Most churches gather volunteer interest through surveys, spiritual gifts assessments, and connection cards, then struggle to turn that data into action. Responses sit in spreadsheets, ministries stay understaffed, and members who genuinely want to serve never get connected. Ministry Way (formerly Ministry Match) was built to close that gap.^1
It uses AI to analyze each survey response and match volunteers to their best-fit ministry, complete with a compatibility score (0–100) and personalized reasoning for why it fits. Churches build custom surveys (or upload existing CSV data) and share them by link, QR code, or website embed; each volunteer then receives a formatted email with their top matches, the reasoning behind them, and direct contact info for the ministry leader. A Pro plan adds a volunteer pipeline with a kanban board for tracking placements, automated email and SMS follow-up sequences, and team member access for collaborative follow-up.^1 Anyone can try the same flow first through the live demo on the homepage: a 17-question survey scored against real ministry opportunities, with personalized results emailed and no account needed.^1
The platform complements existing church management systems rather than replacing them, working alongside Planning Center, Breeze, Elvanto, Rock RMS, CCB, Subsplash, Pushpay, and Realm.^2 It also offers a free 27-question spiritual gifts assessment — covering gifts drawn from Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and Ephesians 4 — that anyone can take without an account.^3 A growing blog provides guides on spiritual gifts, volunteer recruitment, retention, onboarding, and preventing volunteer burnout for church leaders.^5
Ministry Way was founded by Corey Haines, a professing Christian and serial SaaS entrepreneur behind Conversion Factory and Swipe Files.^4 In 2026 the product rebranded from "Ministry Match" to "Ministry Way" — same team, same mission — at its new home, ministryway.com.^1
Why Christians Love It"Ministry Way helped us process over 200 survey responses and connect volunteers with the right ministries. The AI recommendations were remarkably accurate." — Pastor Michael, Community Church^1
Notable- Free plan with no credit card required; a Pro plan adds unlimited matching, emailed results, email/SMS follow-up sequences, a volunteer pipeline kanban board, and team member access^1
- Live demo on the homepage lets anyone take the volunteer survey and receive real AI-matched results by email, with no account needed^1
- Complements major church management systems including Planning Center, Breeze, Elvanto, Rock RMS, CCB, Subsplash, Pushpay, and Realm^2
- Free 27-question spiritual gifts assessment covering gifts drawn from Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, and Ephesians 4:11 — including teaching, prophecy, evangelism, encouragement, pastoring, discernment, serving, mercy, hospitality, giving, faith, leadership, and administration^3
- Founded by Corey Haines, a professing Christian and SaaS entrepreneur (Conversion Factory, Swipe Files)^4
