Notebird Blog
A few notes on pastoral care.
- Product Updates: Comments, Mentions, and Your New Inbox
Your team can now talk to each other right inside Notebird. Comments, reactions, @mentions, and a brand-new notification Inbox keep everyone on the same page.
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- Follow-up pastoral care after a baptism: a simple checklist
A plain checklist for the weeks and months after a baptism: same week, one month, six months, and the first anniversary. Works for infants, children, and adults.
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- How churches track member milestones, birthdays and anniversaries
Churches keep track of member milestones three ways: a spreadsheet, their church management system, or care software. Here is what each does well and which dates to track.
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- How to start a hospital visitation ministry at your church
A hospital visitation ministry needs a small vetted team, a clear way to learn who is admitted, a simple visit log, and one owner for follow-up. Here is a 4-week plan to launch.
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- Top tools for pastors and care teams in 2026
A verified 2026 list of the church software, pastoral care apps, sermon prep tools, texting platforms, and giving tools that help pastors and care teams do their work well.
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- What to say (and not say) when visiting someone in the hospital
Simple phrases that comfort, phrases that hurt, a short script for arriving and leaving, and how to pray at the bedside. A guide for pastors and lay care teams.
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- Product Updates: Finally, Recurring Tasks Are Here!
Set a task once. Let it repeat on your preferred schedule. Recurring Tasks are live in Notebird — and they're going to change the way your team follows through with care.
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- Product Updates: Attachments, Membership Types, and More
Two big features to help your team stay organized, keep the right context at your fingertips, and care for the right people.
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- Product Updates: New, Simpler User Roles and Permissions (+ a New Limited User Role)
Notebird’s new roles simplify team management with clear permissions. Add, invite, and organize confidently. It's easier for everyone!
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- 3 Ways to Care for the Snowbirds at Your Church
Learn how churches with shifting seasonal attendance make sure that locals and snowbirds alike feel cared for all year long.
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- The 4 Types of People to Check In With on a Regular Basis
Check in with these key members of your church to help you expand your reach, get more connected and deepen the level of care you provide for the whole congregation.
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- Caring for Pastors at the District Level
For many denominations, district offices make all the difference in the long term success of their pastors. Check out the ways these offices provide care for the leaders they serve.
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- How Students Fall Through the Cracks Every Time a Youth Pastor Leaves
When a youth pastor leaves, students feel the effects of that change. In this blog, we discuss how a thoughtful exit can make all the difference.
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- Volunteer Retention: How Pastoral Care Teams Are Losing Their Best Assets
Pastoral care volunteers can be a huge asset to care teams, but this group is often plagued by high turnover – we explore the reasons they leave.
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- Our Favorite Tools to Help Pastors and Care Teams Succeed in 2024
We are always looking out for other great church tech – we put together a list of tools we think stand out in their respective categories and make the work of churches and care teams easier and better than ever.
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- Pastoral Care Tracking: Empowering Your Low-Tech Volunteers
In this article we propose a thoughtful new approach to accounting for volunteer tech literacy differences in pastoral care.
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- 3 Ways To Communicate You Care Without Being There In Person
While they can't be there for every event and milestone, care teams have other ways to help congregants feel their presence in the moments that matter.
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- Building a Pastoral Care Team from the Ground Up
Pastoral care often requires the work of not just the pastor, but a whole team of caring individuals – read on to find out how good ones get their start.
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- 4 Pastoral Care Follow-ups You Should Steal
Touch points are so important – read on to discover new ways to connect with your people.
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- This is the Pastoral Care App You've Been Searching For
The search is over – Notebird is the pastoral care tool your team has been waiting for.
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- 5 Hilarious Pastoral Care GIFs 😂
We know some days are a struggle – but these 5 Pastoral Care GIFs will bring a knowing smile to your face.
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- How to Leave a Pastoral Care Visitation
You do highly valuable work in your pastoral care visits – but is the way you conclude those visits undermining your efforts?
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- 2 Things You Should Never Do to the Pastor Coming Behind You
This article meditates on the legacy pastors leave behind – and the impact it has on the pastors who follow them.
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- 4 Pastoral Care Questions to Ask Your Team as a New Pastor
Getting pastoral care efforts off the ground at a new church is a huge undertaking - this article discusses how to plug into your new care team and streamline the process.
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- This is the Most Popular Pastoral Care Tool and it's Not Working
Spreadsheets are for numbers, not people.
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- Why Not Having Care History is Devastating to Pastoral Care
Care histories supply the needed context for providing compassionate care - not building them can mean care efforts miss the mark.
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- 3 Reasons Your Calendar Isn't the Best Place to Store Important Pastoral Care Events
Calendars remind you of upcoming events, but lack the depth and context to inform impactful pastoral care.
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- 10 Timeless Hospital Visit Principles (for Caring Pastors)
A practical guide for pastors, chaplains, and care teams making hospital visits that truly matter and providing meaningful pastoral hospital care.
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- Caring for Limited Access Members in Your Church
Enhancing the church experience for "limited access" members goes beyond calls and visits. Discover ways to deepen their sense of belonging and community connection.
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