ChurchApps — Individual Meeting Notes

00 — Intro

Introduce yourself: Michael Byrd — one of the founders of ChurchApps and a full-time volunteer serving as a Ministry Resource Provider.

One-on-one, this is a conversation, not a pitch. Ask about them and their ministry first.

01 — Our Why

To run a modern church effectively you need certain software and curriculum — people, giving, check-in, kids ministry, worship. The Church has outsourced these platforms to for-profit companies which often don't share our mission or values. Every dollar that goes to a software company is a dollar that doesn't go to ministry.

The thing is — the Church has the people and the resources to build this software ourselves and share it with every church in the world. Instead, the Capital C Church is spending over a billion dollars a year to purchase these resources and making tools in-house they don't share with other churches.

Meanwhile, the poorest churches in the world are going without and the overall mission of the Church suffers. When profit is the motivator, loyalties are to the shareholders — not Christ.

It's really not a technology problem — it's a stewardship problem. We exist to fix it.

02 — What We Built

A complete, free, open-source software suite — every major tool a church needs, at no cost, forever.

Made for the Church · by the Church

B1 Admin replaces paid church management software — manage people, giving, groups, attendance, volunteers

B1.church church website, mobile app, member portal, giving, and groups — web & phone

B1 Check-In replaces check-in kiosk software — self-service for services & kids ministry

Lessons.church replaces paid curriculum — free, open-source video lessons from preschool through adult

FreeShow replaces paid worship presentation software — lyrics & slides on Sunday

FreePlay replaces paid classroom curriculum TV apps — delivers lessons to classroom screens, plays offline, no tech skills needed

03 — What God Has Done

15,000+ churches now using ChurchApps every day — all free, and growing
Churches we've helped are now sponsoring and helping other churches — the multiplication effect is growing
Igniting fires in people in other countries to get involved and carry this forward
Better tools → more effective disciple-makers → more people coming to Christ

Story — Southside Christian Church, Fort Pierce FL

Pastor Paul Hugenbart was about to spend money on ProPresenter, Planning Center, and paid curriculum. He agreed to try ChurchApps first.

FreeShow replaced ProPresenter. B1 Admin replaced Planning Center. Lessons.church replaced their paid curriculum.

He told us ChurchApps moved them forward two years. No budget debate. No anxiety. And now Southside is paying it forward, helping another church get on their feet.

04 — Their Story

Turn it to them: What questions do you have? What pain points are you feeling with your current software?

What tools are you using today — management, check-in, presentation, curriculum, giving?
What's the biggest frustration with them day to day?
What are they costing each year?
As churches grow, they need more customization — off-the-shelf software makes you fit its mold. What do you wish your software did that it doesn't?

Listen more than you talk. Every pain point they name is a chance to show where ChurchApps fits.

05 — Bigger Than Our Payroll

We are a small team that moves fast — backed by a world of developers

Show them github.com/ChurchApps: 23 open-source repos, 55+ contributors, 430+ forks, nearly 1,500 stars — and commits nearly every day. With AI, we can build custom tools for a church in days, not months. Anyone can verify all of it — that's the answer to "what's the catch?"

06 — How To Get Involved

Try it — everything is free at churchapps.org; I'll personally help you get set up
Share it — tell another pastor or church leader; awareness is our biggest challenge
Contribute — developers, designers, and translators can serve through code as an act of ministry
Partner — donors and churches who believe in the mission keep this free for every church in the world
Pray — for the mission and the team carrying it

End with a specific next step for them — one thing, not five.