If you are familiar with TouchPoint registrations, you’re probably well-versed in setting limits on questions. This is a great way to ensure that registrants don’t sign up for more of any particular option than you have available. This question type is perfect for inventory control!
A less-commonly used question type, the Menu, allows you to set limits more granularly — per registrant. This allows you to ensure that everyone who wants to purchase or participate in said option is able to. It’s a great way for sharing the love!
Check out this TouchPointer to learn more about using the Menu question type with limits.
Ready To Make The Most Of TouchPoint?
This tip is just one way to make your church software work smarter for you. Our consulting team can help you discover more ways to optimize systems, streamline processes, and boost community involvement. If you’d like to explore additional TouchPoint features to enhance your church’s digital experience, reach out to us at consulting@touchpointsoftware.com.
Ready to share the love with your next registration form? Watch the video to see this TouchPointer tip in action, and learn how to make registrations even easier with TouchPoint!
For those of you who joined our Summit-focused Roundtable on Tuesday, you got a sneak peek at TouchPoint’s new mobile app, TouchPoint Engage, and we’re excited to announce that the app is now available for download!
For now, this is your Summit Hub! The app has our full event agenda, breakout schedule, networking activities, transportation schedule, tech lab details, ministry partner info, and more! Follow the channel associated with each Summit Track to stay in the loop with communications / material from the breakout sessions on that particular track. Get the app here! Be sure to check out the tip cards when you first sign in to learn all about the different areas of the app!
After Summit, this app will become your hub for TouchPoint Communications. You can find information on upcoming events (webinars, roundtables, etc.), blogs, training videos, and more!
We are so excited that TouchPoint Summit is just around the corner! This is our team’s favorite time of year, and we can’t wait to be together with you again next month! If your team isn’t registered yet, don’t delay! Registration closes August 31st at midnight!
Summit hotels are nearly at capacity again this year! Your Summit team will be providing transportation between two nearby event hotels: the Embassy Suites and the Courtyard Marriott. The Embassy Suites block is completely full! There are just a handful of rooms remaining at the Courtyard Marriott on our hotel block. Secure your team’s rooms before they’re gone!
We are immensely grateful for our wonderful ministry partners, and we have an incredible group for you this year. As you know, your TouchPoint Summit team is very selective in who we invite to join us for Summit as a ministry partner. We only invite partners who share similar Kingdom-minded visions and who will support your mission. This year, our premier ministry partner is Mission India. Mission India will be co-hosting our webinar tomorrow. Join us as Morgan chats with David C., Director of Church Engagement at Mission India.
David will challenge us to think differently about global missions, sharing Mission India’s indigenous model for church planting. You’ll discover how Mission India uses this mission model to strategically share the Gospel in the largest unreached nation in the world, even in the midst of incredible persecution. During their conversation, you’ll also see why your church’s missions efforts are so important, based on research developed through Mission India’s partnership with Barna Group. We’re excited to grow in our Great Commission efforts together!
Please check out the Summit landing page to learn more about Mission India and our other wonderful ministry partners ahead of our time together next month.
Summit Roundtable Coming Up
This month’s roundtable event is all about helping you and your team get the most out of Summit. Join Hayley, Janice, Andrew, and Sarah at 2 p.m. Central on Tuesday, August 27th,as they share tips about attending this year’s event.
We can’t wait to see y’all in Alabama next month! Please reach out to summit@touchpointsoftware.com with any Summit-related questions.
Your Summit Team has been working hard to share session details so you can best plan which team members to bring to Alabama this September. We are adding more training opportunities and have information on hotels and pricing!
Thanks to the incredible response so far from Summit registrations and to the feedback from last year’s post-event survey, we are adding a new track! This is exciting news! Brand new for Summit 2024 – Back to Basics: TouchPoint Training.
Please find the breakdown of sessions for each track listed below. **Please allow grace in this; it’s very likely to change before September! We’re releasing a pre-finalized draft so your team can best plan.
Session Topics By Track
Executive Pastor
– Making TouchPoint Your Own
– XP Panel: TouchPoint Feature That Have Benefitted Our Church The Most
– Ministry Partner Session
– Consulting Audit & Consulting Services
– Reports & Dashboards For Measuring Ministry Impact
Developer / IT
– Infrastructure
– Development QA/Release Process
– Creating Custom Home Pages & Dashboards
– Coding Best Practices
– Using HTML to Enhance Your Registrations (Beginner Level)
Database Administrator
– Building Your First Process: First-Time Visitor & First-Time Giver
– New Feature Show & Tell
– DBA Power User Panel / Show & Tell / Q&A
– New Feature Show & Tell
– Ready, Set, Engage!
Ministry Frontlines
– All Things Check-In
– Creating & Managing Mission Trips
– Background Checks Best Practices
– Maximizing TouchPoint For Lay Leaders
– Registrations Advanced
Communications
– TouchPoint As A Marketing Tool
– Creating General Emails & Newsletters
– Texting
– Branding TouchPoint
– Ministry Partner Session
– Converting To TouchPoint
– Encouraging Team Adoption, Training Staff, Rolling Out To Congregation
– Attendance Best Practices
– What Can I Do With My Mobile App?
– Creating Your Membership Process Inside Of TouchPoint
Back To Basics: TouchPoint Training
– Administrative Setup
– Search Builder Basics & Helpful Searches
– Registrations For Beginners
– Tasks & Notes To Advance Your Ministry Outreach
– Using Scheduler To Manage Your Sunday Mornings
Summit Accommodations
Room links are now available for both hotels! Please do not wait to book your team’s rooms! We secured more rooms this year than the prior two, but our blocks reached capacity in both 2023 and 2022!
We are six months away from our annual Summit! Last year’s event was the best one yet, and we can’t wait to continue the momentum this year! Below are some quick details on this year’s event and you can learn more on our Summit Landing Page.
Who: We have tracks for Executive Pastor, Database Administrators, Ministry Frontlines, Communications, IT/Developer, Finance, and those New To TouchPoint. Bring your whole team!
What: If you’ve never joined us for Summit, our annual event is an opportunity for church staff members to learn unique ways to utilize TouchPoint and also network with others in similar roles.
When: Tuesday, September 17th through Thursday, September 19th, 2024.
Where: We are hosted by our wonderful partner, Vestavia Methodist Church in the beautiful Birmingham, Alabama. (See our Summit Landing Page for more information on location.)
Why: For greater Kingdom impact. We are honored to provide the tools that will allow you to accomplish your goals and the space to collaborate with others.
We are already counting down the days until we gather together in Alabama! This year’s event will be Tuesday, September 17th through Thursday, September 19th and hosted by our wonderful church partner, Vestavia Hills Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Summit is an opportunity for church staff to learn unique ways to utilize TouchPoint and network with others in similar roles. This year, we anticipate 300 in attendance.
We offer various learning tracks geared towards Executive Pastor, IT, Finance, Database Admin, Ministry Frontlines, and Communications.
Early Bird Pricing Going On NOW!
$225/Person Through March 15th
$250/Person After March 15th
Check out our Summit Landing Page for the most up-to-date information on sessions, ministry partners, transportation, meals, and accommodations. We will regularly be adding in more details as the event draws nearer.
Check Out Highlights From Summit 2023!
We can’t wait to see you in Alabama!
– Your TouchPoint Summit Team
Hayley Whitworth • Jan 31, 2024
Couldn’t catch the latest webinar? Fear not!
The start of the new year is a great time to freshen up your database. Andrew and Cody kicked things off discussing why we need to be concerned about untidy data and how an organized database allows us to best minister to our flock. They covered some great ways to evaluate the state of your database and then take immediate steps towards cleaning things up.
Hear from Ross, Morgan, Chris, Andrew, and Carla on our annual Fireside Chat. The team provided updates across several areas as well as peeked ahead into this year’s roadmap.
‘Tis the Season! As 2023 comes to a close, we invite you to join us for our annual Fireside Chat. Ross, Morgan, Chris, and other members of the TouchPoint team will gather around to chat about 2023 highlights and what’s ahead for 2024.
Join us this Thursday at 1pm Central for 30 minutes!
We have a special guest host this month: Sarah Cavanaugh, Database Administrator with Mount Pisgah Methodist Church, will be discussing processes for First Time Guests. With the holiday season in full swing, we’re likely seeing an uptick in visitors. How well do we welcome them and follow-up with them (both inside and outside of TouchPoint)?
Sarah has served at Mount Pisgah for over 9 years and has been using TouchPoint for 6 years. She is full of great tips and tricks for making Sunday (and beyond!) smooth.
