True Care Pastor
Built by a former pastor, for pastors

Never forget the person you promised to pray for.

Prayer requests, follow-ups, grief dates and sermon prep in one quiet, private place. Spend less time keeping track and more time with your people.

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Encrypted on your device. Not even we can read your notes.

"I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick." Ezekiel 34:16

Today

Good morning, Pastor

It's been 2 weeks since you prayed with Linda.Her mother's surgery was Oct 22 · Check in
This weekWed · Mark's birthday
Sat · 1 year since Ruth's husband passed
Tip of the weekTrack which illustrations you've already used.
Sunday is comingHope That Holds · draft 80%
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"I was a pastor. The scattered tools and endless admin slowly wilted my soul. I built True Care so organization is never the reason you miss out on abundant life."

Chris Rollman, former pastor and developer · Read my story

Built for the solo and bivocational pastor who does it all. Works on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, even offline.

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A quick tour of True Care

Built on the five tasks of true care

Named for a 1538 book on caring for souls

Reformer Martin Bucer's Concerning the True Care of Souls drew five tasks of pastoral care from Ezekiel 34. True Care Pastor is organized around them.

1

Seek the lost

Remember the visitor, the neighbor and the barista you prayed with.

Directory · Prayer
2

Bring back the strayed

Gentle reminders when someone hasn't been seen in a while.

Follow-ups · Visitation plan
3

Bind up the broken

Visits, grief dates, referrals and readings for the hospital room.

Visits · Field kit
4

Strengthen the weak

A prayer list that remembers, and a journal of answered prayer.

Prayer · Pray daily
5

Feed the flock

Illustrations, study notes and a stage mode for Sunday.

Preach
Our promise

Your people's confidences stay confidential.

Prayer requests, visit notes and counseling notes are encrypted on your device before they ever leave it.

  • Works offline in hospital basements and rural visits.
  • Export everything, anytime. Your notes belong to you.
  • Starts simple. Three questions turn on only what you need.
What it replaces

Close the other apps

Most pastors keep their ministry in a dozen places. True Care brings the pieces together, so the notes you need are where you look for them.

  • Evernote
  • Folders of Word files
  • Boxes of old outlines

True CareLibrary

Every sermon you've preached, searchable. Snap a photo of a paper outline or upload a PDF or Word file with the date you preached it. Find any message by passage, year or series.

True Care Pastor Library screen
  • Prayer journal
  • Sticky notes
  • Notes app

True CarePrayer Corner

Requests that come back when it's time. Jot a name and one line, pick when to follow up, and the app reminds you. Encrypted so no one else can read it.

True Care Pastor Prayer Corner screen
  • To-do app
  • Phone reminders
  • Calendar alerts

True CareToday

One page that tells you who needs you. Follow-ups, grief dates and birthdays gathered in the morning, instead of scattered across three apps.

True Care Pastor Today screen
  • Excel budget
  • Treasurer's printouts

True CareBudget

See where the money stands in a glance. Budget against actuals, giving by month and expenses, ready for your next board meeting.

True Care Pastor Budget screen
  • Google Docs
  • Printed manuscript
  • Phone timer

True CareThis Week

Write it, check it, preach it. Draft your message, get spelling and outline help, then preach from stage mode with big text and a timer.

True Care Pastor This Week screen
  • Saved bookmarks
  • Screenshots
  • "Remind me to listen"

True CarePodcasts

The voices that help you, kept together. Paste a link from any podcast app, tag it by topic and add a note. Tap it later to listen.

True Care Pastor Podcasts screen

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Encouragement

For the pastor who is tired on Saturday night

Short, honest notes for pastors. New ones every few weeks.

You were not meant to carry it alone

Bucer insisted that the care of souls belongs to pastors and elders together. A few ways to share the load this month.

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Why visiting still matters

Richard Baxter visited every family in his parish each year. What that looks like with a phone and a full calendar.

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Guarding your marriage in ministry

Date nights, nights at home and the weekly question every pastor's spouse deserves to be asked.

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Free resources

Tools you can use this week

Free printable downloads for pastors, whether or not you use the app. Copy them, adapt them, share them.

Funeral service template

Order of service, readings for grief, and questions for the family.

Download PDF →

Wedding service template

Premarital session outline, ceremony order and a day-of checklist.

Download PDF →

Household visitation checklist

Plan a year of visits the way Baxter did, divided among your elders.

Download PDF →

Housing allowance worksheet

Track rent or mortgage, utilities and furnishings against the board-approved amount. Record-keeping, not tax advice.

Download PDF →

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About the name

Why "True Care"?

In 1538, the Strasbourg reformer Martin Bucer wrote Concerning the True Care of Souls, a book for pastors about seeking, restoring, healing, strengthening and feeding the flock. It shaped generations of pastors, including John Calvin.

"Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly." 1 Peter 5:2

True Care Pastor tries to serve that same work: fewer sticky notes and forgotten names, more attention for the people in front of you.

Read the book: Concerning the True Care of Souls, translated into English by Peter Beale (Banner of Truth, 2009).

About the Developer

Hi, I'm Chris.

During my time as a pastor, I had a healthy desire to be healthy, be organized, and develop good rhythms so that I could experience life abundantly. The tools available seemed scattered and unfocused for the roles I found myself in. For various reasons, my soul seemed to wilt over time.

Looking back, I wanted to give my pastor friends who lead churches a powerful resource, so that organization tools are never the reason they miss out on abundant life. May you continue to do ministry at a high level, for a long time!

"I have come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10

This is the heart of True Care.

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