Are you curious to see the data on how your church is growing? Do you want to report numbers on baptisms, salvations, and more to your donors at the end of the year? Do you need to track attendance to make decisions on buildings, space, seating, and more? Then our free Church Metrics tool is a great way to get started!

Church Metrics is a free tool that allows you to easily track and view your church data, see trends, and make better decisions to grow your church. You can create an account at https://churchmetrics.com/ to get started tracking your data. If you need any help getting started, head on over to our Church Metrics Help Center for plenty of guides and resources!

Once you have a Church Metrics account with data filled in, you can link your Church Metrics account with your Gloo account to see you data, compare it with others, and get access to powerful AI-driven insights to help you move forward.

To connect your accounts, just navigate to Insights -> Church Metrics and click Sync your account in the top right corner.

This will take you to Gloo's Integrations page. You can click Connect next to the Church Metrics Integration to sync your accounts. If you need more help syncing your accounts, head on over to our Church Metrics Integration article for a step-by-step guide.

By default, data from your Church Metrics account will be compared with national averages. However, you can use the location toggles at any time to change this. You can mix and match any combination you'd like and compare:

Or, just completely remove one of the boxes to view only the data from one campus, or only the national averages.

Note that 4 Categories are pulled in by default from your Church Metrics account- Attendance, Salvations, Volunteers, and Contributions. These can be either normal Categories or Parent Categories in your Church Metrics account, but the key is that the name must match exactly!

For example, if you have a Parent Category in your Church Metrics account called "Total Attendance" that you use to sum up in person attendance, online attendance, etc, that data will not be pulled into Gloo because the name doesn't match. If you'd like that data pulled into Gloo, we recommend changing the Parent Category name in Church Metrics to simply be "Attendance."

For whichever category you select, you will see the data in numerical form, as well as in graphical form, with numbers/lines in different colors based on your comparisons.

The 4 categories above (Attendance, Salvations, Volunteers, and Contributions) are the only 4 categories that national averages exist for. However, you are still free to pull in other categories as well to view in your Gloo account! Simply click the Add Category button and select the category you'd like to view. This will pull the data in from your Church Metrics account, and while you can compare the data between 2 of your campuses, no national averages will be available for comparison.

As you bring in data from Church Metrics, Gloo's powerful AI tools will automatically analyze it to look for trends and patterns! You can read these insights by scrolling through the AI Insights section at the bottom of the page. Use these tips to learn how to be even more effective!