Wes Woodell
Founder of Connect My Church, church planter, minister, and ministry technology strategist.
Wes Woodell founded Connect My Church to help churches solve one of the most common problems in ministry: caring deeply about people while trying to manage disconnected tools, scattered communication, outdated websites, inconsistent follow-up, and growing administrative pressure.
As a Christian minister and church planter, Wes understands that churches do not need technology for technology’s sake. They need practical systems that help real people get connected, followed up with, communicated to, discipled, and cared for.
Connect My Church brings that vision together through church management software, church website design, guest follow-up systems, communication tools, done-for-you marketing services, custom app development, nonprofit support, and future Global Kingdom Impact Tools.
Wes Woodell
CEO, Connect My Church
Quick Overview
- Name: Wes Woodell
- Role: Founder & Director, Connect My Church
- Background: Christian minister, church planter, digital marketer, and systems builder
- Focus: Church management software, church websites, communication systems, guest follow-up, marketing, automation, and ministry technology
- Work: Connect My Church and Dubya Digital
- Core belief: Technology should serve ministry, not complicate it.
Why Wes Built Connect My Church
Most churches do not struggle because they lack care. They struggle because they are stretched thin and their systems make care harder to organize. Wes built Connect My Church after seeing the same ministry challenges again and again:
- Guests visit once but never receive timely follow-up.
- Announcements get missed.
- Event details live in too many places.
- Volunteers do not know what is happening until the last minute.
- Sermons and ministry content are hard to find online.
- Websites become outdated and difficult to manage.
- Church leaders pay for multiple tools that do not work together.
- Staff and volunteers spend too much time managing software instead of people.
Connect My Church was created to help churches replace disconnected tools with connected ministry systems. The goal is not to automate ministry care. The goal is to make it easier for churches to communicate clearly, follow up consistently, and help people take their next steps.
A Church Planter Building Practical Ministry Technology
Wes’s approach to church technology is shaped by more than software. It is shaped by real ministry experience. As a church planter and minister, Wes has felt the tension many leaders know well: the desire to care for people deeply while also managing communication, events, websites, outreach, follow-up, giving, sermons, volunteers, and administration. That experience shaped the mission of Connect My Church. CMC is not built as a generic business platform with church language added later. It is built around the real rhythms of ministry and the real challenges faced by pastors, ministers, staff members, elders, volunteers, and church leaders.
What Wes Cares About Most
Simple Systems
Church technology should be easy enough for real ministry teams to use. A platform should not require hours of training, confusing dashboards, or technical vocabulary before people can do basic ministry work.
Clear Communication
Churches need reliable ways to communicate with guests, members, families, volunteers, groups, and ministry teams. Clear communication helps people feel informed, remembered, and connected.
Better Follow-Up
A first-time guest should not disappear because no one remembered to follow up. Wes believes churches need practical systems that help people receive the right next step at the right time.
People-First Technology
Technology should never replace relationships. It should remove friction so ministry leaders and volunteers can spend more time caring for people.
Tools That Serve the Mission
The best ministry tools are not the flashiest. They are the ones that help churches reach people, connect people, disciple people, and serve people more faithfully.
What Connect My Church Helps Churches Do
Connect My Church helps churches build connected systems for the full ministry journey. CMC can help your church:
- Organize people, workflows, and communication through the CMC Command Center.
- Follow up with guests before the moment is lost.
- Send text and email communication to the right people at the right time.
- Manage events, registrations, reminders, and follow-up.
- Support online giving, donor records, and giving reports.
- Publish sermon libraries and ministry content.
- Build or improve a church website that serves guests and members.
- Strengthen online visibility through SEO, local search, social media, and paid ads.
- Develop custom apps, platforms, AI tools, or ministry software.
- Access nonprofit technology opportunities such as Google for Nonprofits and Google Ad Grants.
- Support future Bible study and discipleship tools for global ministry.
Built around the A.B.C.D. Flywheel Method
Wes shaped Connect My Church around the A.B.C.D. Flywheel, a framework for helping churches think through the full ministry pathway from first contact to lifelong discipleship.
- In the Attraction stage, people discover your church through your website, local search, social media, events, ads, invitations, and community presence.
- In the <strong">Belonging stage, guests receive clear follow-up, communication, and next steps so they feel seen instead of forgotten.
- In the Connection stage, people begin participating through groups, events, serving, giving, communication, and church life.
- In the Discipleship stage, sermons, Bible study resources, classes, content, relationships, and ministry pathways help people grow deeper in faith and service.
Connect My Church exists to help churches build systems that support every stage of that journey.
Centralized event and announcement communication
Text/email reminders that actually get read
Clear pathways for new visitors to know what to do next
Better follow-up systems for ministry connections
A community-style space for updates and engagement
Less time spent chasing details and more time spent leading people
Connect My Church and Dubya Digital
Wes also leads Dubya Digital, a digital marketing and web systems company. That background gives Connect My Church a practical advantage. CMC combines ministry experience with digital marketing, local SEO, website strategy, automation, software development, and content systems. That means churches can receive more than church software. They can receive help with the systems surrounding the software — websites, search visibility, marketing campaigns, content, follow-up, and digital strategy. This blend of ministry and marketing experience helps CMC serve churches that need both tools and guidance.
Local Church Tools with a Global Vision
Wes’s vision for Connect My Church extends beyond local church operations. As CMC grows, part of the long-term mission is to build Global Kingdom Impact Tools — Bible study and discipleship resources that can serve missionaries, church planters, under-resourced churches, and believers in places where internet access, trusted resources, or trained leaders may be limited. That vision includes future tools such as offline Bible study devices, repurposed smartphones with Bible study software, and AI-powered Bible study assistants built around curated biblical resources. For Wes, church technology is not just about making administration easier. It is about helping churches serve people locally while contributing to tools that can support the global mission field.
Connect With Wes
The best way to connect with Wes and the Connect My Church team is to begin with a Blueprint Session. When you book your $47 Blueprint Session, you will receive access to the G.R.O.W. Assessment. After completing the assessment, you will schedule a time with the CMC team to review your church’s website, communication systems, guest follow-up, outreach, software needs, and discipleship pathways.
Who is Wes Woodell?
Wes Woodell is the founder of Connect My Church, a Christian minister, church planter, digital marketer, and ministry technology strategist focused on helping churches build better systems for communication, follow-up, outreach, and discipleship.
What is Connect My Church?
Connect My Church is a ministry technology company that provides church management software, church website design, communication tools, guest follow-up systems, done-for-you marketing services, custom app development, nonprofit support, and future global missions technology.
Why did Wes Woodell start Connect My Church?
Wes started Connect My Church after seeing churches struggle with disconnected tools, outdated websites, unclear follow-up systems, scattered communication, and administrative pressure that made it harder to care for people consistently.
Is Wes Woodell a minister?
Yes. Wes Woodell is a Christian minister and church planter with years of ministry experience. That background shapes the way Connect My Church builds technology for local churches.
What is the A.B.C.D. Flywheel?
The A.B.C.D. Flywheel is Connect My Church’s framework for helping churches think through the full ministry journey: Attraction, Belonging, Connection, and Discipleship.
How can I connect with Wes Woodell?
The best place to start is by booking a Blueprint Session with Connect My Church. After checkout, you will receive access to the G.R.O.W. Assessment and then schedule a time to review your church’s systems, needs, and next steps with the CMC team.