Media & Online PresencePurpose
1.2. Synchronize calendar changes from various sources (Google Calendar, Outlook, Church Management Software) to the website’s calendar section automatically.
1.3. Reduce manual workload and errors in posting, updating, or removing events for volunteers and staff.
1.4. Improve member engagement and participation by ensuring visibility and accuracy of all scheduled activities.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Existing event updated or detail changed (time, location, description).
2.3. Event deleted or cancelled by authorized staff or clergy.
2.4. Recurring events entered or modified by admin or event coordinator.
2.5. Weekly or daily scheduled check for consistency between internal calendar and web calendar.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Calendar API – Set up watch for ‘eventUpdated’, ‘eventCreated’; push event JSON to website endpoint.
3.2. Microsoft Outlook/Office365
• Feature/Setting: Microsoft Graph API – Use Calendar webhook subscription; trigger HTTP POST on event changes.
3.3. Apple iCloud Calendar
• Feature/Setting: CalDAV sync; monitor for calendar changes via CalDAV API, update through webhook.
3.4. Planning Center Online
• Feature/Setting: Services API, Webhooks for schedule changes, POST new/updated event objects to church website admin panel.
3.5. Church Community Builder
• Feature/Setting: CCB API ‘events/event_list’; poll or subscribe to updates, forward changes to website CMS.
3.6. Elvanto
• Feature/Setting: Elvanto API – Events endpoint for GET/POST; trigger on event insert/update.
3.7. Realm by ACS Technologies
• Feature/Setting: Realm API – Events feed JSON, monitor with webhook/websocket, update site.
3.8. Eventbrite
• Feature/Setting: Event Webhooks/API; automate pulling new events tagged with church or ministry.
3.9. Faithlife
• Feature/Setting: Faithlife Events API; subscribe to ministry group events, auto-sync via webhook.
3.10. WordPress Website
• Feature/Setting: REST API – POST/PUT to custom calendar plugin endpoint (e.g., The Events Calendar ‘tribe_events’ CPT).
3.11. Squarespace
• Feature/Setting: API for event collections; auto-inject items to site calendar block data.
3.12. Wix
• Feature/Setting: Wix Events API; insert/update events via HTTP request authenticated service.
3.13. Weebly
• Feature/Setting: Webhook handler in site backend; push event details to JSON calendar data.
3.14. Joomla
• Feature/Setting: Extensions like JEvents with REST API; auto-post via backend event module.
3.15. Drupal
• Feature/Setting: JSON:API Events Endpoint; POST/PUT events from automation server.
3.16. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: New/Updated Event trigger in Google/Office/Planning Center; push to website CMS via webhook.
3.17. Make/Integromat
• Feature/Setting: Triggers for calendar event change; HTTP/JSON module for website integration.
3.18. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Events API Webhooks; notify admin channel and trigger subsequent website update.
3.19. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Board calendar power-up; webhook on new card (event), post to website calendar endpoint.
3.20. Custom Church App (Subsplash, Tithe.ly, Pushpay, etc.)
• Feature/Setting: Event API, webhook when staff add/modify event in app, HTTP POST to web calendar feed.
Benefits
4.2. Cuts staff admin time spent on redundant double entry tasks.
4.3. Ensures cross-platform consistency between internal planning and public availability.
4.4. Supports multi-staff input while maintaining event accuracy and integrity.
4.5. Promotes higher attendance through dependable communication of church activities.