“Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds.”Proverbs 27:23
Finally Know the True Health of Your Church
Church Pulse gives pastors a data-driven, behavior-based assessment of their church’s health across 9 ministry pillars, benchmarked against national research and translated into clear, actionable steps.
No long-term contract required on the one-time report · Subscriptions are annual commitments
Our Mission
Equip church leaders to equip the body.
Pastors are trained in Scripture and people, but rarely in how to lead and grow a healthy organization. Church health consultants cost $5,000–$15,000. Church Pulse brings that same insight to every church in America starting at $39 a month.
How Church Pulse Works
Complete the Intake
21 questions about your church’s context: size, setting, tenure, and trajectory, so your report is calibrated to your reality.
Take the Assessment
56 behavior-based questions across 9 ministry pillars, including a private section on your personal health as a pastor, designed around what healthy churches actually do.
Receive Your Report
A personalized, pastoral, and actionable health report with scores, peer benchmarks, and specific next steps for every pillar.
Reassess and Track Your Growth
Church health is not a one-time snapshot — it is a living picture. Reassess quarterly, track your progress over time, and watch your church grow stronger with every cycle.
We recommend reassessing every 90 days to track meaningful progress.
Braden Snyder
Founder, Church Pulse
Kanakuk Institute Graduate
Why I Built This
The church deserves better tools.
I grew up in the church. After graduating from the Kanakuk Institute, an 8-month intensive discipleship program where I lived on campus and studied Scripture under teachers from across the nation, I carried one burning question: how do we help the church become everything God designed it to be?
I watched pastors who were brilliant with people and Scripture struggle to lead healthy, growing organizations, not because they lacked calling, but because no one ever gave them the tools. Church health consultants exist, but they cost $5,000 to $15,000 and are out of reach for most churches.
Church Pulse is my answer to that gap. It is not a replacement for pastoral wisdom. It is a mirror. A way for any pastor, at any size church, to hold their ministry up and ask: how can we better reflect the church we see in Scripture?
“Church Pulse exists because every church deserves to know where it stands, and exactly how to grow.”
Braden Snyder
Your Data. Your Church.
What we believe about your information.
Your data stays with us.
We will never sell, share, or move your church’s data to third parties. Your assessment answers, scores, and reports live exclusively on our secure servers.
Delete anytime.
If you close your account every piece of data you have ever entered — assessments, reports, congregation surveys, everything — is permanently deleted. No questions asked.
Built on enterprise infrastructure.
Church Pulse is built on Supabase — the same enterprise-grade database infrastructure trusted by thousands of companies worldwide. Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit.
We also want to be honest about what Church Pulse is not. We are not a replacement for pastoral wisdom, counseling, or professional consulting. Our reports are designed to inform and equip — not to replace your judgment as a leader.
Grounded in Scripture
Every pillar is rooted in biblical standards.
Church Pulse does not just measure against national averages. It measures against the picture of a healthy church we see throughout Scripture.
Formation
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation
“to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up”Ephesians 4:12
Attendance
Weekend Attendance Health
“not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing”Hebrews 10:25
Volunteers
Volunteer Engagement
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others”1 Peter 4:10
Retention
First-Time Visitor Retention
“Accept one another, just as Christ accepted you”Romans 15:7
Generosity
Giving & Financial Health
“God loves a cheerful giver”2 Corinthians 9:7
Outreach
Community Impact
“let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds”Matthew 5:16
NextGen
Kids & Next Gen Ministry
“Start children off on the way they should go”Proverbs 22:6
Leadership
Staff & Leadership Health
“Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds”Proverbs 27:23
Pastor
Pastor Personal Health
“Watch your life and doctrine closely”1 Timothy 4:16
Research Backed
Benchmarked against the best research in the field.
Your scores are not compared to a made-up standard. They are benchmarked against decades of research from the most trusted names in church health, so you always know where you stand relative to real data.
Church health consulting, without the consulting price tag.
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Sample Report
See What You’ll Receive
Every Church Pulse report includes a scored cover page, a pillar-by-pillar analysis, a national benchmark comparison, and a pastoral summary, all in a professionally formatted PDF you can keep and share.
Executive Summary
Your overall score, tier, national benchmarks, and the top-line story of your church's health.
Strengths & Opportunities
What your church is doing exceptionally well and where your highest-leverage opportunities lie.
National Benchmark Comparison
Your scores benchmarked against decades of research from Barna, Lifeway, Hartford Institute, and other trusted sources.
Deep-Dive Analysis
Pillar-by-pillar analysis, a pastoral word, and a full score breakdown with national percentiles.