Faithlife 4+

If anyone has used a group communication before you know that sometimes things end up in it that eventually cause it to seem more like a general chat versus the original reason it was designed for. What I like about the Faithlife app is that the focus is always evident, it is for communication, edification and updates regarding a church or ministry and for people to pray with each other for one another with some encouragement in various areas of life whenever it’s necessary. It allows you to easily identify yourself as a servant, member or leader. It also allows you to identify your congregation Church logo and or affiliation. If people take the time to actually fill out their profile it can be a very useful tool on top of that there are financial tools built-in for giving so if anybody wants to set up some type of one time payment for their tithe, offerings or first fruits that can also be done. For what it was designed to do and for the purposes that it is serving I believe it does it quite well. If you give the application access to your camera and microphone it can also allow you to direct message one another and even make calls, with an added extension I believe some video functionality is either in the works or has already been implemented as well.

The previous versions had a lot of bugs but it seems like they have been fixed in this update. The app now makes it much easier to keep track of what is going on in all our church groups, chat and retrieve files.

The Faithlife app is a work in progress - a good work in progress. It’s a bit clunky at times and not as intuitive as I’d like but it’s improving with every update. I appreciate the ability to connect with my church group using the mobile app. I receive notifications and can respond quickly. I can even edit newsletters, although that feature on the phone app is not ideal. One thing to be aware of: if you turn your phone sideways you lose your place and whatever you were doing. It defaults back to the main screen. This can be very frustrating if you’re in the middle of a post or editing a newsletter. But Faithlife is very responsive to suggestions and they work tirelessly to improve their products. I don’t mind being part of the beta program. I get to contribute to the functionality and features. The company is wonderful! Every staff member I’ve worked with is genuinely nice and wants to help us use Faithlife for our purposes and God’s Kingdom. They’ve been a great help to many churches during the pandemic as well. I highly recommend Faithlife!