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ZLC offers three levels of the ZLC Ministry Scheduler. The -100 level is for smaller churches with less than 100 ministers to schedule. The -Deluxe is for churches with large numbers of ministers to schedule, or with complex / demanding scheduling requirements. The -Plus level suffices for smaller situations with over 100 ministers, or if your church keeps the scheduling rules simple.
The left to right X-columns are the ZMS-100, ZMS-Plus, and ZMS-Deluxe -- and X indicates presence of that feature. Note that the newest features we've added are at the bottom of this comparison list.
| FEATURE | 100 | PLUS | DLX |
| Limited to 100 Ministers (Names) | X | - | - |
| Unlimited # of Ministers (Names) | - | X | X |
| Multi-user for networked computers | - | X | X |
| Unlimited # of User-defined Ministry Types | X | X | X |
| Unlimited # of Service Days/Times | X | X | X |
| Unlimited flexibility of Ministry Sets (templates) used for setting up each Service | X | X | X |
| Easy setup of Keep-Together and Keep-Apart Groups | X | X | X |
| Easy handling of both Weekly and Special Services | X | X | X |
| Can set Maximums per Week, Month, Year | X | X | X |
| Max-per-Month on individual Ministries (per person) | X | X | X |
| Max-per-Month on individual Services (per person) | X | X | X |
| Auto-Create Schedule for any Range of Dates | X | X | X |
| Easy changing of any detail of schedule after built | X | X | X |
| Unlimited history kept, with complete details | X | X | X |
| Mailing labels (with name as entered) | X | X | X |
| Many report formats for both rosters and schedules | X | X | X |
| Can print an individual's schedule for any date-range | X | X | X |
| Can print individuals' schedules on labels (8 per page) | - | - | X |
| All schedules and rosters print for any date-range | X | X | X |
| All schedules and rosters can be by selected ministry or all | X | X | X |
| Prints schedules up to 6-Across (services per row) | X | X | X |
| Prints schedules up to 9-Across (services per row) | - | - | X |
| Prints roster-1-line-each with sign-up info on same line | - | - | X |
| Prints roster-1-line-each with up to 55 per page | - | - | X |
| Allows unlimited # of Not-Available date-ranges | - | - | X |
| Mailing labels with title (optional) first-name last-name | - | - | X |
| Multiple Ministries assigned by Need or by Preference | X | X | X |
| Ministries assigned by Need, Preference, or Equal-Rotation | - | - | X |
| Service times rotated by Need or by Equal-Rotation | - | - | X |
ADDED IN VERSION 502 (Mid-2002)
| Powerful yet easy mail-merge | - | - | X |
| Many enhancements to ease the emailing of reports | - | - | X |
| Which Weeks of Month for each Minister | X | X | X |
| Which Weeks of Month for each Service time | X | X | X |
| Interactive Viewing / Adjustments of Schedule | X | X | X |
| Easier viewing of Keep-Together / Apart Groupings | X | X | X |
| Automatic Perpetual Liturgical Calendar built-in | X | X | X |
| Copy-Minister function | X | X | X |
| Defaults: City, State, ZIP, and Starting Date-Not-Available | X | X | X |
ADDED IN VERSION 404 (Mid-2004)
| Max-Per-Qtr as well as Max-Per-Month for each Ministry preference | - | - | X |
| Max-Per-Qtr as well as Max-Per-Month for each Service Time preference | - | - | X |
| Enhanced Rotation options and logic | - | - | X |
| One Minister can be in multiple Keep-Together / Apart Groups | - | - | X |
| Five types of Keep-Together / Apart Groups | - | - | X |
| Even / Odd Weeks option for each Minister | - | - | X |
| Sign-in sheet and no-show / substitution tracking | - | - | X |
| Primary/Secondary masses (for holy days vs normal) | - | - | X |
| Choice of sorts on Schedule reports | - | - | X |
| New CREATE logs – by Minister – Summary or Detail | - | - | X |
| Comprehensive context-sensitive pop-up HELP | - | - | X |
| Can stop the CREATE process at any time | - | - | X |
| Single roster with groupings by Minister-Type and/or Service Time | - | - | X |
| Enhanced data-file structure | - | - | X |
| Ministry Types now can be up to 150 characters long | - | - | X |
| New time-preference codes for condensed rosters | - | - | X |
| New salutation field for family mailings | - | - | X |
| Many other layout and interface improvements | - | - | X |
ADDED IN VERSION 606 (Fall 2006)
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WEEKEND KEEP-TOGETHERS. We have added an additional option on our Partial Keep-Together groups. If you check this, then the members will not be scheduled at different services on the same weekend. |
- | - | X |
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POPUP CALENDARS. Every place you set dates or date-ranges there is now an easy-to-use popup calendar that let’s you visually select dates, whenever desired. |
- | - | X |
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LARGE SCREEN SIZE OPTION. For those of you with high-resolution displays, you can select to have the screens shown in a much larger size. Or, if desired, you can select to keep using the same size as in previous versions of the Ministry Scheduler. |
- | - | X |
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NEW SPREADSHEET-ANALYSIS. We have added a new screen that lets you specify a date-range and a Ministry and automatically produce two different “cross-tab” analyses: A. Each row is a Minister, each column a Service, and the cells show assigned or not; B. Each row is a Service, each column a Minister, and the cells show assigned or not. These spreadsheets can be sent automatically to EXCEL where you can use them to further analyze the schedule for that range-of-dates. Churches that were utilizing this type of analysis found it so useful that they would build them by hand – and now the system builds them for you instantly. |
- | - | X |
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SEND EMAILS TO EACH INDIVIDUAL WITH THEIR OWN SCHEDULE. You can specify a date-range and set of people, and the system will generate a separate email for each selected person, with their schedule for that date-range as an attachment. |
- | - | X |
| Many other code fixes and improvements | - | - | X |
| Price -- New | $195 | $350 | $495 |
| Price – Upgrade to version 606 | $350 | $250 | $225 |
Download a copy of this ZLC Ministry Scheduler Comparison List (.PDF Acrobat format).
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