Changelog

May 8, 2026

AI-Powered Communication Workflow Builder

Holy Resource now includes a stronger AI experience in Communication workflows.

What You Can Do Now:

• Use AI Automator in the Builder: Describe your automation in plain language and let Holy Resource build the flow for you.
• Write With AI directly inside text editors: A new in-editor AI Writer can rewrite highlighted text or generate new text without leaving the editor.
• Work with more step types in automations: Teams can now use clearer action and routing steps like wait, split path, webhook actions, tagging, and contact updates.
• Preview with more confidence: Test and preview outputs are now easier to read before you publish.

Why This Matters:

• Faster setup for ministry communication journeys
• Less copy-paste between screens
• Easier review before sending real messages

Attachments Across Core Workflows

Attachments are now much more practical in everyday church operations.

Where You Can Use Attachments:

• Member records
• Events and service planning segments
• Inventory items

What Improved:

• Upload and manage files from inside the app
• View image previews and quick thumbnails
• Keep files available across joined devices for branch work

Website Share + Embed Actions

Public sharing actions are now easier for non-technical teams.

New In-App Actions:

• Attendance: Copy website check-in link and embed code
• Invite Campaigns: Copy standard and kiosk embed code options
• Online Giving: Copy giving link and embed code from settings

Why This Matters:

• Faster website handoff to media/web volunteers
• Fewer manual steps when publishing church forms and giving pages

Better Dashboards and Team Views

Several key screens are now easier to understand at a glance.

Highlights:

• Visitor Pipeline now supports drag-and-drop board movement
• Dashboard calendar now gives a clearer combined planning view for events and assignments
• Recent members and announcements cards are cleaner and less noisy
• Inventory overview now includes trend visuals and better activity presentation

Tour Guide Introduction

Version 0.9.0 introduces the in-app Tour Guide to help teams discover key workflows and reduce onboarding friction.

In this release, Tour Guide walkthroughs cover practical actions, including attendance website sharing actions, invite embed actions, and online giving publish/copy actions.

SMS Receipts for Finance

Finance receipts now support SMS delivery alongside email, giving churches a direct way to confirm transactions in the format donors prefer most.

What Changed:

• Donations and Expenses: Receipt templates now include an SMS option — churches can create a concise text-based receipt and send it directly to a donor's phone.
• Default SMS receipt: If no custom SMS template exists, a clear default message is automatically used so no setup is needed to get started.
• Template management: The receipt template builder now clearly separates Email and SMS template types across all finance scopes (general, donation, expense).

Why This Matters:

• Donors who give via mobile or text-to-give get confirmation in the channel they checked
• No manual copy-paste — confirmation flows from the transaction record with one action

Smarter Onboarding for Additional Devices

Joining Holy Resource on a second or third device is now significantly easier, especially on mobile.

What Changed:

• Mobile-first join flow: On phones and tablets, the join screen now defaults to "Use existing account" — the most common path when adding a new device to a church already using Holy Resource.
• Desktop keeps invite-first order: On desktop, the invite code option remains the first choice since most first-time joiners arrive via a link or code.
• Clearer guidance text: The descriptions at each step now explain exactly what to do based on your situation — whether you're a first-time joiner or adding a second device.

Why This Matters:

• Reduces confusion for mobile users who already have a church account
• Fewer support requests about "it asked for an invite code I don't have"

Inventory Analytics Improvements

The Inventory Report page now presents key metrics in a way that's much easier to act on.

What Changed:

• Color-coded KPIs: Return Rate and Shrink Rate now display in green, amber, or red depending on how the church is tracking — healthy ranges are immediately obvious.
• Consistent chart sizing: All charts (trend line, return outcomes pie, top items bar) now have fixed, proportionate heights that scale cleanly across screen sizes.
• Richer tooltips: Hovering over any data point now shows human-readable labels (e.g. "Checked out", "Returned") instead of raw field names.
• Export row detail: The CSV export now splits each metric into its own labeled row for cleaner spreadsheet analysis.

Why This Matters:

• Stewardship teams can spot issues (high shrink, low return rate) at a glance
• Better data exports make reporting to leadership or auditors easier

Validated Email Input for Notification Settings

The notification email field in both Donation Settings and Expense Settings now accepts individual email addresses as chips rather than a comma-separated string.

What Changed:

• Type an email address and press Enter — it becomes a validated tag that can be removed independently.
• Invalid formats are caught immediately with a clear error message.
• Pasting a list of emails automatically splits and validates each one.
• Applies to both the donation approval notification list and the expense approval notification list.

Why This Matters:

• Removes the guesswork of getting comma-separated formatting exactly right
• Misconfigured notification emails that silently fail are caught before saving

AI & Plan Management Improvements

• Better AI usage/budget behavior for branch-level management
• Improved safety checks in automation setup to reduce duplicate or conflicting active flows
• AI Writer toolbar now shows a tooltip in compact/floating mode for discoverability
• Fixed a selection-loss issue in the floating toolbar that caused the AI Writer popover to dismiss prematurely

Fixes and Stability

• Improved updater and reopen/recovery experience on desktop
• Better single-app-instance behavior to reduce duplicate app launches
• Mobile route and redirect fixes for smoother in-app navigation
• macOS runtime compatibility fix for a more reliable app launch experience
• Additional bug fixes and polish updates across onboarding, UI flow, and app responsiveness

0.8.0 → 0.9.0: 0.8.0 focused on mobile rollout and Worship Flow. 0.9.0 builds on that foundation with stronger communication AI, richer attachments, easier website publishing, SMS receipts, smarter mobile onboarding, inventory analytics improvements, the first Tour Guide release, and reliability fixes.

April 16, 2026

Holy Resource Mobile Apps

Holy Resource expanded from desktop into practical phone and tablet workflows.

What You Can Do Now:

• Run key ministry workflows on Android phones, Android tablets, iPhones, and iPads
• Handle attendance, check-ins, and inventory tasks where ministry happens
• Keep serving even in weak internet conditions with local-first behavior

Why This Matters:

• Less back-and-forth to office computers
• Faster ministry response during live events
• Better support for volunteers at entry desks and classroom stations

Worship Flow for Live Services

Worship teams can now keep service timing and visuals better aligned.

What You Can Do Now:

• Share the current service step across joined devices
• Coordinate teams on the same local network with a simple session flow
• Keep lyric visibility more stable during live service operations

Fixes and Stability

• Better onboarding and permission reliability
• Improvements to mobile release readiness
• UI cleanup and quality polish across core screens

0.7.2 → 0.8.0: 0.7.2 improved Kids Wing service-day messaging and visibility. 0.8.0 expanded day-to-day operations with mobile app support and stronger worship-team live coordination.

March 28, 2026

Kids Wing Messaging and Session Clarity

Small but meaningful improvements to how Kids Wing communicates and tracks session state.

What Improved:

• After a child is checked out, staff can now send a checkout confirmation copy to the guardian via SMS or email directly from the checkout screen
• Room Handler can now show which volunteers are officially scheduled for the current session, making it easier to confirm who is expected before service starts
• Check-in state is now easier to verify in real time so staff can quickly confirm whether a child is already checked in before starting a new flow

Why This Matters:

• Fewer questions at pickup about whether a message was sent
• Clearer visibility for room leads on who is confirmed for a session vs. just assigned by default
• Less confusion at arrival when a child is returning after a previous check-in

Fixes and Stability

• Continued Kids Wing reliability improvements across check-in, checkout, and room operations
• Additional polish and edge-case fixes for service-day workflows

0.7.1 → 0.7.2: 0.7.1 stabilized the Kids Wing foundation. 0.7.2 added checkout confirmation messaging and better session-day visibility for room teams.

March 14, 2026

Kids Wing Stability and Volunteer Coverage

The first patch after the Kids Wing launch focused on reliability and filling gaps in volunteer management.

What Improved:

• Volunteer substitution tracking is now more complete — room leads can mark a substitute, and the substitution history is tracked over a rolling window
• Schema and data reliability fixes were applied to underlying tables to prevent drift between devices after sync
• Various Kids Wing edge cases resolved after early real-world usage on service days

Why This Matters:

• More accurate records when regular volunteers are swapped out last-minute
• Better data consistency for teams syncing across multiple devices
• Fewer surprises when returning to Kids Wing screens between sessions

Fixes and Stability

• Core schema repair to address historical drift in foundational tables
• Bug fixes across Kids Wing check-in, room, and child manager flows
• General stability improvements after the larger 0.7.0 feature release

0.7.0 → 0.7.1: 0.7.0 launched the full Kids Wing experience. 0.7.1 tightened reliability, improved volunteer substitution tracking, and repaired underlying data consistency.

February 20, 2026

Kids Wing Check-In and Pickup Security

Church teams can now run child check-in and pickup with clearer safety controls.

What You Can Do Now:

• Use guardian QR passes for faster child check-in
• Use secure pickup code verification to protect release flow
• Support practical parent/guardian check-in and pickup steps for busy Sundays

Room Handler and Volunteer Coverage

Kids ministry rooms became easier to manage in real time.

What You Can Do Now:

• Configure rooms with capacity and age ranges
• Assign and schedule room volunteers with better visibility
• Monitor occupancy and staffing readiness during live sessions

Service-Day Plan Guardrails

Order-of-service finalization became safer for live ministry execution.

What Improved:

• Better checks before finalizing plans
• Cleaner live-view support during service timing
• Reduced risk of accidental last-minute plan changes

Fixes and Stability

• Better workflow reliability across events and check-in operations
• Continued polish for smoother day-to-day team usage

0.6.0 → 0.7.0: 0.6.0 focused on AI setup and planning tools. 0.7.0 turned that momentum into safer kids ministry operations and stronger service-day execution.

December 31, 2025

AI Setup and Everyday AI Tools

Holy Resource added stronger AI controls and practical AI helpers.

What You Can Do Now:

• Set up AI for your branch with clearer controls
• Use AI assistance in planning and communication workflows
• Monitor AI usage more clearly

Order of Service Planning Upgrade

Service planning became much more streamlined.

What Improved:

• Faster schedule building
• Better flow adjustments while planning
• Cleaner ways to prepare content for service-day teams

Modern Volunteer Schedule Templates

Volunteer scheduling moved to a more flexible template experience.

What You Can Do Now:

• Build reusable schedules with easier visual control
• Generate polished outputs for teams and ministry leaders
• Keep schedule creation faster and more repeatable week to week

Fixes and Stability

• Better form and dialog consistency
• Better reliability across planning and automation-related screens
• Ongoing quality improvements to reduce friction in day-to-day operations

0.5.0 → 0.6.0: 0.5.0 focused on security and data protection. 0.6.0 focused on planning power, smarter workflows, and easier team coordination.

December 20, 2025

Stronger Data Protection

Holy Resource introduced stronger protection for sensitive records.

What Improved:

• Better protection for private member and donor information
• Safer branch-level data handling
• More secure sharing behavior between joined devices

Fixes and Stability

• Security-focused reliability improvements
• Lower-friction day-to-day usage while keeping protections in place

0.4.1 → 0.5.0: 0.4.1 was a small stabilization update. 0.5.0 delivered a major step forward in data security and trust.

December 19, 2025

Fixes and Stability

• Resolved minor issues for smoother day-to-day operation
• Improved overall consistency after the larger 0.4.0 feature release

0.4.0 → 0.4.1: 0.4.0 introduced major new operations features. 0.4.1 tightened stability and reduced friction.

December 18, 2025

Complete Inventory Management

Holy Resource introduced a full inventory workflow for church assets.

What You Can Do Now:

• Track equipment and supplies more clearly
• Check items in and out with faster workflows
• Monitor stock and keep ministry usage more organized

Better Event Check-In Location Support

Attendance check-ins became easier to verify and manage.

What Improved:

• Clearer location context during check-ins
• Better support for real-world event operations
• More confidence for attendance teams on active service days

Fixes and Stability

• Better release and deployment stability around the large feature rollout
• UI and workflow refinements after initial inventory launch

0.3.2 → 0.4.0: 0.3.2 was a bug-fix update. 0.4.0 introduced major operations upgrades for assets and attendance.

December 12, 2025

Fixes and Stability

• Improved updater reliability
• Reduced friction around installation and update flow

0.3.0 → 0.3.2: 0.3.0 introduced multiple major management features. 0.3.2 focused on making that experience steadier in production.

December 11, 2025

Smarter Volunteer Scheduling

Volunteer scheduling became more efficient and easier to manage.

What You Can Do Now:

• Build schedules faster
• Reduce conflicts and overload
• Improve coordination across volunteer teams

Better Templates and Reports

Church teams gained stronger planning and reporting visibility.

What Improved:

• More practical schedule template flexibility
• Better reporting for operations and trends
• Clearer financial and attendance insight for leadership

Multi-Branch and Account Improvements

Holy Resource became more scalable for growing ministries.

What You Can Do Now:

• Manage more than one branch with clearer separation
• Use stronger account controls and profile settings
• Improve day-to-day access and role handling

Fixes and Stability

• Better onboarding and login consistency
• UI quality and validation improvements across core flows

0.2.0 → 0.3.0: 0.2.0 established modern giving and payment workflows. 0.3.0 broadened Holy Resource into a fuller church operations platform.

October 21, 2025

Donation Management Upgrade

Holy Resource introduced a much richer giving workflow.

What You Can Do Now:

• Accept and track multiple giving methods
• Manage recurring giving more clearly
• Generate better donation records for church leadership and reporting

Better Financial Visibility

What Improved:

• Clearer donation trends and giving snapshots
• Better support for fiscal-year planning and review
• Stronger day-to-day finance workflow confidence

Fixes and Stability

• Broader workflow reliability as the platform expanded beyond the initial release

0.1.0 → 0.2.0: 0.1.0 launched the Holy Resource foundation. 0.2.0 introduced a major giving and finance operations upgrade.

October 6, 2025

Initial Release

Holy Resource launched with the core foundation for church management workflows. The first release established the base platform used by all later versions.