Church Sessions

Learn communication strategies for keeping individuals involved in your church after participating in sacraments. Reach out to new parishioners and the younger generation.

• Development of specialized letters and mailings as a follow up to those who have gone through Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation, and Marriage
• Response to new parishioners
• Connections with junior high and high school graduates

See how the PDS Facility Scheduler can be set up to efficiently handle your event calendars. This class will cover:

• Planning and preparation – getting started on the right foot
• Using the sample data
• Reviewing the License Registration Wizard
• Initial Setup/Admin. configuration including security, keywords,
  and setup options
• Setting up event calendars
• Setting up facility features
• Setting up special days and holidays

Learn how to implement stewardship of time, talent, and treasure in your church using built-in tools from PDS Church Office.

• Gathering and reviewing preparatory information
• Conducting a communication program
• Implementing a follow-up call plan
• Reviewing results through comparative reports

Additional Notes: Offered multiple times: breakout 4 – Wednesday late afternoon, breakout 5 – Thursday early morning

See how the PDS Ministry Scheduler can be set up to efficiently handle your liturgical calendars. This class will cover:

• Planning and preparation – getting started on the right foot
• Using the sample data
• Initial Setup/Admin. configuration including security, keywords,
  and setup options
• Setting up masses

Learn how parishioners can contribute electronically using the PDS Connects online giving feature or with a variety of integrated services. Content will include functionality from the Church Office, Formation Office, and School Office programs.

• Adding Online Giving to PDS Connects
• Importing Online Giving data
• Understanding how different EFT scenarios are implemented
• Reviewing EFT companies
• Using the integrated EFT processes

Learn how PDS Connects extends your Church Office program to the Web. Content will include functionality from the Church Office program.

• How can you publish your database online?
• What information is available?
• How do parishioners access their data?
• How can you review the data before committing it to your database?

Learn how to manage your bulk mailings easily and effectively, and save money doing it. Content will include functionality from the Church Office, Formation Office, and School Office programs. This class will cover:

• Setting up your labels for bulk mailing
• CASS certifying your mailings
• Processing bulk mail
• Estimating your savings based on mail volume

See how the PDS Facility Scheduler can be used efficiently to handle your event calendars. This class will cover:

• Creating custom templates to gather information for
  unique event types
• Adding both one-time and recurring events to a calendar
• Determining which calendars you need to manage and why
• Adding events to multiple calendars
• Viewing individual or consolidated calendars
• Posting calendars online

See how the PDS Facility Scheduler can be used efficiently to handle your event calendars. This class will cover:

• Scheduling ministers
• E-mailing ministry schedules
• Posting ministry schedules online
• Adding events to multiple calendars
• Synchronizing your minister data with Church Office

Grasp the basics of contributions, including fund setup options, adding funds and pledge drives, posting regular and special gifts, using quick entry tools, and more. Content will include functionality from the Church Office, Formation Office, and School Office programs. This class will cover:

• Configuration of the Fund Setup screen
• Setting up fund periods
• Establishing and monitoring goals
• Setting up and using fund activities
• Entering and posting contributions
• Adding, editing, and copying pledges
• Quick Posting pledges to groups of contributors
• Handling pre-pays and pledges that are past due
• Handling multi-year pledges
• Reporting on pledges and campaign/parishioner statements
• Using checks and balances