The care of souls, in your pocket.
Prayer requests, follow-ups, sermon prep and church leadership in one quiet, private place, so you can spend less time keeping track and more time with your people.
"I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick." Ezekiel 34:16
Good morning, Pastor
Sat · 1 year since Ruth's husband passed
Named for a 1538 book on caring for souls
Reformer Martin Bucer's Concerning the True Care of Souls drew five tasks of pastoral care from Ezekiel 34. True Care Pastor is organized around them.
Seek the lost
Remember the visitor, the neighbor and the barista you prayed with.
Directory · PrayerBring back the strayed
Gentle reminders when someone hasn't been seen in a while.
Follow-ups · Visitation planBind up the broken
Visits, grief dates, referrals and readings for the hospital room.
Visits · Field kitStrengthen the weak
A prayer list that remembers, and a journal of answered prayer.
Prayer · Pray dailyFeed the flock
Illustrations, study notes and a stage mode for Sunday.
PreachEverything a pastor juggles, in one place
Today
Who to check on, birthdays and grief dates, quick capture from anywhere, and space for your own soul and family.
People
Prayer requests, follow-ups, visits, counseling notes, trusted referrals, and folders for weddings and funerals.
Preach
An illustration library that remembers where you used each story, study notes, series plans, and stage mode for the pulpit.
Leadership
Board agendas and decisions, vision and goals, budget and giving, housing allowance and mileage, facilities and calendar.
Community
A private room for your staff, and a place to talk with pastors everywhere.
Your people's confidences stay confidential.
Pastors hear things no one else does. Prayer requests, visit notes, counseling notes and family notes are encrypted on your device before they ever leave it. Not even we can read them.
- Works on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, always in sync.
- Works offline in hospital basements and rural visits.
- Export everything, anytime. Your notes belong to you.
- Starts simple. Three questions turn on only what you need.
For the pastor who is tired on Saturday night
Short, honest notes for pastors. New ones every few weeks.
You were not meant to carry it alone
Bucer insisted that the care of souls belongs to pastors and elders together. A few ways to share the load this month.
Read →Why visiting still matters
Richard Baxter visited every family in his parish each year. What that looks like with a phone and a full calendar.
Read →Guarding your marriage in ministry
Date nights, nights at home and the weekly question every pastor's spouse deserves to be asked.
Read →Tools you can use this week
Free printable downloads for pastors, whether or not you use the app. Copy them, adapt them, share them.
Funeral service template
Order of service, readings for grief, and questions for the family.
Download PDF →Wedding service template
Premarital session outline, ceremony order and a day-of checklist.
Download PDF →Household visitation checklist
Plan a year of visits the way Baxter did, divided among your elders.
Download PDF →Housing allowance worksheet
Track rent or mortgage, utilities and furnishings against the board-approved amount. Record-keeping, not tax advice.
Download PDF →Why "True Care"?
In 1538, the Strasbourg reformer Martin Bucer wrote Concerning the True Care of Souls, a book for pastors about seeking, restoring, healing, strengthening and feeding the flock. It shaped generations of pastors, including John Calvin.
"Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly." 1 Peter 5:2
True Care Pastor tries to serve that same work: fewer sticky notes and forgotten names, more attention for the people in front of you.
Hi, I'm Chris.
During my time as a pastor, I struggled to find resources that would help me stay focused and keep everything I needed at my fingertips, in one place.
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10
Even though Jesus came to give us abundant life, my soul seemed to wilt over time. Looking back, I wanted to give my friends who lead churches at a high level a tool with powerful resources right in their pocket. Something that helps them do ministry well and care for their own souls, so they can keep doing ministry for a long time.
This is the heart of True Care.