Shepherd’s Staff
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Plans and prices
From Shepherd’s Staff's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Small Church Edition | $599, paid once | 1–149 households · Membership, Attendance, Contributions, Scheduler, and Check-In · One-time purchase; includes one free year of support and one free software upgrade. |
| Small Church Edition with Finance | $799, paid once | 1–149 households · Membership, Attendance, Contributions, Scheduler, Check-In, and Finance · One-time purchase; includes one free year of support and one free software upgrade. |
| Standard Edition | $999, paid once | 150+ households · Membership, Attendance, Contributions, Scheduler, and Check-In · One-time purchase; includes one free year of support and one free software upgrade. |
| Standard Edition with Finance | $1,199, paid once | 150+ households · Membership, Attendance, Contributions, Scheduler, Check-In, and Finance · One-time purchase; includes one free year of support and one free software upgrade. |
The facts
Each one read from Shepherd’s Staff's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Attendance and check-in
- The Attendance module tracks attendance, events, absences, and enrollees, while check-in can print child name tags with unique barcodes.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Backups and updates
- A support subscription includes backups to CTS servers and access to software updates, including security patches as released.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Contributions
- The Contributions module creates IRS-compliant giving statements and supports unlimited contributor and offering categories.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Core modules
- The software combines Membership, Attendance, Contributions, Finance, and Scheduler modules.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Finance
- The Finance module uses double-entry bookkeeping, keeps an audit trail, and supports funds, accounts, vendors, transactions, reports, and check writing.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product supports payroll integration with Paycor and online giving imports through Vanco.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Membership
- Membership tools manage multiple contact details and generate mail merges, mailing labels, barcodes, and reports.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Network use
- The software can be networked out of the box, and licenses include unlimited use within the same church.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The Finance module can record income from a day school or daycare, but the software cannot track tuition payments for individual students.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Shepherd’s Staff is PC-based church management software intended for churches of any size or affiliation.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security
- Users can have access restricted by module or by specific function within a module.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- A support contract includes unlimited phone and email support, and without one CTS charges $65 per issue resolved.checked 10 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1994checked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Concordia Technology Solutions is the technology division of Concordia Publishing House, which the company says has served churches since 1869.checked 10 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- The FAQ recommends Windows 10 or 11 and lists an internet connection among the system requirements.checked 10 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- CTS offers a full working demonstration version with sample data and access to the full version’s features.checked 10 Oct 2026
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