Greeter & usher scheduling
Every door covered, no Saturday phone calls
Greeter teams run on faithful people and fuzzy confirmations. SimpleServ turns 'I think Barb has the east door' into a green checkmark you can see on Tuesday, and it does the reminding so you don't have to.
Sound familiar?
The greeter coordinator's usual week
- Your greeters are the most faithful and the least reachable people in the church: some don't text, and none of them will download an app.
- You need two at each door, and you find out you have zero when you pull into the parking lot.
- "Oh, I thought that was NEXT Sunday" is a sentence you hear monthly.
- The sign-up sheet in the lobby fills up for this week and stays blank for the next six.
- When someone's sick, there's no list of who else could do it, just whoever you can catch before the first hymn.
- You are personally the reminder system, every single Saturday.
How SimpleServ helps
Covered by Tuesday, not scrambled by Sunday
If they can open an email, they can confirm
Greeters get a friendly email from your church's name with two big buttons: "Yes, I'm in" or "Sorry, can't this time." No account, no app, no password. Your 75-year-old greeter gets it as easily as your teenager.
The right number at every door
Set up "Greeter x2" (or x4) once. Every service card shows exactly which doors are covered and which aren't, weeks ahead, so the gap shows up on Tuesday instead of Sunday.
Reminders that prevent the "wrong Sunday" mix-up
Everyone confirmed gets a "you serve tomorrow" email automatically, with the exact date and service. After they say yes, they can add it to their phone calendar with one tap.
A sub, found in seconds
When someone declines, you get an instant alert with a "Find a sub" button that shows who else on the greeter team is free that day. No more lobby scramble.
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Common questions
What coordinators ask us
My greeters are older and not tech-savvy. Will this work?
This is the exact case SimpleServ was designed around. There is nothing to install, no account to create, and no password to remember. They receive a normal email and tap one of two buttons. If a greeter doesn't use email at all, you can still mark them confirmed yourself after a phone call.
Can volunteers see their whole schedule?
Yes. Every volunteer has a permanent personal schedule page linked from the footer of every email, showing all their upcoming assignments. No login needed.
What if I schedule ushers and greeters together?
Positions are whatever you say they are: greeters, ushers, welcome desk, parking team. One service card shows every spot for the morning, and teams keep the suggestions relevant.
How long does setup take?
About an afternoon. Import your volunteer list from a spreadsheet (or type in a handful of names), describe your Sunday in one form, and send your first requests the same day.
This Sunday could be covered by Tuesday
Import your volunteers, send your first invites, and watch the spots fill. Free for 14 days. No card, no commitment.
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