or hearing-impaired congregants, aligning tech with mission.

Kids Check-In Software: Must-Have Features

Tithe.ly shares “10 Must-Have Features in Kids Check-In Software for Safer Sunday Services” (6-minute read), outlining a safety-first checklist for children’s ministry: secure check-in/out with unique codes, real-time guardian contacts, allergy-aware name tags, room/capacity dashboards, attendance reports, mobile/QR check-in, ChMS integration, volunteer background-check tracking, volunteer-friendly UI, and scalability for multi-service or multi-campus growth. Ultimately, the guide helps churches reduce bottlenecks, strengthen parent trust, and keep Sundays calm and secure.

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