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Planning Center, a popular church management software, has announced that its short code texting option have recently been shut down by carriers.  This means that...

What to Look for in a Church Texting Service Text messaging has become one of the most popular ways for churches to communicate with their...

The convenience of texting is undeniable. Texting is a more intimate form of communication than email, and churches can find it especially effective at...

The Christmas season is a busy time for everyone, and pastors are no exception. From planning extra services on Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day to coordinating Christmas-related events, December can be a hectic month. Attendees and recent visitors are swept up in their own busy end-of-year schedules. When things get busy, texting can help remind people that someone is thinking of them, while everyone else tends to get caught up in their own holiday whirlwind.

Your church volunteers are the foundation to your weekly services. As needs change, you’ll be adding new volunteers to increase the leadership capacity of current volunteers, so it’s key to train them well. Yet, with our busy schedules, it might be hard to find the time to train every individual in person. Try using an online training platform to orient your new volunteers. Swipe for our favorite resources to use.

If you want to connect with kids, show up on their phones. Adapt youth ministry to the places they always are: the digital world.

More and more organizations are turning to text messaging as a way to follow up with guests. The open rates are astronomical for text messages vs email! So if you're looking for a quick and easy way to stay in touch with your guests, texting is the way to go. It just might be the perfect solution for your church marketing needs. Keep reading for some creative ways to use texting for guest follow-up.

Churches don’t see engagement with their weekly services and ministries like they did before, and it’s made us all wonder, what’s the missing piece? Is it personal, direct communication, or human-to-human contact? You need to communicate in the most comfortable way for people today: text messaging.