Guest follow-up for churches

No guest
slips through
the cracks.

SaltLight is a follow-up assistant that lives in your texts. Every connect card, paper or digital, gets a leader and a first text you approve.

$0 today. Founder pricing after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

A ministry assistant that lives in your texts.

  • Follow-up: every guest gets a leader and a first text you approve.
  • Database changes: text a change and it updates Planning Center or Rock. Beta
  • Reports: ask who’s moving and get the answer in a text. Beta
  • Planning CenterRock RMSWorks automatically with Planning Center and Rock, so you keep the church software you already use.Breeze, CCB, Tithe.ly and others are coming soon.

You keep the shepherding. SaltLight carries the remembering.

You care about every name. Monday shouldn’t be a scramble.

We’ve been there. The cards come in Sunday, and then the questions start. Did every connect card get a text? Who’s still waiting? SaltLight keeps each guest in front of the right leader, and it answers those questions by text.

Friends laugh together during a Sunday service.
36The first 36 hours matter most.

SaltLight gets the first text in front of you while the visit is still fresh.

How it works

Two kinds of conversations.

SaltLight lives in the messaging app already on your team’s phones. Each guest gets their own text thread, and you have a private thread with SaltLight for everything else.

With SaltLight

You + SaltLight

Your private texts with SaltLight. Guests never see them.

  • Text photos of connect cards.
  • Add guests and get updates.
  • Ask “Who still needs follow-up?”
  • Update your database by text (Beta).
With your guest

You + your guest, with SaltLight helping only you

  • Type normally and only SaltLight sees it.
  • Start with @ to text your guest.
  • “SL:” means SaltLight. Only you see it.
  • Forget the @? SaltLight checks before anything reaches your guest.

What happens when a guest fills out a card.

One example: Maria’s paper card at Grace Chapel. A digital card skips the photo and comes in on its own.

  1. Sunday morning
  2. That afternoon
  3. She says yes
  4. Maria’s phone
  5. Her reply

Sunday, Sarah snaps Maria’s card.

She texts the photo to SaltLight. It reads the card, checks with her, and adds Maria to First-time guests, the follow-up Sarah leads.

Two women talk by the coffee bar in a church lobby on Sunday morning.
12:40
SaltLight
Today 12:40 PM
Grace ChapelConnect card
Maria Alvarez
(909) 555-0132
Yes!
Lucas 6, Sofia 4
find a moms group
New job, new city. Pray we find our people.
SL: Got it. Maria Alvarez. I’ll add Maria to First-time guests. Does this look right?
Yep, that’s her.
SL: I added Maria Alvarez to First-time guests.
+Text Message

That afternoon, a first text is ready.

Maria’s thread on Sarah’s phone opens with who she is, then a first text in Sarah’s voice. Only Sarah sees them.

Two friends laugh over drinks in the church lobby.
3:58
MAMaria Alvarez
Today 3:58 PM
SL: Maria Alvarez visited today for the first time, with Lucas (6) and Sofia (4). She’d like to find a moms group. Prayer request: new job, new city, and that they find their people.
SL: First text for Maria: “Hi Maria! It’s Sarah from Grace Chapel. So glad you and the kids came today. I’d love to introduce you to our moms group. Can I save you seats next week?” Send it, or tell me what to change.
Only you see this
+Text Message

She says yes in plain words.

Or she asks for a change, and SaltLight rewrites it. Nothing goes out until she says so.

A church volunteer welcomes people under a Welcome banner.
3:58
MAMaria Alvarez
Today 3:58 PM
SL: First text for Maria: “Hi Maria! It’s Sarah from Grace Chapel. So glad you and the kids came today. I’d love to introduce you to our moms group. Can I save you seats next week?” Send it, or tell me what to change.
Only you see this
Looks good, send it.
SL: Sent to Maria.
+Text Message

Maria gets a real text from Sarah.

It comes from a number just for her conversation. She never sees Sarah’s personal number or SaltLight’s notes.

A young woman smiles with her laptop.
Sunday, October 25 4:02
(805) 555-0147now Hi Maria! It’s Sarah from Grace Chapel. So glad you and the kids came today. I’d love to introduce you to our moms group. Can I save you seats next week?

Her reply goes straight to Sarah.

To answer in her own words, Sarah starts with @. If she forgets the @, SaltLight checks with her before anything reaches Maria.

Two women share a long hug at church.
4:06
MAMaria Alvarez
Today 4:06 PM
Hi Maria! It’s Sarah from Grace Chapel. So glad you and the kids came today. I’d love to introduce you to our moms group. Can I save you seats next week?
Maria: Yes please!! Thank you for reaching out. We’ll be there Sunday.
@So glad! I’ll be praying for your new start. See you Sunday!
+Text Message

What if a leader has a crazy week?

SaltLight keeps every guest moving on the schedule you set, so no one has to keep a list. Here’s the rest of Sarah’s week.

Monday9:12 AM

Three more cards turn up.

SaltLight
SL: Got all three. Ben Cole and Leah Brooks are new. Devon Pierce was already on file, so I didn’t add him twice.

Tuesday8:30 AM

She asks for a reminder.

MAMaria Alvarez
Remind me Thursday to save Maria seats at the moms group.
SL: Will do. Maria won’t see this.
Only you see this

Wednesday10:00 AM

A new guest goes quiet.

LBLeah Brooks
SL: Leah hasn’t written back since Monday. Want to send a gentle check-in?
@Hi Leah! No pressure at all. We’d love to see you Sunday.
Leah: Thank you! We’ll be there.

Thursday9:00 AM

She hands Maria to the moms group leader.

MAMaria Alvarez
SL: Reminder: save Maria seats at the moms group.
Hand Maria to Jennifer. She leads the moms group.
SL: Done. Jennifer has a summary and your latest messages, and Maria keeps the same number.

Friday4:30 PM

She asks who’s still waiting.

SaltLight
Who still needs follow-up?
SL: Ben Cole is still waiting on a first text. Want me to draft one?

And if a leader forgets, SaltLight reminds them. If a new guest like Ben never gets a first text, the backup partner you picked hears about it.

Your assistant

What if you never had to log in again?

Six steps at a desk. Or one text from the parking lot.

Today: 6 steps at a desk

  1. Get back to the office.
  2. Open your laptop.
  3. Log in.
  4. Search for Marcus.
  5. Open his profile.
  6. Add the notes and save.

With SaltLight: 1 text

Just text it, and it’s done, right down to updating Planning Center or Rock.

All of this is in beta, and we want to hear how it goes for your church.

What church leaders are saying.

Local Church, San Luis Obispo
“No manual connect-card entry. Every message sent by Sunday at 4pm. It changed how we handle follow-up.”
Gabrielle PewLocal Church
Saddleback Church, Temecula Valley
“I think every campus pastor would look at this and say, ‘Yeah, this is a no-brainer.’”
Johnny MontgomerySaddleback Church, Temecula Valley Campus

What we believe

A church should be the one place where no one is a stranger twice.

Built to be trusted with your people.

  • You decide what goes out. SaltLight never texts a guest on its own.
  • Numbers stay private. Guests never see a leader’s personal number.
  • Encrypted and registered. Encrypted in transit and at rest, and registered with US carriers. Security is led by our CTO, a career cybersecurity engineer.
  • Your data is not for sale. We never sell your data or train AI on it.
How we protect your church
Beta

Pay for messages, not leaders.

We’re in beta, and we’re building this with churches. Your first month is free, then founder pricing for our first 50 churches, locked while you stay.

$0 today. Founder pricing after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Founder pricing by plan, per month
PlanPeople on a weekendMessages a monthFounder price
PlantChurch plants, 150 messagesChurch plants150$29$22
StarterUp to 150 people, 750 messagesUp to 150750$99$75
Growth150 to 500 people, 1,500 messages150 to 5001,500$179$135
Pro500 to 1,000 people, 3,000 messages500 to 1,0003,000$299$225
Scale1,000 to 1,500 people, 6,000 messages1,000 to 1,5006,000$499$375

Prices are per month. Every plan includes unlimited leaders, card reading, drafts in your voice, reminders and nudges, a backup partner, and church database sync.

Multiple campuses or a large church? Talk with our team.

Questions pastors ask.

Still wondering? Ask Richard, our founder, or email hello@saltlight.io.

How does the free month work?

Pick your size and enter a credit or debit card. You pay nothing for 30 days, and if you cancel in that month, you pay nothing at all. After that it’s your founder price, month to month.

We already have church database software. Is this one more database to keep up with?

No. Whatever church database you use stays your database. SaltLight works alongside it rather than replacing it. Guests who fill out your current digital connect card come in on their own, and guests you add by text are saved back to your database. Planning Center and Rock work today, and Breeze, CCB, Tithe.ly and others are coming soon. No church software at all? SaltLight works on its own: text SaltLight a card photo or a guest’s name and number, and follow-up starts.

Can it update our database too?

Yes, with Planning Center or Rock. Text SaltLight what changed, like a new address, a new member or a misspelled name, and it updates that person’s record. It can also add a note, move someone to their next step, or mark someone inactive. It works best for everyday changes, one person at a time. It’s in beta for both, so tell us how it goes. In Planning Center you approve the connection, and in Rock your admin sets it up. It never logs in as you and never needs your password. Any leader on your SaltLight team can make these changes, so add leaders you trust with your records.

Is a robot going to be texting our guests?

No. Every guest is texting with a real person from your church, and their replies go to that leader. SaltLight writes a first draft in your voice, and it never texts a guest on its own. Every guest text goes out because a leader approved it, wrote it, or asked SaltLight to send it. SaltLight handles the remembering, and your people do the caring.

We want to write every message ourselves. Can we?

Yes. Start any text with @ and it’s 100% yours. Write every text that way, and the only words of SaltLight’s a guest gets are a short note when you hand them to another leader.

Where does our people’s information go? Is it training someone’s AI?

It’s stored on AWS, encrypted in transit and at rest, and we never sell it or train AI on it. An AI provider helps SaltLight read cards, draft and summarize messages, and answer questions. Guests never see a leader’s personal number.

My volunteers won’t learn another tool.

They won’t have to. There’s no app to download and no login for day-to-day follow-up: leaders get a text and reply by text. A short practice run with a pretend guest shows them how. Start with one leader, add more when your team is ready, and we’ll walk your team through setup.

I trust my team, but Sunday gets busy. What if a leader doesn’t follow up?

Every guest has a leader, and SaltLight keeps after that leader. If a leader goes quiet, SaltLight sends them a reminder. If a new guest never gets a first text, the backup partner you picked during setup gets a heads-up, so always pick one. If the guest goes quiet, SaltLight tells the leader so they can check in. Every conversation is saved, and you can read it anytime in your SaltLight dashboard.

Will my phone blow up with texts from numbers I don’t know?

Each guest gets their own text conversation on its own number, so conversations stay separate. It helps to save that number under the guest’s name. If the same person comes back later through a new card, they’ll show up on a new number. Lost track? Ask SaltLight in that conversation what the guest said last, or hand the guest to another leader with one text.

We already text guests with a tool like Text In Church. Isn’t this the same thing?

No. Most church texting tools are built to broadcast: announcements, reminders and automated sequences. When they’re used for follow-up, someone still has to look up the guest, log in, write the text and keep track of who answered. SaltLight flips that around. The guest comes to your leader, right in the messaging app they already use, with a first message already drafted in their voice. One reply sends it, and SaltLight keeps your leader on it while the conversation is open.

What does it cost, and what counts as a message?

Each plan is a flat monthly price set by message volume, and every plan includes unlimited leaders. A message is every text SaltLight sends or receives for you, to guests and to your leaders. Pick a plan by your weekend attendance, and move up anytime for a big Sunday. Not sure? Ask Richard and he’ll suggest one.

Are we locked into a contract?

No. Plans are month to month, and you can cancel anytime. Our first 50 churches get founder pricing, locked while you stay, plus a direct line to the team building SaltLight. If you leave, the guests SaltLight added to your church database stay there.

Is SaltLight built for a church our size?

Yes. You pay for texting volume, so a small church starts small, and church plants have their own Plant plan. Multiple campuses or a large church? We offer custom plans and a guided rollout.

Built by pastors, for pastors.

Together, our founding team has more than 70 years of real-world ministry experience. We’ve sat in your chair, lost the connect card, and felt the Monday whirlwind. So we built the teammate we always wished we had.

  • Richard BergmanRichard BergmanChief Executive Officer
  • Brandon LyonsBrandon LyonsChief Growth Officer
  • Tiffany BergmanTiffany BergmanChief Operating Officer
  • Kris JacksonKris JacksonChief Technology Officer
  • Andrew TremontiAndrew TremontiChief Product Officer
  • AJ ClercAJ ClercChief Financial Officer
  • Kenneth JacksonKenneth JacksonPrincipal Developer

Minister more. Administer less.

A ministry assistant in your texts, so Sunday afternoon goes to people.