Purpose
1.2. Automates registration, confirmation, calendar event creation, and reminder notifications.
1.3. Streamlines attendee management, automates registrant engagement, and supports recurring or single-session religious/spiritual education events.
1.4. Automates multi-channel outreach (email, SMS, calendar), captures custom data for church administration, and synchronizes with membership records.
1.5. Enables reporting, attendance automation, and automates delivery of class materials and follow-up surveys.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Direct sign-up via embedded form or third-party registration tool.
2.3. Manual entry by church staff for offline sign-ups.
2.4. Scheduled automation for new event batch upload (e.g., start of school term).
2.5. Payment event (if paid course): automate after payment confirmation.
Platform Variants
3.1. Google Forms
• Feature: Forms API trigger for new response, automates submission data flow to Sheets for automated notification.
3.2. Google Calendar
• Feature: Calendar API event insert, automates calendar invites/reminders for registrants.
3.3. Gmail
• Feature: Automated emails on form completion or schedule, utilizes Gmail API send method.
3.4. Microsoft Outlook 365
• Feature: Automated calendar invite via Outlook API event creation, reminder automation using reminder settings.
3.5. Twilio SMS
• Feature: SMS API send-message function, automates SMS reminders to class participants.
3.6. Mailchimp
• Feature: Automate newsletter/email reminders leveraging List/Audience API and Campaign API.
3.7. Zoom
• Feature: Automated meeting creation via Zoom API, automatedly sends join links post-registration.
3.8. Eventbrite
• Feature: Event API manages automatable class sign-up, triggers automated reminders and confirmation to attendees.
3.9. Calendly
• Feature: Webhook/Events API for automated sign-up confirmation and reminder flow to attendee calendar.
3.10. Slack
• Feature: Automated direct messages to registrants or class leaders using Slack Bot or Webhook API.
3.11. Microsoft Teams
• Feature: Automated Teams meeting creation and reminder message, utilizes Graph API.
3.12. Airtable
• Feature: Automate data storage with Airtable API, triggers automated update workflows and notification automations.
3.13. Typeform
• Feature: Webhooks automate pull of new sign-ups, automator connects to notification pipeline.
3.14. Salesforce
• Feature: Workflow automation for new campaign member, automates follow-ups via Process Builder/API.
3.15. Notion
• Feature: Automates new database item creation for sign-up, triggers automatable notifications via API.
3.16. HubSpot
• Feature: Automated CRM record creation and workflow triggers via HubSpot Forms or Workflows API.
3.17. SendGrid
• Feature: Automate transactional and bulk reminders, API key for automator connects email reminders.
3.18. Asana
• Feature: Automate task creation for class admin, automates notification workflows in Asana API.
3.19. Zapier
• Feature: Automatable cross-platform triggers/actions, useful for routing form sign-up data to notification channels.
3.20. Facebook Messenger
• Feature: Automated message via Messenger API, automates reminders and confirmations to participants.
3.21. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature: Automates WhatsApp notifications/reminders after successful sign-up with automated message templates.
Benefits
4.2. Automates multi-channel outreach (email, SMS, messenger, calendar) for higher engagement.
4.3. Enhances participant experience by automating confirmations, updates, and follow-ups.
4.4. Centralizes attendee tracking and automates attendance management with minimal manual intervention.
4.5. Improves data collection, automates reporting, and enhances organizational insight for church leadership.