https://churchposting.com/Articles for pastors and church staff from Church Posting.en-ushttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-payroll-and-minister-w2/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-payroll-and-minister-w2/How a minister's housing allowance works under IRS Publication 517: the three limits on it, the designation a church makes in advance, Social Security and Medicare tax, and the pastor's W-2.SoftwareTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-live-streaming-setup/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-live-streaming-setup/How to stream a church service with a phone, one camera or several, with the sound feed, the internet speed YouTube asks for, the song license, and two streaming services' prices read October 13, 2026.SoftwareTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/what-giving-platforms-actually-cost/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/what-giving-platforms-actually-cost/Fees read October 13, 2026 for Planning Center, Tithely, Givelify, Subsplash, Anedot, Zeffy and Stripe, worked out in dollars for a church that receives $100,000 a year in online gifts.SoftwareTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-directory-software/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-directory-software/What to put in a church directory and what to leave out, a consent form to copy, a free maker that prints a photo directory from a spreadsheet, and prices for two directory services read October 13, 2026.SoftwareTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-calendar-software/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-calendar-software/How to keep a church calendar that people trust, with one owner, room bookings and a printed month, and prices for Planning Center Calendar and Teamup read October 13, 2026.SoftwareTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/presentation-and-lyrics-software/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/presentation-and-lyrics-software/Prices read October 13, 2026 for ProPresenter, EasyWorship, Proclaim and MediaShout, two free open source programs, what a volunteer needs on Sunday, and the license for projecting lyrics.SoftwareTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/small-church-website-options/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/small-church-website-options/The five pages a small church website needs, how to keep the domain in the church's name, a one-weekend launch order, and prices for WordPress.com, Squarespace and Nucleus read October 13, 2026.SoftwareTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/does-your-church-need-an-app/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/does-your-church-need-an-app/What a church app does that a church website does not, four questions to answer before you buy one, and what Planning Center, Tithely and Subsplash charge for an app, read October 13, 2026.SoftwareTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/worship/order-of-worship/https://churchposting.com/resources/worship/order-of-worship/Three sample church orders of service with times: a simple order, one with the Lord's Supper, and a fuller order with a confession and a creed, plus what each part means and a blank template.WorshipTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-texting/https://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-texting/What a church does before it texts its people: get each person's consent, honor STOP, and register its number with the carriers through A2P 10DLC or toll-free verification, with Twilio's fees and review times.CommunicationsTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-newsletter-templates/https://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-newsletter-templates/A church newsletter template for a weekly email and a monthly printed letter, twenty ideas for what to put in it, and prices for four email services read on October 13, 2026.CommunicationsTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/kids/vacation-bible-school-themes/https://churchposting.com/resources/kids/vacation-bible-school-themes/The Vacation Bible School themes Lifeway, Group and Answers in Genesis have announced for 2027, four five-day plans a church can teach from the Bible alone, a daily schedule, and the safety rules.KidsTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-announcement-examples/https://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-announcement-examples/Twenty-seven church announcements you can copy for Sunday, the bulletin, email or a text, a four-part formula for writing your own, and a table of where each kind of announcement belongs.CommunicationsTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-social-media-posts/https://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-social-media-posts/Fifteen church social media posts to copy for Facebook and Instagram, from a Sunday invitation to a schedule change, a weekly plan for what to post, and the rules for photos, children and worship songs.CommunicationsTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-accounting-software/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/church-accounting-software/What fund accounting is, prices read October 12, 2026 for Aplos, PowerChurch, ChurchTrac, IconCMO, QuickBooks Online, Wave and Xero, and the IRS rules a church treasurer has to meet.SoftwareMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/free-church-management-software/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/free-church-management-software/Which church management systems are free, read October 12, 2026: Planning Center, ChMeetings, Flocknote, B1, ChurchCRM and Rock RMS, the limit on each, and the trials that only look free.SoftwareMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-texting-services/https://churchposting.com/resources/communications/church-texting-services/Prices read October 12, 2026 for Clearstream, Text In Church, SimpleTexting, EZ Texting, Flocknote, Breeze and ChurchTrac, the registration every church number needs, and texting through Twilio.CommunicationsMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/software/choosing-church-management-software/https://churchposting.com/resources/software/choosing-church-management-software/What church management software does, prices read October 12, 2026 for Planning Center, Breeze, ChurchTrac, ChMeetings, Elvanto and Rock RMS, the export test, and how to switch.SoftwareMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/groups/bible-study-plans/https://churchposting.com/resources/groups/bible-study-plans/Lead a small group Bible study with no curriculum to buy. A 90-minute meeting plan, three questions for any passage, and week-by-week studies in Philippians, James, Mark and the Psalms.Small groupsMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/bulletins/church-bulletin-templates/https://churchposting.com/resources/bulletins/church-bulletin-templates/What to put in a church bulletin, the three common layouts, a weekly routine for the church office, what you may legally print, and a free bulletin maker that runs in your browser.BulletinsMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/worship/advent-readings/https://churchposting.com/resources/worship/advent-readings/The four Sundays of Advent 2026 with dates, a Bible reading and a candle-lighting script for each, the Year B lectionary readings, and public domain hymns you can print.WorshipMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/youth/youth-group-games/https://churchposting.com/resources/youth/youth-group-games/Twenty-five youth group games for a small room, a gym or a field, with the players, supplies and time each one takes, four Bible games, and the safety rules to set first.YouthMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://churchposting.com/resources/sermons/sermon-ideas/https://churchposting.com/resources/sermons/sermon-ideas/Twelve sermon series built on books of the Bible with the Sundays each takes, sermon topics paired with the passage that teaches each one, and the dates for Advent 2026 and Easter 2027.SermonsMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT