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Short guides for running Ministry Manager. Start with the first one if you're new — the rest can wait until you need them.

Your first Sunday with Ministry Manager
The 30-minute path from signup to a working setup before your next service.
Adding people and households
Import from Planning Center, add a family by hand, and what age groups and milestones are for.
Set up your digital connect card
Print the QR, choose who gets the notification email, and what the visitor sees on their phone.
Taking attendance on Sunday
Volunteer-on-a-phone vs. PIN-protected kiosk at the welcome table, plus how to fix mistakes after the fact.
Following up with visitors
The Reached out → Returned → Connected pipeline, one-tap stage advance, and writing a good first contact.
Sending email and text to your church
Compose page, recipient picker, what gets logged on a profile, and the SMS consent gate.
Your Monday morning dashboard
What every tile means, when they're dim, and what unlocks them.
Billing, your plan, and Founding Church status
Change plan, open the Stripe portal, see your Founding Church discount, manage team invites.

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