Realm is the replacement product for Roll Call. Realm is a 100% web-based application from ACS Technologies that informs your staff, connects your congregation, and multiplies your ministry across a broader community. It helps church staff manage daily tasks like church contributions, tracking member involvement and contribution trends, sending group emails, managing small groups and volunteers, and more. It encourages your church body to connect and share experiences together, and (if applicable) it coordinates information, communication, resources, and administration across multiple campuses. All of your data is safely stored and backed up in the cloud, making it available 24/7 from anywhere using a desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. Realm is already in use by more than 4000 churches, even while it continues to advance and grow in functionality.

As part of our end-of-life timeline for the Roll Call product (which was established back in March of 2019), we fully dropped all support and hosting services for Roll Call in May of 2021. At this point, all customers must be transitioned off our hosting services.

Switching to Realm is not mandatory. However, if you are anything like our other Roll Call clients, there are SO many reasons to consider switching to Realm. It’s honestly the perfect upgrade and replacement for Roll Call. We would love to have the opportunity to meet with you to discuss Realm’s strengths and advantages and to get you a custom price quote. Our sincere desire and goal is to assist you with making an informed decision about Realm. We’re not going to try to sell you something you don’t believe in – or that wouldn’t serve your church as well (or better) than Roll Call.

Although we at By the Book firmly believe that Realm is THE best solution for today’s churches, we’re never going to assume that “one size fits all.” We’d love to help you explore if Realm is right for your church. Simply contact us (using the form at the bottom of this page) and we’ll be more than happy to assist you with this. We have tons of excellent resources (video tours, demos, webinars, pricing, references, etc.) to share with you if and when appropriate.

Realm’s pricing is based on your church’s actual typical weekly attendance (the average number of adults and kids that attend your worship services each weekend). Realm’s pricing is also based on which of the three Realm plans is best for your church. Like most web-based services, Realm is an ongoing monthly subscription. Contact us (using the form at the bottom of this page) and we’d be happy to generate a custom quote for you.

Yes, absolutely! We’ve already helped hundreds of Roll Call customers transition to Realm – including converting their existing data to Realm. As one of the many benefits of the By the Book and ACS Technologies merger, this data conversion service is completely FREE (normally a $500 fee).

Once you and your church have decided to transition to Realm, just give us a call at 1-800-736-7425. We will confirm and review everything with you and place your order. Your Realm account (including your converted data) will typically be ready within 3 to 5 business days of your order.