S01For South African churches
Church tech that fits how you already work.
Housewright is for small churches with little or no staff: a pastor and a few volunteers who can pay for an AI subscription such as Claude and want to be set up quickly. I fit the tools and AI into your week and your accounts, then hand it over so you carry on without me.
- Mon
- Sermon into the week's postsAI draftChecked
- Rosters
- Routine messagesAI draftChecked
- Tue
- Room bookings
- Routine messagesAI draftChecked
- Finance
- Wed
- Leaders' meeting
- Meeting minutesAI draftChecked
- Volunteer messages
- Thu
- Pastoral careStays with people
- Routine messagesAI draftChecked
- Fri
- Sunday's slides
- Rosters
Three kinds of job, 5 of this week's 13. A person reads, corrects and sends every one.
Fig. 1
A normal week, marked up
An example, not a real church. A first conversation often goes like this: we walk through a normal week, and the routine jobs show themselves.
- AI drafts it
- A person reads, corrects and sends it
- Stays with people
Where I help
Most churches start with a conversation. From there it goes where you need it: one question answered, or help over months. Whatever I set up stays in your church's accounts.
| Ref | Area | Often starts with | Stays with you |
|---|---|---|---|
| S02 | Where to startNot sure what you need? We talk through how your week runs and the tools you use, and work out together what is worth doing first. | A conversation | A clear next step, whether or not it involves me. |
| S03 | AI for your churchChoosing an AI subscription such as Claude, setting it up in your church's name, and using it on the jobs that come round every week. | Your week's admin | AI set up in your church's own account, used by people who know how. |
| S04 | Websites and toolsWebsites, giving and communication tools, and small apps for how your church actually works. | What you have now | The finished tool in your church's own accounts, with every login and a short how-to. |
| S05 | AV adviceIndependent advice on sound, screens, lighting and streaming, from the first walk-through to checking the installation. | A walk-through | A system chosen to suit your room, your services and your volunteers. |
Everything is set up in your church's accounts, not mine.
How it starts
You send a WhatsApp or the enquiry form. I reply within six hours.
We talk. The first call is free and there is no pitch: tell me about your church and what is getting in the way.
If I can help, we work out together what that looks like. Only then do we talk money, and it is agreed in writing before anything starts.
NoteNo prices on this site. No two churches are the same size or shape, so we get to know each other first.
Who you deal with
I'm Matthew Ratcliffe, based in Witbank. Church technology is my day job, and Housewright is the name I work under for other churches, anywhere in South Africa. You deal with me directly, from the first message on.
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Tell me what is going on
A few lines are enough: your church, your town, and what is taking your time.