Church tech without making it complicated.
I help church plants and small churches set up websites, Planning Center, and systems that their own people can actually manage. Fixed prices. No hourly surprises.
Iglesias hispanas?
Soy bilingüe. Puedo construir su sitio web y configurar sus sistemas en español, y también entrenar a su equipo en español. Los recursos de ayuda de Planning Center están solamente en inglés. Para algunas iglesias, poder hacer todo esto en español hace una gran diferencia.
The Problem?
Most of it lives with one or two people
Every church has systems, whether anyone set them up on purpose or not. There’s a way visitors get followed up. A way giving comes in. A way people hear what’s happening this week.
In a lot of churches, those systems sit with one or two people. Sometimes it’s the pastor. Often it’s a volunteer who said yes three years ago and is still saying yes. They’re doing their best with what they have.
Maybe some of this sounds familiar:
A website someone’s nephew built five years ago.
A random spreadsheet called “Members FINAL,” with three versions floating around.
Connect cards in a folder on the pastor’s desk.
Giving through Cash App or Zelle.
The church email tied to someone’s personal Gmail account.
Every password in one person’s phone.
None of this is wrong. It’s how most churches get started. And it works because the people holding these things keep showing up.
What happens when they can’t?
Where it slips
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Before they ever visit
Someone in your neighborhood searches for a church. Your site still lists last year’s service time, or it won’t load on their phone. They go somewhere else. You never find out they were looking.
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After their first Sunday
A visitor fills out a card. It goes in the folder. By the time anyone gets to it, three Sundays have passed and they’ve stopped coming. Nobody dropped the ball on purpose. There was no system to catch it.
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In the people carrying it
The same few people run sign-ups, check-in, the email list, and the books. Every hour they spend there comes from somewhere: prayer, sermon prep, their family, rest. By spring you can see it on them.
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When one of them steps away
Someone moves, burns out, or gets sick. The logins leave with them. Now the church can’t update its own website or see who gave last month. You start over, usually at the worst possible time.
Why Acts 6
Acts 6 opens with this problem. The church was growing, and some widows were being overlooked in the daily food distribution. The apostles called everyone together, chose seven trusted people, and put them over the work. Then the word kept spreading.
That’s the idea behind Acts 6 Systems. Put good systems in place, make sure more than one person knows how they work, and don’t let everything depend on one person.
How it works
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1. Intake
Look carefully
A short form and a call. I want to know who’s carrying what right now, what you’re already using, and where things are slipping.
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2. Build
Set it in place
I don’t start from scratch every time. I use the same basic setup and adjust it for your church, your ministries, and what you actually need.
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3. Train
More hands on it
I train the people who will actually use it and leave short walkthrough videos for whoever comes next.
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4. Hand off
Your church owns it
When we’re done, your church has the accounts, the access, and at least two people with admin rights. Your team runs it from there, and I’m still available if you need ongoing help.
Packages
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Tech Checkup
$175
If you’re not sure where to start.
A one-hour review of your website, email, Planning Center, giving, and security. You get a written action plan. The fee is credited toward any build booked within 30 days.
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Launch
$950
If people can’t find you, or can’t trust what they find.
A Squarespace website built for the needs of a small church. Domain connection, church email on your own domain, and online giving connected to the site.
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Systems
$1,250
If follow-up depends on someone remembering.
Planning Center set up for your church. People, membership types, forms, sign-ups, check-in, groups, and lists. Includes training for one person on your team.
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Launch + Systems
$1,950
If you’re starting from scratch, or starting over.
Both packages together. Accounts stay with the church, more than one person gets admin access, and you get a written handoff when we’re done.
Add-ons and ongoing support
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Care
$75/month
For after the handoff. Two hours of support and updates each month. Up to one unused hour rolls over. Extra time is $65/hour. Replies within two business days. Cancel anytime.
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Live Training
$150 per session
90 minutes, up to 10 people. Work through real scenarios on your own systems. Two tracks: Planning Center admin and security awareness. English or Spanish.
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Security and accounts
From $250
Security setup, $300: MFA, backups, a financial approval process, and a one-page policy. Nonprofit accounts, $250: Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace for your team.
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Automations and more
From $75
Automations starter pack, $350. Background check integration, $125. Data migration starts with a $75 consultation, credited toward the quoted work.
Sites I’ve built
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The Table NYC
Our church in Queens. I built the website and handle our Planning Center setup.
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Gracepoint Church
A Spanish-speaking church in Yonkers. I rebuilt their website and moved it off Wix.
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Macho & Erica
The site I built for Erica and me. It’s where we keep our speaking, teaching, and ministry work together.
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Macho Lara
This site. I built it as the home for my writing, speaking, and Acts 6 work.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Small churches feel these gaps first, because fewer people are covering them. A Tech Checkup is a good place to start.
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Your church does. Every account is created on church email, at least two leaders hold admin access, and you get a written handoff document.
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Squarespace, Planning Center, and your giving platform bill your church directly. I never resell software or add a markup.
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Within two business days. I run Acts 6 Systems alongside full-time work and ministry, so I say that plainly up front.
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Yes. Plants are the focus, but the same systems work for small established churches. The Tech Checkup is usually the best first step.
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If it’s something I can do, I’ll quote it separately. If it isn’t, I’ll tell you and point you to someone who can help.
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Sí. Los sitios web, la configuración de sistemas, la capacitación y el soporte están disponibles en español al mismo precio.
Tell me who’s carrying what right now and where things are slipping. I’ll reply within two business days. Se habla español.