Church Connect Form Card
The Form Card gives you the option of adding one of your physical forms to your Church Connect site.
Use Cases
We've seen churches and ministries use the Form Card to create a digital version of their...
- Connection Cards
- Volunteer sign-ups
- Spiritual decision cards (i.e. baptisms, new member class, salvation, etc.)
- Prayer requests
- Potluck forms
- Twilio Verification (*see Pro Tips for more info)
Encouraging your people to fill out Form Cards in Church Connect will cut down on the workload for your church leadership and save money on printing costs!
Creating a Form Card
After creating a new Form Card (or by selecting a Form Card you've already created), designate the ChurchTrac user who will receive emails containing the responses from each form submission.
Next, select "Form Questions" button and begin adding your questions.
Proceed in creating your first field. You can select from multiple field types and even add a description. Continue adding more fields. Once you've finished, you can customize the form with field requirements, visibility, and order.
Templates
With the new customization features available in the site setup, you can also create a Form Card Header (or Hero) and Body section(s). You can choose from a curated list of templates, or create your own with custom fonts, text, and background options.
Step 1: Edit Page Content
First, choose the Form Card you want to customize. Then, select the "Edit Page Content" button to open the card editor.
Step 2: Add a Hero or Body Section
Next, you can select either the Header (or Hero) or a Body Section(s) of the card to edit. Select "Add Content" to choose from the available templates or create your own custom design.
Form Card Responses
To view your Form Card responses at once, select the "Form Responses" tab on your Church Connect Screen. You can either view all responses to all forms or select a form on the left and view responses to only that form. Form card responses can also be printed out or exported to CSV, which allows you to store the data elsewhere.
Embedding a Form Card
You can embed a Form Card directly onto your church’s website, allowing visitors to fill out forms without leaving your site.
To do this, go to Church Connect and select the Form Card you want to embed. Select Show Additional Options, then scroll down to the Form/Giving Embed Domain section.
Enter your website’s domain and save your changes. This will generate an iframe code that you can copy and paste into your website’s HTML.
Pro Tips
You can embed a Form Card directly onto your website so visitors can fill out forms without leaving your site.
If you want to share a card's URL, simply login to your Church Connect account and select the card. Once you've opened the card, copy and paste the URL from your browser's toolbar.
Twilio requires that you verify your toll-free messaging number. Churches must follow the same texting guidelines as businesses. Per carrier guidelines, all businesses are required to provide proof of how they are collecting their consumer's consent. An online form card is the best way to do this for churches. Learn more ›
If you have a Twilio account integrated with your ChurchTrac account, you can set up auto-replies so that your people can text a keyword to your church and receive a text in response. Link your form cards in these texts to make it easier for everyone to navigate to them.
Only designated ChurchTrac User Accounts can view form responses. Learn more ›
You can set a form field to show or not show to the user based on whether or not that person is logged in. When logged in, we'll automatically inject the user's Name and Email into the form submission for you, so you only need to ask for this information when the member has NOT logged in.