In Touch With The Congregation: Church Tips

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Keeping connected to your congregation is key in this day and age.  With everyone going mobile so does your communication efforts.  Young to old it doesn't matter, a text will reach them all. 

Uses

Churches can find many different ways to use Text Messages. One major usage is reminding members of up-and-coming events and news. Churches can remind members of:

• a guest speaker appearance
• a youth night activity
• special holiday events
• question/answer session of a sermon
• study topics for the weekly Bible study session
• sending daily inspirational quotes
• keeping in touch with staff
• reminders of meeting times

Text messaging is powerful, when used for these purposes, because of its immediate manner of delivery and super high readability percentage. Text messages are delivered to a subscriber within 30 seconds of when it was sent, providing instant information. The vast majority of text messages are read within 5 minutes of receiving them. Think of this in terms of your subscribers/members. What better way to keep in touch with them almost instantly and have a near-guaranteed read. Other forms of communication–such as e-mail, phone calls, or direct mail–just don’t produce such results.

Examples

Here are some example messages of how a church could utilize a text messaging service to contact subscribers:

Youth Group Reminders
Youth group meeting Wed. @ 7PM. Bring friends! We will discuss several topics with refreshments afterward. See you there! Stop to cancel.
Daily Inspirational Quote
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Stop to cancel.
Reminders of Meeting Times
Don’t forget our special Christmas worship service Dec. 25th @ 10:00AM. Normal services are Sunday’s at 9:00AM and 1:00 PM. Come learn with us! Stop to cancel.

As you can see, there are several ways that text messing can be beneficial to churches for a variety of different uses. Members will be able to stay connected like never before when their local church uses text messaging as a means of communication.

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