Pastoral care records and software for UK churches
Decide what pastoral-care records are for, who may access them and when a concern belongs in a separate safeguarding process.
Guide topic
Guides for Pastoral care administration
Tools for organising pastoral visits, care and prayer requests, follow-up and access-controlled pastoral records.
These independent guides help UK church teams define the work, ask proportionate questions and make a responsible next decision. They are decision support, not a ranking or endorsement of any product.
Complete guide list
1 guide about Pastoral care administration
Start with the guide that best matches the decision your church is making now.
Plan the decision
What to settle before choosing pastoral care administration
The right choice depends on the church’s actual people, process and capacity to run it well. Use the guides above alongside a clear owner, a realistic trial and an agreed route for reviewing the decision.
Questions to use with your team
- Consent, visibility and access controls for sensitive personal information
- Visit, request, follow-up and handover workflow for the actual pastoral team
- Distinction between ordinary pastoral notes and information that requires a safeguarding response
- Retention, export, deletion and transition when roles or suppliers change
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