We are so excited to share a huge announcement! PastorsLine and Text In Church have officially joined forces to bring church leaders the very best church communication platform out there. "We help churches, ministries and non-profits easily connect, capture, communicate and convert using texts, voice calls and digital automation." That's been our mission statement for...
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UPDATE (January 19, 2023)...Since this blog was written, the A2P 10DLC system number protocol came into being in the U.S. Briefly, this protocol is a way to register 10-digit long...
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In most states, churches are planning to reopen in some form. There are many good resources online which give advice and inspiration about the content of the first, physical get together in quite a while. Or you may have your own ideas about the direction you want to take. In this blog, however, we’ll focus specifically on how you can use tech for your—often overlooked but very needed—communication strategy. Before you begin...reopening guidelines It’s likely obvious, but you’ll need to know how many people you are allowed to accommodate. In...
We want to talk about discovering the advantages of a one-number, communications HUB: your text-enabled church landline. Picture a church in which: The pastor and several church staff have all...
At the moment (posted during the COVID-19 pandemic), your church might be texting more than usual...and that's a good thing. Text messages can go a long way to keeping your flock feeling cared for and connected. Yet, more texts mean using more messaging credits. Though a system like PastorsLine allows you to send up to 1600 characters (10 text messages) where 1 text = 160 characters. Yet, the more texts you send, the more it will cost. Ideally, for most messages, sticking to 160 characters is the best. We'd like...
In Matthew 6, Jesus teaches the people how to pray. Those of us who pray this way, know firsthand the power of prayer, and since we know it, we want...
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A big topic these days is how can you end pastoral communication frustration by increasing your church signup rate? Perhaps… People are physically sitting in your church, listening to your sermon. Some of them are first-time guests. Some are church members. You have just told them about an upcoming Bible study series, and you would like people to sign up for it now, while they are still spiritually engaged and motivated. You would also like your first-time guests to give you their contact information, so you can follow up with...
A lot of people are texting. That makes sense since texting is the fastest opened, most read, and most responded to form of communication today. In this article, we are...
In times of national or international crises, our faith is tested. At the same time, though, an opportunity presents itself where those who are attending church but wavering or those who are not regular attendees, all find themselves in a desperate need and search for God. We know many of us may be at different spiritual "levels", but as a connected family, we support each of our brothers and sisters through prayer and words of encouragement. The question is when those opportunities present themselves and the standard options to drive...
Can we talk enough about the importance of guest follow-up? Before we look at a case study of how one church is handling this, let’s check out some very recent...
