Reports & Insights
Whether it’s a Monday staff meeting, a quarterly elder board, or an end-of-year review, someone always needs numbers. Bellwether lets you pull those numbers in a conversation instead of spending an afternoon in your ChMS report builder.
Staff Meeting Prep
The questions that come up every week:
- “Give me a quick summary of last Sunday — attendance, first-time visitors, and any notable trends.”
- “How did this week compare to last week?”
- “Are there any people we should follow up with this week?”
Instead of preparing a report before the meeting, ask Bellwether during the meeting and get answers in real time.
Board and Leadership Reports
When you need to present to elders, a church board, or a leadership team, Bellwether can help you build the narrative:
- “Summarize attendance trends for this quarter compared to last quarter.”
- “How many new people joined the church this year?”
- “What percentage of regular attenders are in a small group?”
These are the kinds of questions that normally require pulling data from multiple reports and stitching them together. With Bellwether, it’s a single conversation.
End-of-Year Reviews
Annual reports shouldn’t take a week to compile:
- “Compare this year’s average attendance to last year’s.”
- “How many groups launched and closed this year?”
- “What are our top 5 largest ministry teams by volunteer count?”
Custom Questions
The real power is asking the question that doesn’t have a canned report. Every church has specific things they track, and Bellwether can work with whatever data lives in your ChMS:
- “Which families have kids in the youth group but aren’t attending Sunday services?”
- “How many people attended both the men’s retreat and the family camp?”
- “Show me everyone who’s been a member for more than 5 years but hasn’t attended in 6 months.”
If the data exists in Planning Center or Rock RMS, Bellwether can find it. And if it can’t answer a question, it’ll tell you what data would be needed — no guessing, no making things up.