Time once again to give you an update about what the PastorsLine team has been doing and a peek into what’s upcoming.
First and foremost—we thank our client partners for their patience and their excellent feedback. Many of the things on our ‘To Do’ list were inspired by your requests. We’re totally pleased because our goal is to shape PastorsLine to reflect what YOU need, not what we think you need.
Here’s an overview of the highlights since last time…
Current App (V1) Updates
While we revamp our app, we know it's important to solve any issues or complete any critical feature requests we promised in our current app version.
Groups: Easier setup
The Situation: You have an integration with PastorsLine. You create a new list or a few new…
Duplicate numbers: Edit, delete, block, unsubscribe
Edit and delete: PastorsLine has made things simpler. Now, we will show you all the contacts which…
PCO: Adjusted overnight syncing time
The PastorsLine-PCO overnight re-sync has a different run time from other integrations: 3am PST. This accommodates the…
Removal of legacy ‘send immediately’ option
The PastorsLine ‘smart syncing’ feature for integrations makes ‘send immediately’ obsolete. Previously: As soon as new contacts…
Detection of Answering Machines/Voicemail
When sending a voice message, sometimes a human answers and sometimes a machine. Our process for differentiating…
Elvanto: Groups vs. People Categories
In PastorsLine, you can collect people into groups and give those groups names. So does Elvanto. Elvanto…
Elvanto: Archived/inactive or deleted contacts
You have marked some Elvanto contacts as archived/inactive or deleted. PastorsLine does not import these contacts.
Keywords: Release and reuse
There are some keywords which are ‘just right’. You want to use them each time you run…
Admin plus
PastorsLine recognizes that there is often mobility in church staffs. People come and go. This can mean…
Filters: Contacts without a mobile number
PastorsLine (PL) is basically a texting app. Thus, a contact’s mobile phone number is a critical piece…
CCB selective resyncing
It happens on occasion that some groups do not sync successfully. PastorsLine used to notify you of…
Redirect when logged out
You are logged out. You type in an address (URL) of a PastorsLine page you wish to…
Disabled integration: preserve history
As you realize, when you disable an integration, PastorsLine removes the associated groups and contacts. This made…
Group sent statistics
After you send a group message, PastorsLine sends you an email message with the statistics of that…
Unsubscribe contacts with multiple failed messages
Next to the Undelivered Message icon (red triangle with an exclamation point inside) is an ‘X‘. This…
Option: Not to be Charged for Incoming Messages
Now, you have the option to switch how PastorsLine charges you for incoming messages. Default option: Pay…
Polls: New view which doesn’t use Groups
Before: PastorsLine stored the data from each poll under its own tag. There was one tag for…
Tighter User-URL Authentication
PastorsLine wants to keep your account(s) and data as safe as possible. It is important to make…
Easily Identify New Imports to a Group
Sometimes, it is useful to know which people you have just imported. So, when you import members…
Groups: Delete with or without Contacts
Deleting a group has two parts. One part is the group itself. The other part is the…
Contests: Separate view for each contest
Before As the above image shows, on the Groups and Keywords page, there was one running list…
PCO: Setting primary number
Since PastorsLine is primarily a texting app, the contact’s primary number should be a mobile number. When…
Project Revamp: Web App (V2) Updates
While we revamp our app, we know it's important to solve any issues or complete any critical feature requests we promised in our current app version. Here are some updates.
It’s here!
Thanks for checking out our new hub. It’s in early beta testing. We are still working on…
7 More Days…
We require another week to completed all the modules before we can release it to you.
Milestone 9 of 14 done. Milestone 10 is in progress.
Milestone 9 of 14 done. Milestone 10 is in progress. ETA May 20th for beta testing. Maybe…
Phase 1 Update: Milestone 9 of 15
We are on milestone 9. New ETA for beta testing is May 15th. Here’s a video update.
Phase 1 Delayed
We apologize for the delay. As of April 15th, 2019, we are on milestone 8 of 14…
Phase 1 Launch Planned (April 15th, 2019)
Our aim is to complete our new, redesigned, communication hub inbox named The Hub. More specifically… *…
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.
