CareNote - the best pastoral care app
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Carenote is the most effective way to track and organize pastoral care because it transforms compassion into action. Capture care moments, coordinate tasks, and celebrate milestones – all while keeping your care team aligned and informed.
"What are we supposed to do with this?" Everything was documented but nothing showed what to do next. Dashboard vs. Radar: one shows what happened, the other shows what needs attention NOW. Mrs. Johnson hasn't been contacted in 3 weeks and her husband just entered hospice. Care happens in real-time.
Spreadsheet to Radar: Mission Control for Pastoral Care
Your church care team deserves better than a spreadsheet. Your people deserve better than "I hope I remember." This is the Care Action Center.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"What are we supposed to do with this?" Everything was documented but nothing showed what to do next. Dashboard vs. Radar: one shows what happened, the other shows what needs attention NOW. Mrs. Johnson hasn't been contacted in 3 weeks and her husband just entered hospice. Care happens in real-time.
We had a volunteer call someone 'Bob' for three visits. His name is Robert. He hates 'Bob.'
September updates fix invisible friction: data imports now preserve preferred names, three-tier note visibility shares context without oversharing, easy exports to track care gaps.
#PastoralCare #CareNote
September updates fix invisible friction: data imports now preserve preferred names, three-tier note visibility shares context without oversharing, easy exports to track care gaps.
#PastoralCare #CareNote
CareNote Updates – September 2025
September CareNote updates: enhanced volunteer management, improved note visibility controls, JSON import support, and CSV export for care reports.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We had a volunteer call someone 'Bob' for three visits. His name is Robert. He hates 'Bob.'
September updates fix invisible friction: data imports now preserve preferred names, three-tier note visibility shares context without oversharing, easy exports to track care gaps.
#PastoralCare #CareNote
September updates fix invisible friction: data imports now preserve preferred names, three-tier note visibility shares context without oversharing, easy exports to track care gaps.
#PastoralCare #CareNote
April brought some game-changing updates to CareNote. Custom dashboards mean less time hunting for info, more time with people. The AI insights are quietly brilliant - spotting care patterns I'd miss in spreadsheets. 'I used to update trackers. Now I make visits,' one pastor told us.
#care
#care
CareNote's April 2024 Updates
CareNote's April update: AI insights, multi-language support, custom reports. Faster, smarter pastoral care management for your ministry.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
April brought some game-changing updates to CareNote. Custom dashboards mean less time hunting for info, more time with people. The AI insights are quietly brilliant - spotting care patterns I'd miss in spreadsheets. 'I used to update trackers. Now I make visits,' one pastor told us.
#care
#care
Rushed to the ER. Knew almost nothing about the family. Then CareNote updated: 3 previous visits. Father's diagnosis. Son flying in from Seattle.
"I could actually be present instead of asking questions they'd answered three times."
PCO sync. Automatic.
#pastoralcare #planningcenter #notes
"I could actually be present instead of asking questions they'd answered three times."
PCO sync. Automatic.
#pastoralcare #planningcenter #notes
Syncing Notes from CareNote to Planning Center
CareNote now syncs notes directly to Planning Center Online. Enable optional sync to automatically mirror care notes across both platforms.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Rushed to the ER. Knew almost nothing about the family. Then CareNote updated: 3 previous visits. Father's diagnosis. Son flying in from Seattle.
"I could actually be present instead of asking questions they'd answered three times."
PCO sync. Automatic.
#pastoralcare #planningcenter #notes
"I could actually be present instead of asking questions they'd answered three times."
PCO sync. Automatic.
#pastoralcare #planningcenter #notes
"We're drowning in our own systems." 6 hours every Tuesday syncing Planning Center data with care spreadsheets. June's CareNote update changed that: enhanced PCO integration, smarter duplicate detection, expanded care categories. Tools should disappear into the background. #pastoralcare #care
CareNote Updates – June 2025
June 2025: New care request tags, multi-campus support, Prayer List reports, and enhanced PCO integration to help your care ministry work more effectively.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"We're drowning in our own systems." 6 hours every Tuesday syncing Planning Center data with care spreadsheets. June's CareNote update changed that: enhanced PCO integration, smarter duplicate detection, expanded care categories. Tools should disappear into the background. #pastoralcare #care
"We had 47 families affected by the hurricane. I was tracking everything in my head." During Hurricane Helene, churches using CareNote: → Tagged affected families → Assigned urgent tasks → Tracked every interaction. Coordinated from their phones while visiting families. #pastoralcare #carematters
Using CareNote to Support Congregants Affected by Hurricane Helene
CareNote streamlines pastoral care during Hurricane Helene. Manage tasks, track needs, and support congregants. Remember, stay informed, deliver care.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"We had 47 families affected by the hurricane. I was tracking everything in my head." During Hurricane Helene, churches using CareNote: → Tagged affected families → Assigned urgent tasks → Tracked every interaction. Coordinated from their phones while visiting families. #pastoralcare #carematters
Two people visited the same family in one week. Two widows on the list? Six months without a visit. Good intentions ≠ coordinated care. CareNote's Visitation system: automated scheduling, smart reminders, instant follow-up tracking.
#pastoralcare #careministry #care
#pastoralcare #careministry #care
Implementing Visitations in CareNote: Enhancing Care Scheduling and Follow-Up
Learn how to set up and manage visitation schedules in CareNote, ensuring efficient care coordination with automated reminders and detailed tracking. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deli...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Two people visited the same family in one week. Two widows on the list? Six months without a visit. Good intentions ≠ coordinated care. CareNote's Visitation system: automated scheduling, smart reminders, instant follow-up tracking.
#pastoralcare #careministry #care
#pastoralcare #careministry #care
Three people hospitalized. Two families facing job loss. One person needing someone to listen. "I have no idea who's handling what." The gap isn't in caring—it's in coordinating care. Best systems aren't complex, they're clear: What's needed? Who's right for it? How do we know it happened? #pastoral
Creating a Care Request in CareNote: A Step-by-Step Guide
Step-by-step guide on creating & assigning Care Requests in CareNote. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliver care.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Three people hospitalized. Two families facing job loss. One person needing someone to listen. "I have no idea who's handling what." The gap isn't in caring—it's in coordinating care. Best systems aren't complex, they're clear: What's needed? Who's right for it? How do we know it happened? #pastoral
Mental notes don't scale.
Sunday: "I'll follow up with them."
Monday: Three urgent emails.
Friday: Who was I supposed to call?
The most caring pastors still lose track without a system. Care happens everywhere, all the time—your infrastructure should keep up.
#pastoralcare #care #follow-up
Sunday: "I'll follow up with them."
Monday: Three urgent emails.
Friday: Who was I supposed to call?
The most caring pastors still lose track without a system. Care happens everywhere, all the time—your infrastructure should keep up.
#pastoralcare #care #follow-up
The Ultimate Pastoral Care Guide: Supporting Your Congregation with Confidence
Improve pastoral care with CareNote—track visits, assign tasks, and support congregants with ease. Build a stronger, connected ministry.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Mental notes don't scale.
Sunday: "I'll follow up with them."
Monday: Three urgent emails.
Friday: Who was I supposed to call?
The most caring pastors still lose track without a system. Care happens everywhere, all the time—your infrastructure should keep up.
#pastoralcare #care #follow-up
Sunday: "I'll follow up with them."
Monday: Three urgent emails.
Friday: Who was I supposed to call?
The most caring pastors still lose track without a system. Care happens everywhere, all the time—your infrastructure should keep up.
#pastoralcare #care #follow-up
"I spend more time managing spreadsheets than caring for people." Church admins lose 6 hours/week to Excel, volunteer texts, tracking visits. Half of Tuesday gone before ministry happens. CareNote's dashboard: smart cards, color-coded activity, mobile-ready. 30 seconds then back to ministry.
New and Improved Dashboard in CareNote
CareNote v4’s new dashboard simplifies pastoral care with smart cards, filters, and mobile-ready tracking tools for teams.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"I spend more time managing spreadsheets than caring for people." Church admins lose 6 hours/week to Excel, volunteer texts, tracking visits. Half of Tuesday gone before ministry happens. CareNote's dashboard: smart cards, color-coded activity, mobile-ready. 30 seconds then back to ministry.
Churches don't lack compassion–they lack infrastructure for it. Pastor visits on Tues. Youth leader on Wed. Care coordinator on Thurs. Nobody knows what the others did. People slip through. One system. Full visibility. Ministry happens everywhere. Your pastoral care system should too.
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How to Track Pastoral Care with CareNote
CareNote streamlines how to track pastoral care, ensuring effective collaboration and enhanced management of pastoral responsibilities.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Churches don't lack compassion–they lack infrastructure for it. Pastor visits on Tues. Youth leader on Wed. Care coordinator on Thurs. Nobody knows what the others did. People slip through. One system. Full visibility. Ministry happens everywhere. Your pastoral care system should too.
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Home visits shouldn't feel like guesswork. Walking into someone's living room with their prayer requests, family updates, and care history at your fingertips? It's possible because CareNote makes sure you're equipped to deliver meaningful care, wherever ministry takes you. 🏠 #pastoralcare
Home Visits for the Sick: Enhancing Pastoral Care with CareNote
Discover how CareNote transforms home visits for the sick into deeply personal and effective pastoral care experiences, enhancing compassion and organization. CareNote helps you remember, be informed...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Home visits shouldn't feel like guesswork. Walking into someone's living room with their prayer requests, family updates, and care history at your fingertips? It's possible because CareNote makes sure you're equipped to deliver meaningful care, wherever ministry takes you. 🏠 #pastoralcare
When did you know churches needed this? That question hit me. It wasn't one moment—it was a 100. The funeral buried in forwarded emails. The hospital visit nobody knew about for 3 days. The family who thought we forgot. Churches don't lack compassion. They lack infrastructure for it. #PastoralCare
When Care Gets Lost in the Inbox
Donnell Wyche shares how CareNote helps churches turn compassion into action in this Hope Made Strong podcast on scalable, sustainable care.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
When did you know churches needed this? That question hit me. It wasn't one moment—it was a 100. The funeral buried in forwarded emails. The hospital visit nobody knew about for 3 days. The family who thought we forgot. Churches don't lack compassion. They lack infrastructure for it. #PastoralCare
Your admin spends 6 hrs/week tracking care assignments.
That's 312 hours a year just coordinating.
Automation gives those hours back for actual ministry. One pastor noted, "I used to update spreadsheets Tuesday mornings. Now I make visits." #pastoralcare
That's 312 hours a year just coordinating.
Automation gives those hours back for actual ministry. One pastor noted, "I used to update spreadsheets Tuesday mornings. Now I make visits." #pastoralcare
How CareNote Gives You Time Back
CareNote saves admins real time and money—automating hidden care tasks, mobilizing free volunteers, and streamlining follow-ups.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Your admin spends 6 hrs/week tracking care assignments.
That's 312 hours a year just coordinating.
Automation gives those hours back for actual ministry. One pastor noted, "I used to update spreadsheets Tuesday mornings. Now I make visits." #pastoralcare
That's 312 hours a year just coordinating.
Automation gives those hours back for actual ministry. One pastor noted, "I used to update spreadsheets Tuesday mornings. Now I make visits." #pastoralcare
The Care Protocol
Receive → Respond → Report → Follow-Up
That's it. Four steps that close the gap between "we should care" and "we are caring." Most churches nail the first two. It's steps 3 and 4 where people get forgotten.
CareNote v5 makes all four automatic.
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Receive → Respond → Report → Follow-Up
That's it. Four steps that close the gap between "we should care" and "we are caring." Most churches nail the first two. It's steps 3 and 4 where people get forgotten.
CareNote v5 makes all four automatic.
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Introducing CareNote Version 5
CareNote Version 5 helps churches care with clarity and heart—featuring Group Auto-Assignments, Care Briefings, and smarter teamwork.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Care Protocol
Receive → Respond → Report → Follow-Up
That's it. Four steps that close the gap between "we should care" and "we are caring." Most churches nail the first two. It's steps 3 and 4 where people get forgotten.
CareNote v5 makes all four automatic.
blog.carenote.app/introducing-...
Receive → Respond → Report → Follow-Up
That's it. Four steps that close the gap between "we should care" and "we are caring." Most churches nail the first two. It's steps 3 and 4 where people get forgotten.
CareNote v5 makes all four automatic.
blog.carenote.app/introducing-...
My assistant pastor asked, "What are we supposed to do with this spreadsheet?"
Everything was there—but it didn't tell a story.
That's when it clicked: we needed a radar screen for pastoral care. Real-time visibility. No one forgotten.
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#PastoralCare #Ministry
Everything was there—but it didn't tell a story.
That's when it clicked: we needed a radar screen for pastoral care. Real-time visibility. No one forgotten.
blog.carenote.app/spreadsheet-...
#PastoralCare #Ministry
Spreadsheet to Radar: Mission Control for Pastoral Care
Your church care team deserves better than a spreadsheet. Your people deserve better than "I hope I remember." This is the Care Action Center.
blog.carenote.app
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My assistant pastor asked, "What are we supposed to do with this spreadsheet?"
Everything was there—but it didn't tell a story.
That's when it clicked: we needed a radar screen for pastoral care. Real-time visibility. No one forgotten.
blog.carenote.app/spreadsheet-...
#PastoralCare #Ministry
Everything was there—but it didn't tell a story.
That's when it clicked: we needed a radar screen for pastoral care. Real-time visibility. No one forgotten.
blog.carenote.app/spreadsheet-...
#PastoralCare #Ministry
Join me for a free live workshop this Wednesday, July 9 at 1 PM EST!
I’ll walk through how pastors and care teams can use CareNote to track, assign, and follow up on care with confidence and clarity.
Register here: www.hopemadestrong.org/optin-CareNo...
I’ll walk through how pastors and care teams can use CareNote to track, assign, and follow up on care with confidence and clarity.
Register here: www.hopemadestrong.org/optin-CareNo...
July 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Join me for a free live workshop this Wednesday, July 9 at 1 PM EST!
I’ll walk through how pastors and care teams can use CareNote to track, assign, and follow up on care with confidence and clarity.
Register here: www.hopemadestrong.org/optin-CareNo...
I’ll walk through how pastors and care teams can use CareNote to track, assign, and follow up on care with confidence and clarity.
Register here: www.hopemadestrong.org/optin-CareNo...
How to Make Pastoral Visits without Being a Pastor with CareNote
Discover the impact of pastoral visits by non-pastors using CareNote to personalize & manage care, fostering deeper community connections. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliver care.
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Discover the impact of pastoral visits by non-pastors using CareNote to personalize & manage care, fostering deeper community connections. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliver care.
blog.carenote.app/how-to-make-...
How to Make Pastoral Visits Without Being A Pastor with CareNote
Discover the impact of pastoral visits by non-pastors using CareNote to personalize and manage care, fostering deeper community connections. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliver care.
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November 4, 2024 at 3:30 PM
How to Make Pastoral Visits without Being a Pastor with CareNote
Discover the impact of pastoral visits by non-pastors using CareNote to personalize & manage care, fostering deeper community connections. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliver care.
blog.carenote.app/how-to-make-...
Discover the impact of pastoral visits by non-pastors using CareNote to personalize & manage care, fostering deeper community connections. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliver care.
blog.carenote.app/how-to-make-...
The Fundamental Guide to Pastoral Care
With CareNote, pastoring becomes a collaborative mission. This guide will explore pastoral care, illustrating how to embody Christ's compassion within your community and build a devoted team to share the sacred duty of care.
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With CareNote, pastoring becomes a collaborative mission. This guide will explore pastoral care, illustrating how to embody Christ's compassion within your community and build a devoted team to share the sacred duty of care.
blog.carenote.app/the-fundamen...
The Fundamental Guide to Pastoral Care
Discover the art of pastoral care with CareNote! Explore the keys to creating a caring community and supporting your congregation's spiritual needs. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliv...
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November 1, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The Fundamental Guide to Pastoral Care
With CareNote, pastoring becomes a collaborative mission. This guide will explore pastoral care, illustrating how to embody Christ's compassion within your community and build a devoted team to share the sacred duty of care.
blog.carenote.app/the-fundamen...
With CareNote, pastoring becomes a collaborative mission. This guide will explore pastoral care, illustrating how to embody Christ's compassion within your community and build a devoted team to share the sacred duty of care.
blog.carenote.app/the-fundamen...
Pastoral Care Tracking Made Effortless with CareNote
In the demanding world of pastoral duties, the challenge of managing care requests can be daunting. Traditional methods like voicemails, spreadsheets, post-its, and notecards often lead to clutter, and an inability to follow-up and deliver care.
In the demanding world of pastoral duties, the challenge of managing care requests can be daunting. Traditional methods like voicemails, spreadsheets, post-its, and notecards often lead to clutter, and an inability to follow-up and deliver care.
Pastoral Care Tracking Made Effortless with CareNote
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In the demanding world of pastoral duties, the challenge of managing care requests can be daunting. Traditional methods like voicemail...
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October 31, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Pastoral Care Tracking Made Effortless with CareNote
In the demanding world of pastoral duties, the challenge of managing care requests can be daunting. Traditional methods like voicemails, spreadsheets, post-its, and notecards often lead to clutter, and an inability to follow-up and deliver care.
In the demanding world of pastoral duties, the challenge of managing care requests can be daunting. Traditional methods like voicemails, spreadsheets, post-its, and notecards often lead to clutter, and an inability to follow-up and deliver care.
Harnessing CareNote for Pastoral Care Management
Discover CareNote, a powerful tool for pastors, which streamlines care, fosters community empathy, and enhances effective communication and collaboration.
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Discover CareNote, a powerful tool for pastors, which streamlines care, fosters community empathy, and enhances effective communication and collaboration.
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Harnessing CareNote for Pastoral Care Management
Discover CareNote, transforming pastoral care with innovative management, ensuring no member is overlooked. A powerful tool for pastors, it streamlines care, fosters community empathy, and enhances ef...
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October 30, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Harnessing CareNote for Pastoral Care Management
Discover CareNote, a powerful tool for pastors, which streamlines care, fosters community empathy, and enhances effective communication and collaboration.
blog.carenote.app/harnessing-c...
Discover CareNote, a powerful tool for pastors, which streamlines care, fosters community empathy, and enhances effective communication and collaboration.
blog.carenote.app/harnessing-c...