Assimilation, connecting, onboarding, plugging-in… whatever your church calls it, assimilation is the difference between a thriving, growing church community and a stale and dying congregation.

It’s not enough to just get people in the pews. You want to keep them coming back, keep them engaged, and ultimately keep them moving forward in their discipleship journey. But that doesn’t happen by accident.

With the right tools and a follow-up plan that works, you can proactively get your visitors involved. That’s where Realm® comes in. By placing visitors into a clearly defined pathway, you’re able to purposefully guide them towards next steps to becoming a fully connected member of your church body. So whether it’s a welcome email, a quick follow-up visit, or a meeting with your pastor, you’ll always know exactly where each new visitor is in your assimilation process. It’s automated, but totally customizable, because we know a personal touch goes a long way.

They should be simple enough for anyone to follow, but thorough enough to ensure nothing slips through the cracks.

Once crafted, workflows can be structured to inform, educate, and follow through with all the things that matter to your church.

To help your church make the most of ministry, we’ve taken the 7 most commonly needed workflows of any church and created ready-to-use templates.