The operating system for modern ministry
One platform for the life of your church.
Connect your website, member app, people, giving, and weekly operations. Spend less time on admin and more time on ministry.
The problem: most churches run on too many apps, too many subscriptions, too many lists. The solution: with Elar Life, everything is on one platform.
- Service giving posted · General Fund · +$4,820.00
- First-time family welcomed · playbook started
- Sermon published · website + app
- Bank deposit matched · balanced
- 2 requests to join Young Families · approved
- Kids checked in · security tag 4K7
- Board packet ready · PDF + Excel
- 9 members moved forward on their journey
Five moments. One member journey.
Their next step.
Your starting point.
Start with what the person is trying to do. Elar Life connects the experience around them, from finding your church to feeling part of its everyday life.
Click a card to explore
“Is this church for me?”
Find a church. Feel ready to visit.
Visited the website, but never took a next step.
Send Sarah a personal welcome
Understand the path from interest to connection. Personal follow-up begins when someone chooses to introduce themselves.
People move at their own pace. The journey helps your team offer the right support along the way.
Only on Elar Life · Member engagement
No member slips through the cracks.
Other tools keep records. Elar Life walks with every member from their first visit to home, notices the moment someone starts to drift, and hands your team one gentle next step.
- 01 · New hereDiscoverNext stepWelcomed by name the very next morning
- 02 · Getting connectedBelongNext stepInvited to a newcomers’ lunch
- 03 · Finding a placeParticipateNext stepMatched with a group that fits their life
- 04 · GenerousGiveNext stepThanked personally, every time
- 05 · HomeReturnNext stepNoticed and welcomed back if they drift
Meet people wherever they are.
Your website, your app, and every message speak with one voice: always current, always on brand, always yours.
- Church website30+ designer themes on your own domain. Sermons and events publish themselves.
- Mobile appiOS and Android, included. Scripture, prayer, groups, events, and giving in every pocket.
- CommunicationsEmail and push from one composer, aimed at a group or a stage of the member journey.
One record for every member.
Check-in, groups, giving, and care all write to the same member record, so every pastor, leader, and volunteer sees the whole story.
- Members & householdsMembers keep their own details current. Unlimited staff logins, with roles.
- Groups, serving & eventsEasy to find, easy to join. Registration and attendance from a leader’s phone.
- Kids check-inSecurity tags, guardian pickup, and allergy labels at staffed kiosks.
- Care & follow-upHealth lights with a plain-language reason, and playbooks your team acts on.
- Stage
- Getting connected
- Group
- Young Families
- Serving
- Café team
- Giving
- Monthly · General Fund
- Next step
- Invite to a newcomers’ lunch
Every gift, accounted for.
Giving, bookkeeping, and board reporting finally speak the same language. Every gift posts itself to the right fund, and every report comes from the same figures.
- Online givingOn your website and in the app, with history, receipts, and year-end statements.
- Double-entry fund ledgerRestricted funds, bank matching, two-person approval, and a self-checking month-end close.
- Reports & boardNonprofit statements, budget versus actual, and board packets in PDF or Excel.
What it replaces
Cancel the patchwork.
- Church management software
- Online giving platform
- Website builder
- Church app subscription
- Accounting software
- Check-in system
- Email newsletter tool
