Category: By Goals
Case Study: Jacob Serns, Church Planter
By Anne Heath | June 1, 2021
We’d like to introduce Pastor Jacob Serns. You may have run into him on his YouTube channel. If not, it’s worth checking out. Jacob describes himself as a church planter. He loves the concept of going into a new community or area and starting work there. At the moment, Jacob has two churches in Texas:…
Case study: Richard Stigile, Real Life Church
By Jason Alexis | May 18, 2021
We’ve learned that it’s “mobile-first” when it comes to a digital communication strategy, right? So, you might find it strange that some churches PREFER using their landline for texting and calling. And yet, in this case study you will learn 3 reasons your church landline is better than your cell number. Pastor Richard Stigile of…
Case study: Debra Pinner, Biltmore Church of God
By Jason Alexis | February 26, 2021
We’d like to tell you a about a case study entitled: Upfront attention ‘seals the deal’ with Biltmore Church of God. At PastorsLine, service is the main part of our organization’s culture. We truly feel that we serve God best by serving others well. Of course, this applies to our partners—those who have chosen to…
Case study: Bonnie Keith, Moncton Wesleyan Church
By Jason Alexis | February 12, 2021
Does this sound like your church? Bonnie Keith (Connections, Missions, & Outreach Ministry Assistant of Moncton Wesleyan Church) shared that in their church: “Before signing up for Pastorsline we were emailing and calling but not getting the results we had hoped for with either. Emails remained unopened and calls were not being answered. In the…
Texting Can Resurrect the Easter Story
By Jason Alexis | February 6, 2021
What’s your church doing for Easter? It might seem strange to be thinking about it so early, especially in view of the rapidly-changing landscape due to COVID-19. Yet, we know that Easter is a holiday many people connect with and observe. In addition, Easter is a timeless reminder of the power of Jesus. The potential…
Case study: Humberto Hilario, Iglesia Cristiana Buenas Nuevas
By Jason Alexis | November 17, 2020
Here is a silver lining story shared by Associate Pastor Humberto Hilario of Iglesia Cristiana Buenas Nuevas. It shows how the right communications platform can engage 95+% of your church members Up to the time the clouds rolled in, their church communications were “in-person (mostly) or WhatsApp/messaging for some groups. We had no communications plan…
Case study: Liz St. George, Cornerstone Church
By Jason Alexis | October 19, 2020
It’s not useful if you don’t know how to use it. Something is only great if you are comfortable using it, right? That’s why it was wonderful to hear about the experience of Liz St. George, Administrative Assistant at Cornerstone Church. Liz shared that the support she received from PastorsLine made all the difference. Before…
How to Create an ‘AND’ Strategy for your Weekly Paper Church Bulletin
By Jason Alexis | September 12, 2020
In this age of “e” everything, it often feels really progressive to scrap the weekly paper church bulletins and replace them with something digital and ‘modern.’ In fact, in our experience, most churches we work with are traditional, contemporary, or both, adapting some of the modern digital tools and strategies at a slow pace. Force-fitting…
The Amalgamation of Technology & Church Makes The Lives of Pastors Easy!
By Jason Alexis | June 3, 2020
Church Management Software (ChMS) is a self-explanatory term in itself. A ChMS is basically a system designed to help pastors manage, organize, and automate the daily operation of their church. If we want to elaborate on the purpose of this type of church automation software, we will find that it goes much deeper and way…
The “Ultimate” Texting in Church Guide to long codes and shortcodes
By Jason Alexis | June 1, 2020
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 codes in order to keep spam to a minimum. This article has been updated to reflect that change. Read on to find out more about…