Tag: communication
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: Josiah Elias, Faith Chapel
By Jason Alexis | May 22, 2020
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 shared their mobile phone numbers with their ministry. Church members get confused about which number to use when. Quite often, the pastor and staff receive…
Case study: Merlin Cochran, Journey with Jesus Ministry
By Jason Alexis | March 26, 2020
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 going to show you why this was important for Merlin Cochran (our case study below). In other words, by all means text, but don’t forget…
Solving the “I never heard about that” Communication Gap
By Anne Heath | February 15, 2020
You know you said it about what feels like a million times. You made announcements from the pulpit, sent out church bulletins, spoke to people personally…and yet, your congregants repeatedly tell you: “I never heard about that.” Take heart because there is light at the end of this tunnel as you will see in this…
Case Study: Melissa McGurk, Perrysburg First United Methodist Church
By Anne Heath | July 8, 2019
Perrysburg First United Methodist Church is “here to serve, not to be served”. They serve a long list of local, national and international missions that support adults, youth, and children. Successfully running all these important missions depends on communication: people need to know what’s on offer as well as where to be, what to do,…
Case study: Pastor Ezequiel “Zeke” Vazquez, Local Orlando Church
By Jason Alexis | November 15, 2017
I recently chatted with Pastor Ezequiel “Zeke” Vazquez about how he uses text messaging, and technology in general, to help him spread The Word. At the moment, Zeke is volunteering at a local Church near Orlando, Florida while he is completing his M.A. at the Asbury Theological Seminary (Florida Dunnam Campus). This local Church has…
Case study: Tommy Carreras, Group Director
By Jason Alexis | October 16, 2017
In this spontaneous, email-based interview, we looked at how Mission Church is using digital tools to connect with people in an authentic way. This is how Mission Church 10x its ‘personal factor’. Mission Church in Ventura, CA offers practical Bible teaching and authentic worship in a creative, welcoming environment. Tommy Carreras is their group director.…
The anatomy of a guest follow-up dialogue
By Jason Alexis | August 10, 2017
To grow a healthy church you need to think RELATIONSHIPS. One powerful way to create and sustain strong relationships in today’s ‘digital’ world is through text. But how can we use texting to get your first-time guest to ‘fall in love’ with your church? If the church is people, and people are social, let’s forget…
Easy Ministry Ideas | PastorsLine
By Team PastorsLine | April 5, 2017
Easy Ministry Ideas Video Transcript Are you looking for an easy and simple ministry to start of your own? Well, in this video, I talk about how you can use your cell phone to make a difference for the Kingdom of God. Stay tuned! Hey guys, my name is Justin and I want to welcome…