Contact: Travis Dorsch Position: Office Manager Church: Bad Axe Free Methodist Church Before PastorsLine Bad Axe Free Methodist Church had three main challenges: Uncertainty with Contact Information: Congregants were often unsure about the legitimacy of messages they received, as these messages came from unfamiliar numbers. Event Management: Organizing events and sending reminders was time-consuming...
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If your church is like RHI, your folks have a mix of mobile phones. How well does your texting software service both Apple and Android / Google platforms? Pastor Steven...
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How many data silos does your ministry maintain? In an interview with Anne, part of the PastorsLine Care Team, Toby Thomack (Youth and Worship Pastor at First Reformed Church in Oostburg, Wisconsin) shared how PastorsLine helped them achieve their primary goal: reducing 3 data silos to 1—and had some unexpected benefits as well (like a savings of 50% in maintenance costs). First, a little about Toby and First Reformed Church Toby has been part of First Reformed Church for about 10 years. Roughly 3 years ago, he took on more...
How “extreme” is your church hospitality? Before we get into what this is and how to achieve it, let’s chat a minute about hospitality itself. Why does hospitality matter? To...
Your church is probably ignoring texts from guests and members! How? From Landlines! We don’t think so. Surely, no one is texting our landlines. Are you absolutely sure? Here’s a fact: 150 million texts are sent to landlines every single day! And your landline is probably one of them! So, it’s not a question of whether people are texting your landlines or not, it’s a question of “Are you seeing those texts or ignoring them?” What does this mean for your church? It means if you cannot see these messages,...
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What if… Your organization started as one thing…and then changed to something completely different. When you began, you were using PastorsLine for your bulk texting needs. As your needs changed,...
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It’s the holidays again and that time of the year when many churches have special programs for members to refresh and bond. Perhaps you have one, too and have been wondering how to reach your members about it. We recommend texting. One of the reasons texting is so important is that most text messages get opened as soon as they are received. In fact, the text opening rate is more than emails or any other form of messaging. Just to help you out, we have put together a few tips...
Sometimes, we are just not ready to get on board. Everyone tells us that we should. We might even agree. And yet, there is that feeling in our gut that...
When the kids in the Kids Ministry need mom and dad, whose mobile phone do you use to send the text? The problem, of course, is not the lack of phones—almost everyone’s got one. The issue is the number. When mom or dad gets a text about their child from a number they don’t recognize, they might think it’s spam. Also, mom and dad now have a variety of numbers connected to the Kids Ministry. If they have a question, which number do they use? Stacey Sampson [Children's Ministry Coordinator...
Why would a church-centric, bulk texting platform, such as PastorsLine, add a 1 on 1 calling feature to its mobile app? One reason is the personal touch. There are plenty...
