Video 1 The evolution of the guest follow-up strategy
About Video 1
Not that long ago, most people were born, grew up and lived within a small radius. Pastors knew everyone who came to church and typically saw their parishioners ‘around town’ throughout the week. As technology developed, people began spreading out, often changing locations several times during their lives. So, there was a need to develop tools to help pastors get to know and stay in touch with their congregations: the well-known ‘first-time guest follow-up strategy’.
This video is a recap of the history of guest follow-up tools. Before moving forward, it is often useful to remember where we’ve been. Also, we believe that the most successful guest follow-up process is an AND rather than an EITHER/OR strategy. So, all tools have their place, depending on your church culture and the role you fill in your community.
However, HOW you use those tools is often the make or break difference.
So go ahead and check out this short presentation (about 5 minutes) and stay tuned for the additional videos in our series.
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PastorsLine has been a fantastic tool which has enhanced communication with out church family. As with any tool, the secret is in learning how to use it effectively. I have been most excited when I see my church members telling their very own unchurched friends to text “PRAY” to our pastorsline number and have them join our prayer sessions.
The text message bible study invites are working great. We saw a huge increase from 5-6 to 10-12 and the numbers stayed consistent.
[Text messaging] has made it easier to contact members on Fridays wishing them a Happy Sabbath and to let them know of Sabbath activities...
We hired [PastorsLine] to assist us in a new “Small Group” initiative we were launching at our church. The tools they provided us with helped us monitor and take action on hundreds of responses. Our workflow was cut in half and our ability to track, monitor and follow through with the data gathered more than doubled.
When we finished our evangelistic event in Houston, 70% of those who were baptized, communicated with me through PastorsLine...it had a big influence.
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