Pastors carry the weight of knowing every member's story — the hospital visits, the hard conversations, the birthdays that matter. But when those notes live scattered across phone apps, notebooks, and memory, things slip through the cracks. Undershepherd is a pastoral care tool built to change that.^1
Designed for solo pastors, pastoral teams, and care teams alike, Undershepherd centralizes everything that matters: interaction logs for every conversation and visitation, life event tracking with reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, and hardships, and task assignment so elders, deacons, and staff can share the load. Privacy is a core priority — the platform offers more granular privacy controls than most church management systems, using industry best practices to keep sensitive pastoral data secure.^1
Undershepherd integrates directly with Planning Center, Breeze, and ChurchTrac, allowing churches to sync their people data automatically without duplicating work.^2 Getting started takes under four minutes with no credit card required for the 14-day free trial.^1
Founded by Kyle Krzeski, an exited SaaS entrepreneur who professes faith in Christ, Undershepherd operates under Sabbath Ventures with a clear statement of faith rooted in historic, orthodox Christianity. Their mission: "to equip pastors and ministry leaders with tools that enhance their ability to shepherd God's people faithfully."^4 For pastors serving in under-resourced contexts, Undershepherd offers a scholarship program providing full free access for a year — and will extend it if financial need continues.^5
Why Christians Love It"We had used Excel previously to keep track of our visitations. Undershepherd is much easier and more helpful." — Brett C.^1
"We went with Undershepherd since it was the cheapest. Support is fast and the software does its job, no complaints here." — Reddit user, r/pastors^6
"At my church we use Breeze ChMS, but we also use Undershepherd for some additional features geared specifically toward pastoral care." — Reddit user, r/pastors^7
Notable- Official integration partner with Planning Center, plus Breeze and ChurchTrac integrations^2
- Featured in SolaSites' guide on using technology for pastoral ministry^8
- Listed on Twelve Tools, Toolfio, and melos.church church management directories^1
- Actively publishing pastoral resources including a 2025 pastor salary guide, top pastor job boards, best conferences for pastors, Bible verse collections, a complete care ministry guide, and a pastoral care tracking software guide^9
- Transparent competitor comparison guides (vs. Notebird, vs. Carenote) published to help churches make informed decisions^10
- Scholarship program for pastors in under-resourced contexts — full free access for a year with possible extension^5
- Offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required, plus a generous 30-day refund policy^1
