--- title: "ChurchDesk Blog: Where churches go to grow and engage | Christian Steffensen (2)" description: Founder & CEO at ChurchDesk (2) --- [![churchdesk_blue_h](https://blog.churchdesk.com/hubfs/Logo/churchdesk_blue_h.svg)](https://blog.churchdesk.com/) - [**Subscribe**](https://blog.churchdesk.com/author/christian-steffensen/page/2#subscribe) - [**Get a demo**](https://www.churchdesk.com/en/free-trial) - [Go to website](https://www.churchdesk.com/en/home/) ### [ChurchDesk Blog (UK)](https://blog.churchdesk.com/author/christian-steffensen) ## Christian Steffensen ![Christian Steffensen](https://blog.churchdesk.com/hubfs/christian_steffensen-1.png) Founder & CEO at ChurchDesk Find me on: ### Recent Posts - [Customers](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/customers) ## [Meet Amanda Keighley: It's key how we communicate. What would help us to communicate?](https://blog.churchdesk.com/meet-reverent-amanda-keighley-its-key-how-we-communicate.-what-would-help-us-to-communicate?hsLang=en-gb) ChurchDesk supports your work and helps you build stronger relationships. We talked to Reverend Amanda Keighley from St Nicholas Hornchurch, Elm Park to understand why they chose ChurchDesk and how it supports their mission. **Christian Steffensen** | 04/09/18 12:52 - [data security](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/data-security) - [Product](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/product) - [gdpr](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/gdpr) - [guide](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/guide) ## [A ChurchDesk Guide: What does the GDPR mean for your church?](https://blog.churchdesk.com/a-churchdesk-guide-what-does-the-gdpr-mean-for-your-church?hsLang=en-gb) If your organisation handles the personal data of citizens, 25 May 2018 is a date that needs to be emblazoned on your mind. New regulation governing data protection comes into force putting far greater requirements on churches to manage, protect and dispose of citizens’ personal data in an appropriate manner. Here’s how the rules will affect your church. And how you can face the new regulations properly by using ChurchDesk. **Christian Steffensen** | 26/06/18 12:00 - [News](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/news) ## [Life events, new themes and better workflows](https://blog.churchdesk.com/life-events-new-themes-and-better-workflows?hsLang=en-gb) After a successfully completed GDPR roadmap we're now ready to share a sneak peak into the most important upcoming features and improvements. We're excited about the coming months and wish everyone a great summer! **Christian Steffensen** | 25/06/18 16:59 - [Customers](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/customers) ## [Meet Anthony Omisade: We now get the information on our church members and a better communication](https://blog.churchdesk.com/meet-anthony-omisade-we-get-better-information-on-our-church-members-and-a-better-communication?hsLang=en-gb) ChurchDesk supports your work and helps you build stronger relationships. We talked to Anthony Omisade from New Covenant Church, Bermonsey to understand how technology supports their church to get better information on their members and a better communication. **Christian Steffensen** | 03/05/18 09:33 - [Customers](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/customers) ## [Meet Reverend Fiona Weaver: We can improve consistency and continuity by using ChurchDesk](https://blog.churchdesk.com/meet-reverent-amanda-keighley-its-key-how-we-communicate.-what-would-help-us-to-communicate-0?hsLang=en-gb) ChurchDesk supports your work and helps you build stronger relationships. We talked to Reverend Fiona Weaver from St Mark's Church, Woodcote, and St Swithun's, Purley, to understand why they chose ChurchDesk and how it supports their mission. **Christian Steffensen** | 23/04/18 18:23 - [Customers](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/customers) ## [Meet Paul Wicks: We were looking at reorganizing our church office](https://blog.churchdesk.com/meet-paul-wicks-we-were-looking-at-reorganizing-our-church-office?hsLang=en-gb) ChurchDesk supports your work and helps you build stronger relationships. We talked to Paul Wicks from St Wilfrid's, Wilford to understand why they chose ChurchDesk and how it supports their mission. **Christian Steffensen** | 23/04/18 18:14 - [Customers](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/customers) ## [Meet Andrew Brown: Technology helps us support our mission](https://blog.churchdesk.com/meet-andrew-brown-technology-helps-us-support-our-mission?hsLang=en-gb) ChurchDesk supports your work and helps you build stronger relationships. We talked to Father Andrew Brown from St. Mary the Virgin, Eccleston to understand why they chose ChurchDesk and how it supports their mission. **Christian Steffensen** | 23/04/18 17:52 - [Customers](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/customers) ## [Meet Stuart Nottingham: All the help available you need](https://blog.churchdesk.com/meet-stuart-nottingham-all-the-help-available-you-need?hsLang=en-gb) I met with Stuart to have a chat about how it was to get started with ChurchDesk and how they improved their communication within their congregation and community. **Christian Steffensen** | 23/04/18 17:18 - [Product](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/product) - [attendance](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/attendance) - [statistics](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/statistics) ## [Big News: Attendance is now part of ChurchDesk](https://blog.churchdesk.com/attendance-for-parishes-now-part-of-churchdesk?hsLang=en-gb) At ChurchDesk we focus on making sure that the church has the best toolset to meet people. ChurchDesk is an all-in-one solution covering everything from event creation and communication. From today that also includes attendance tracking as post-event evaluation. **Christian Steffensen** | 30/01/18 12:51 - [News](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/news) ## [Newsletter December: GDPR, attendance and new app](https://blog.churchdesk.com/december-2017-gdpr-for-churches-attendance-and-new-app?hsLang=en-gb) Dear customers and partners, We've had another exciting year, with some major improvements to ChurchDesk. You're looking for more when it comes to digital tools and it's a privilege to continue to support your work and mission. **Christian Steffensen** | 20/12/17 08:47 - [Product](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/product) ## [Coming up: Attendance and collaboration](https://blog.churchdesk.com/a-sneak-peak-at-2018-attendance-and-collaboration?hsLang=en-gb) It’s been a year full of [improvements to ChurchDesk](http://support.churchdesk.com/english-product-news). We’ve focused a lot on improving our user experience, making it even easier to get more value from our product. Here I'd like to share our priorities for 2019. **Christian Steffensen** | 23/11/17 12:44 - [News](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/news) ## [We've received two awards](https://blog.churchdesk.com/weve-received-two-awards?hsLang=en-gb) We were recently reviewed by [FinancesOnline](https://church-management.financesonline.com/) resulting in a top 10 spot as well as two awards in the Church Management Software category: **Christian Steffensen** | 21/11/17 10:37 - [News](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/news) ## [ChurchDesk and technology at the CRE](https://blog.churchdesk.com/churchdesk-and-technology-at-the-cre?hsLang=en-gb) We will be at the Christian Resources Exhibition from 17-19 October 2017 at Sandown Park. This is Europe's leading exhibition of church resources and we are excited to be here and talk to churches about how we can help engage more people and improve the work of the church. **Christian Steffensen** | 09/10/17 16:43 - [News](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/news) ## [Summer Message from Christian](https://blog.churchdesk.com/summer-message-from-christian?hsLang=en-gb) The summer is now almost over, and we’ve made lots of exciting announcements over the last few months, which you can read more about here. I’d also like to share some thoughts with all you who have joined us on our journey. **Christian Steffensen** | 04/09/17 10:13 - [Product](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/product) ## [From communication to relationships: A new version of People](https://blog.churchdesk.com/from-communication-to-relationships-a-new-version-of-people?hsLang=en-gb) ChurchDesk was founded to help churches engage with their members and communities. This is why we built People - we wanted to enable personal, targeted, and real-time communication. **Christian Steffensen** | 21/08/17 14:32 [Previous](https://blog.churchdesk.com/author/christian-steffensen/page/1) [All posts](https://blog.churchdesk.com/all) [Next](https://blog.churchdesk.com/author/christian-steffensen/page/3) - [church management system](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/church-management-system) - [News](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/news) ## [Our CEO on how to build a great church management software](https://blog.churchdesk.com/how-to-build-great-church-management-software?hsLang=en-gb) #### At ChurchDesk we are often asked why we work so hard on building a workflow management software for churches. My answer as CEO is always: We work hard... [Read more](https://blog.churchdesk.com/how-to-build-great-church-management-software?hsLang=en-gb) - [church management system](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/church-management-system) - [News](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/news) - [Product](https://blog.churchdesk.com/topic/product) ## [I want to talk to all our customers](https://blog.churchdesk.com/i-want-to-talk-to-all-of-our-customers?hsLang=en-gb) #### I will jumb right into it! Last week I got a great idea and wrote out to 1,000 of our active users and asked if they could find 10-15 minutes of their... 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