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ACS Technologies Announces Small Groups Complete for Churches

CONNECTING THROUGH SMALL GROUPS JUST GOT EASIER

Churches Now Have Access to Small Groups Complete™, a Combination of ACS Technologies® Products & Services for Managing & Organizing Small Groups

FLORENCE, SC, September 11, 2006—Churches are increasingly seeking new ways to engage their members, communicate their mission and vision, and care for each others needs. Churches are turning to small groups to provide this effective environment for spiritual transformation and growth. In order to provide churches with tools to effectively increase these ministry efforts and maximize small group activities within their churches, ACS Technologies introduces a new package of solutions that combine Access ACS™ online tools and real life ministry implementation. The result is Small Groups Complete™, an easy choice for churches that wish to manage and organize small group ministries more efficiently and effectively.

Access ACS together with ministry implementation services provide not only valuable but practical church staff and congregation tools to help churches by giving them online capabilities to monitor attendance and communicate with members; plan activities and create group directories; small group prospects can view potential groups to join by searching online and finding the right leaders to discuss group involvement; staff members can enter new prospects online and assign them to be contacted by the group leaders; members can contact other members of their group, update their own records and keep up with meeting times and more. Through these technology solutions, each role in the group can be given the authority and freedom to perform the functions they need in order to build community.

In addition, Access ACS gives church staff the ability to create groups and communicate with group leaders and members to ensure the best match for ministry. It also provides tools to keep tabs on size and location of groups and assist in matching up the right people to the best group. Available customization services also include custom reporting, online event registration, online contributions and e-mail campaigns for added impact.

“Access ACS allows us to do exactly what we wanted to do—grow the church, nurture the people and be examples of Christ,” comments Sam Gallucci, key member of the technology task force for Cavalry Community Church and industry pioneer in the CRM field as a former PeopleSoft executive. “These tools give us leverage to equip the people with what they need to minister to the internal and external aspects of the church.”

The concept of small groups is an increasingly popular way for connecting people and encouraging involvement within churches by helping members build relationships and grow spiritually. With unique online interactivity, members and leaders can join groups and communicate with members within their groups while staff has total access. If Small Groups are an important area of ministry within your church, Small Groups Complete provides all the essential tools to make it successful.

“Small Groups ministries are the heart and soul of many churches and we want to help our clients find practical solutions to match their ministry needs—that’s why we’ve created a solutions package with everything they need to help manage this area of ministry more effectively,” comments Hal Campbell, president and CEO of ACS Technologies. “We are here not just to provide great software but also the know how to truly use it for the greatest ministry impact.”

Another compelling reason to evaluate Small Groups Complete is due to the implementation services that ACS Technologies offers. Not only can your church be up and running in 30 days or less, implementation specialists can assist in the process from the initial assessment of needs, to planning, to installation, to training, to the big launch and follow-up. The ACS Implementation specialists can equip your staff with valuable insights and knowledge from the numerous experiences we have gained from 28 years of stability and continued service to over 22,000 clients.

Gallucci adds, “Calvary Community Church selected ACS Technologies largely due to the company’s ability not only to be 100% Web-based and integrate with our existing ACS database that our church already used but to stand with us every step of the way to reach our ministry goals.”

Currently, ACS Technologies has nearly 18,000 Access ACS users through 642 client Web sites. For more about Access ACS and how it can help your organization call 1-800-736-7425 or email today.

About ACS Technologies Group, Inc.
ACS Technologies is the leading provider of information management solutions for churches, schools and other faith-based organizations and has made its most notable contribution to the church management software industry with its powerful desktop application, ACS™. By meeting client needs with a variety of desktop and Web-based software solutions, customer support and professional services, ACS Technologies offers the broadest range of products and services to the largest client base in the industry—over 22,000 different organizations rely on ACS Technologies for their daily operations. The company has developed a robust product line that offers total integrated solutions for clients, providing tools to manage finances, membership, school data, church growth, Web sites, Catholic organizations through the PDS™ product line and more. ACS Technologies’ mission is simple, our solutions are focused - we empower our clients with specially designed software solutions to meet their everyday needs. Founded in 1978, ACS Technologies is a privately held company headquartered in Florence, South Carolina with over 300 employees and sales and training offices throughout the U.S.