About the author
Jason Alexis
Jason Alexis is the creator of PastorsLine and co-author of the RethinkMinistry book. His experience as a former engineer has informed his scientific, data-driven approach, as he creates digital strategies and tools for churches. Jason is also the communication director at his church and a stay-at-home dad who homeschools his two boys. He enjoys tennis meetups and weekend biking with his wife and kids.
December 2017 Features, Fixes and Forecast
By Jason Alexis | December 10, 2017
We’ve been super active the last few months adding features you’ve asked for, squashing bugs and, in general, making things even more useful, user-friendly, and visually attractive. Before we dive into specifics…. Anne Heath Anne has joined our PastorsLine team as a customer support specialist. Watch Anne’s short bio vid to find out more…
Case study: Pastor Ezequiel “Zeke” Vazquez, Local Orlando Church
By Jason Alexis | November 15, 2017
I recently chatted with Pastor Ezequiel “Zeke” Vazquez about how he uses text messaging, and technology in general, to help him spread The Word. At the moment, Zeke is volunteering at a local Church near Orlando, Florida while he is completing his M.A. at the Asbury Theological Seminary (Florida Dunnam Campus). This local Church has…
Case study: Tommy Carreras, Group Director
By Jason Alexis | October 16, 2017
In this spontaneous, email-based interview, we looked at how Mission Church is using digital tools to connect with people in an authentic way. This is how Mission Church 10x its ‘personal factor’. Mission Church in Ventura, CA offers practical Bible teaching and authentic worship in a creative, welcoming environment. Tommy Carreras is their group director.…
Case study: Wyatt Allen, Bible Prophecy Seminars
By Jason Alexis | October 8, 2017
Amazing Facts associate speaker, Wyatt Allen, conducting Bible Prophecy Seminars nationwide, recently shared his own amazing experience with the PastorsLine communications platform. A few months ago Allen was scheduled to lead out in a city-wide public seminar in Houston, Texas area. As he spoke with the Houston Central Church communications director about strategy and logistics…
August 2017 Features, Fixes, and Forecast
By Jason Alexis | August 24, 2017
Over the last two months, we have added additional features and fixed several items on our list. The following covers the ones that directly impact our users. Multi-user Options Our multi-user feature has been running for several weeks and our church partners are loving the flexibility. It goes beyond just allowing additional users. We believe…
The anatomy of a guest follow-up dialogue
By Jason Alexis | August 10, 2017
To grow a healthy church you need to think RELATIONSHIPS. One powerful way to create and sustain strong relationships in today’s ‘digital’ world is through text. But how can we use texting to get your first-time guest to ‘fall in love’ with your church? If the church is people, and people are social, let’s forget…
The anatomy of a guest follow-up text
By Jason Alexis | August 6, 2017
The Anatomy of a Guest Follow-up Text Your weekend services are too important to let any new guests fall through the cracks.Let us help you reach more guests by adding our Digital Connect Texts to your service this weekend. Having previously discussed the anatomy of a guest follow-up process, it was concluded that adding text,…
The anatomy of a guest follow-up process
By Jason Alexis | August 2, 2017
There are several aspects of a proper guest strategy that has nothing to do with digital tools. Your process is number #1. Your process also varies based on your church culture, your church resources, and your church mission. What is central to all churches is the commission to make disciples of men. When most churches…
PastorsLine / CCB Integrations: What’s Happening At the Moment
By Jason Alexis | June 26, 2017
We’re really enjoying how your feedback is leading to improvements and refinements. Thanks and keep those comments / requests coming! Here’s where we are at the moment… Duplicates handling It’s no secret that most CCB users probably have tons of duplicate data within their applications. And once you sync that data with ours…well, we’ve most…
#FFF – Fixes, Features, and Forecast – June 2017
By Jason Alexis | June 5, 2017
We think of PastorsLine as the “Facebook” of text messaging. Our aim is to help churches use technology to fulfill their ministry by connecting with people in an authentic social way. Let’s be honest. For most situations and for most people, texting is less stressful, less intrusive. You can read texts or not. You can…