Every pastor knows the sinking feeling of realizing a member has quietly slipped away — and wondering how they missed the signs. FlockConnect is a Church Relationship Manager (ChRM) built to solve that exact problem by tracking the horizontal connections between members, not just their attendance or giving.^1
Grounded in Win and Charles Arn's research (building on Flavil Yeakley's studies) showing that members who make seven or more friends in their first six months have an essentially zero dropout rate, FlockConnect maps relational networks across a congregation and flags members at risk of isolation before they disappear.^2 Its AI companion, Collie — named after the faithful sheepdog — watches the relational edges of the flock, surfacing who's drifting and drafting specific next steps like introductions based on shared interests, life stage, and proximity. Every suggestion carries a "Why:" line with its source records, and a pastor approves before anything writes back.^3
Key capabilities include a visual relationship network ring, connection health scoring across five signals (care contact, attendance, group life, friendships, and giving rhythm), automatic isolation alerts, discipleship pathway tracking, pastoral care documentation, SMS reminders, maps and drive-time matching, forms, calendar writeback, and an "Ask Collie" natural-language interface for querying the flock in plain English. The platform integrates with Planning Center via an official two-way OAuth sync and supports CSV import from any ChMS.^4 Available in English and Spanish, FlockConnect is actively piloting with churches across America and internationally in México and Venezuela.^5 A dedicated trust and security page details church-scoped row-level data isolation, role-based visibility, privacy-aware AI with member-name redaction before any context reaches the model, and human approval before any external write.^6
"This feels like one of those ideas where it makes so much sense. I'm like, why hasn't anybody else done this yet?" — Pastor Matt Karr, Grace Life Church, Deltona FL^1
Notable- Founded by Michael Tribett (Raleigh, NC), who holds a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, came to faith in 2016 on a mission trip to Thailand, and serves as a small-group leader at Exchange Church in Rolesville — he built FlockConnect after watching a close friend nearly leave their church feeling invisible despite being active in a small group and serving^7
- Founded July 2025; accepted into the Missional Labs Faith & AI Accelerator 2026 cohort; presented at the Missional AI Global Summit^8
- Active, research-backed blog covering member retention, ChMS comparisons, pastoral care, and the theology of belonging — updated regularly through July 2026^9
- Positions itself as a complement to existing ChMS platforms, not a replacement — filling the relational gap that operational software was never designed to address^3
- Priced by church size, never per seat — unlimited pastors, admins, and volunteer Care Partners on every plan, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required^5
