Rock RMS

RockRMS is the easiest to use, implement, and train on software I have ever used, period!

Opmerkingen: More people are using our Church Management System than ever. Ministry staff interact with it, and the data helps them to build relationships with people.
Event Registration is enabling us to streamline the process of people signing up and not losing that data in the process
Groups as a central tool (instead of just small groups) gives our teams a common tool that provides clear understanding or what smaller groupings of people look like.
eRA is a revolutionary tool for our team. We've never had this level of insight into who is connected to our church
We haven't even fully integrated our giving processes, and we're anxious to leverage Rock's abilities there, as it's WAY easier.

Pluspunten:

The most valuable things about Rock to me: 1. Rock is open AND extensible. We no longer have to compromise on the way we manage our ministry. The software can be configured to work with the way our ministry teams need. 2. Rock's community... I'm continually thankful for Rock's community. From Core developers working with and solicting the community on how to make the next version better, to the level of support we get from other churches, it's all top-notch. We previously paid thousands of dollars per year for a lesser product with less support 3. RockRMS' "Shop" has given us access to tools and ways to accomplish the 'fringe' needs that pop up in a supported way. We can say 'yes' to the "Is it possible" question instead of "not with our software" 4. RockRMS has documentation and real-world examples that work for someone on the administrative/management end, such as myself. However, the documentation and examples are also approachable for my ministry and volunteer staff

Minpunten:

The biggest hurdle that I (and my org) had to work to overcome was taking a more involved and invested approach to integrating and using the software in our ministry areas.

ROCK your Church

Opmerkingen: I've enjoyed the community and the platform. It is very easy jump on board and so many people are willing to go out of their way to help.

Pluspunten:

It's versatility and personal touch allows for ministry to feel one-on-one.

Minpunten:

Not necessarily with Rock, but more so with the changes that our instance had prior to my joining our team has made it so there is a lot of cleanup that has to be done due to changes to core and other clutter throughout our instance.

Too complicated to use unless you have a programming team

Opmerkingen: This would work really well at a church with a large IT team, or group of people who can program.

Pluspunten:

The best features are probably how customizable it is. We were able to build groups, a database, forms, registration, etc., all in one platform.

Minpunten:

It required so much development and was not plug-and-play. This may suit larger churches, however, with only one IT person on staff, our development process of the platform was rather slow. We needed more robust registration and application systems, calendar and scheduling tools, and a room reservation system and it was going to take us months to develop.

Fantastic Tool!

Pluspunten:

I love how easy it is to use. Also the community is the best I've ever seen. Even if something isn't easy the community will be right there by your side to help with anything you need.

Minpunten:

Nothing at this time. It has honestly just been a fantastic resource.

Best decision we have made!

Pluspunten:

The ability to receive both core updates from the development team of Rock RMS, as well as customise Rock RMS using the built in features, plus perform custom development ourselves if necessary.Child Check-in was improved dramatically for us!The community is amazing as well, with forums, ideas, chats, and recipes on how to set new features up using Rocks customisation features.

Minpunten:

It takes a bit of extra work to set it up for countries outside of the USA.