Category: By Goals
Minimizing headaches when working with a volunteer team
By Jason Alexis | June 14, 2018
I can’t say working with a paid staff is easier, but the challenges of working with a volunteer team at your church can be unique and demanding. Even at churches with paid staff, there are dozens of people who volunteer that might be organized into teams. The unique challenges are usually the same. As the…
How to make the most of SMS for VBS
By Jason Alexis | June 3, 2018
Many of you are hard at work on the fast-approaching VBS season. Whether a fully paid, subsidized or free series of events, VBS is a very big deal. In her article on the website, Facts and Trends, Sara Shelton informed: “Churches that used LifeWay VBS material reported more than 2.5 million people enrolled in VBS”.…
Text Evangelism Part 2
By Jason Alexis | April 29, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About Text Evangelism (Part 2) So, text messaging. Can this be an evangelistic tool? Well, let’s find out. Jason Alexis, digital disciple, church communication director, and co-founder of Pastor’s Line tells his experience with text evangelism and how it can impact your ministry. New? Free Signup! How does it work?…
Text Evangelism Part 1
By Jason Alexis | April 22, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About Text Evangelism (Part 1) Imagine using text to bring your church members together, stay in touch with visitors, and initiating Bible study. Jason Alexis, digital disciple, church communication director, and co-founder of Pastor’s Line tells his experience with text evangelism and how it can impact your ministry. New? Free…
2018 Digital Communications (+ 4 Steps to Engage)
By Jason Alexis | February 18, 2018
At the start of the year, we often look at where churches are heading. What’s very clear is that the knowledge bases of most churches are now only a few months (versus years) behind what the marketing business world does to digitally communicate their message. This doesn’t indicate where churches are but where the knowledge…
SMS text messaging, short and long codes explored
By Jason Alexis | February 14, 2018
There’s a lot of discussion about which of the two opt-in choices is better—shortcodes or longcodes. Just in case you are new to all this… Members and visitors must opt-in to be able to receive text messages sent by service providers. To do this, most service providers use what are called ‘shortcodes’ or ‘longcodes’. Shortcodes,…
Automated Messages Workflows
By Jason Alexis | February 5, 2018
Easter is fast coming up and we’re sure you’ve already started planning/organizing for this important church celebration. Easter is one of the most attended weekends for Christian churches—many being people who haven’t been in church for a while. We know the unchurched or used-to-be-churched are most receptive around Easter (and Christmas). So you invest money…
Church Community Builder Process Queues
By Anne Heath | January 8, 2018
Church Community Builder Process Queues Do you know you can decrease your admin time, improve your guest follow up and member assimilation using the PL CCB integration with your process queues? New? Free Signup! How does it work? Hi Everyone… Anne here. Do you know you can decrease your admin time, improve your guest follow up…
Integration: Planning Center Online
By Anne Heath | January 4, 2018
Planning Center Integration PastorsLine now integrates with The Planning Center People App! 2-way Integration released (new)! Join FREE Beta How does it work? Hi Everyone… Anne here. We are so excited to share with you our newest integration. PastorsLine now integrates with The Planning Center People (PCP) App! This integration means all of your PCP App contacts…
Integrate Church Community Builder with PastorsLine
By Anne Heath | December 13, 2017
Engage with your Guests this Christmas Let PastorsLine save you time by seamlessly integrating into your Guest follow-up the process. FREE Credits FREE Resources Hi Everyone… Anne here. Fun Christmas Challenge and bonus if you get it right! **Pay close attention to the # of hat changes in the video. After you sign up for your free trial,…