New for You in Planning Center April 2025

Planning Center has released several new updates in April 2025 to make church management easier and more connected than ever before. These updates focus on improving teamwork organizing ministries and strengthening communication between leaders and members. Whether you manage kids ministries worship services or community groups these features help your team stay on the same page and serve your church more effectively.

Share kids ministry info and collaborate with teams using dashboards

The new dashboard feature makes sharing and managing kids ministry information simple. You can now track attendance volunteer schedules and event details all in one view. Team members can easily collaborate and see what’s coming next reducing confusion and saving time. With clear data and visual reports leaders can make quick decisions to support families and children better.

Protect song access with new Services permissions

Planning Center now includes updated permissions that protect song access in the Services app. Worship leaders can decide who can view edit or download song files ensuring sensitive materials are kept secure. This change helps teams maintain copyright safety and keeps song arrangements organized. It also ensures that only approved people can make changes to worship plans.

Expand care through confidential member groups

With confidential member groups churches can now provide care and support in a more private and secure way. Leaders can create special groups for counseling recovery programs or mentoring sessions without exposing sensitive information to the wider community. This feature promotes trust and allows ministries to support members while maintaining confidentiality and respect.

Centralize all of your events details

Planning Center has made event management smoother by centralizing all event details in one location. From scheduling to resource booking and volunteer coordination everything can now be handled within the same system. This update eliminates the need for multiple spreadsheets or tools. You can easily check who’s attending what resources are needed and how each event fits into your ministry calendar.

Organize kids’ classrooms by developmental milestones

This new feature helps children’s ministry leaders organize classrooms based on kids developmental stages rather than just age or grade. It ensures each child is placed where they’ll learn and grow best. The system automatically suggests group placements helping volunteers teach more effectively and improving the overall learning experience for children.

Manage your church community more smoothly with 5 updates in People

The People section has received five important updates to make managing your church community easier. These include improved member search better data filtering faster communication tools and customizable tags for organizing groups. With these updates leaders can maintain accurate records understand engagement patterns and ensure no one gets overlooked in the ministry.

Reach your congregation with Text In Church messaging

Planning Center now connects directly with Text In Church making it easier to communicate with your congregation. You can send reminders updates and event invitations straight to members phones. This integration helps churches stay connected and engaged even between Sunday services. It’s a simple effective way to reach everyone instantly.

Conclusion

The April 2025 updates in Planning Center bring meaningful improvements that help ministries grow stronger stay organized and communicate more clearly. From protecting worship materials to enhancing kids ministry and supporting confidential care these new features make church management more efficient and community focused. With these tools every ministry can spend less time managing systems and more time serving people.

FAQs

What’s the main goal of the April 2025 Planning Center updates?

The goal is to improve communication security and organization across all ministry areas from kids’ programs to worship and member care.

How can Text In Church help my ministry?

It allows you to reach your congregation instantly through text messages helping you share event reminders devotionals or important announcements directly on members’ phones.