3 Critical Text Messaging Components For Prayer Requests

Texting for prayer requests is a great way to connect with members and guests while fostering a culture of prayer. Keep these three critical components in mind when using texting for prayer requests.

How Long Should You Follow Up With New Church Guests

Anytime a new person visits your church, you have the opportunity to connect with them and invite them back. It is agreed upon that connection CAN and SHOULD happen at your church - before, during, and after service.

9 Myth Busters When It Comes To Church Text Messaging

97% of people in the U.S. own a smartphone, which means that most of the people in your church and community have a smartphone and the ability to receive and send text messages. Texting is a simple, personal, and relational way to communicate with and encourage people in your church and community.

The Ultimate Guide To Church Texting

Churches have found it difficult to adapt to the digital world and communicate with their members effectively. A church texting strategy can help churches in five major ways creating long-term ministry impact.

How To Use Texting Before During And After Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School is an opportunity for children to serve and worship. It is also a time for parents to be excited and have questions about their child's experience. Communication before, during, and after the event is key to success and text messaging is the best tool to do it.

Everything You Need To Know About Church Guest Follow Up

Churches should focus on connecting with guests beyond Sunday mornings, not just during weekend services. Churches should have a consistent guest follow-up plan that uses different methods of communication (e.g., text messages, emails, phone calls) in order to reach as many people as possible.

3 Mistakes You Are Making When Following Up With Church Guests

Churches often make the mistake of being inconsistent with their guest follow-up, which can lead to guests feeling let down. Many churches are using outdated methods of communication that don't connect with guests on a personal level and often give up after just one or two attempts.

Improving Text Message Deliverability for Local 10-Digit Phone Numbers

Text In Church Named One of Inc. Magazines Best Workplaces Second Year in a Row

3 Reasons Your Church Should Have a Facebook Group

ENGAGE One Day 2020 Recap: 5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Designing a Guest Follow-Up Plan

ENGAGE One Day Recap: From Impersonal to Personal

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Known, Noticed, & Loved Series: Meeting Tangible Needs

Church Multiplication Through Video: A Recap Post from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Growing Smaller While Growing Larger: A Recap Post from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Known, Noticed, & Loved Series: Creating Ample Opportunity to Serve

Known, Noticed, & Loved Series: Stories of Text In Church Members Impacting Their Communities

How to Have a Courageously Creative Church: A Recap Post from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Success From the Inside Out: A Recap Post from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Digital Evangelism And Follow Up

Many pastors and church leaders had already moved their services online, but few had a strategy for digital engagement beyond that. We are sharing five best practices when it comes to digital evangelism.

Text In Church Named One of Inc. Magazines Best Workplaces of 2020

5 Ways Texting Creates Connection During Crisis

Churches across the country are using texting to create connections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Texting is a quick and personal way to send important information, engage with people, and keep them informed.

Information Overload: Getting Your Message Heard in a World that Isn't Listening

How to Create a Culture of Welcoming and Excellence: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

3 Simple Text Messaging Strategies to Reach More People: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

4 Principles For A Better Guest Experience At Your Church

The guest services or hospitality team is one of the most critical ministry areas for your church. With intentionality and thoughtfulness, you can equip even the least experienced or most introverted members to become guest experience rock stars!

Volunteer Development: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Enlarging and Stewarding Your Online Influence: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Grow Your Community Through Social Media Automation: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Text In Church's Response to COVID-19

Developing an Experimental Mindset: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

What You Need to Know Before Building Your Church's Website: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Concepts to Move Your Ministry Forward: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Encouragement From ENGAGE Conference 2020

What To Do When Your People Won't Invite: A Recap From Engage Conference 2020

Utilizing Church Online to Grow Your Impact: A Recap from ENGAGE Conference 2020

Cancel Christmas And Quit Easter A Recap From Engage Conference 2020

Mental Health For Church Leaders A Recap From Engage Conference 2020

Likeability In Leadership A Recap From Engage Conference 2020

Getting Connect Cards From New Guests A Recap From Engage Conference 2020

Vlog Your Ministry A Recap From Engage Conference 2020

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Effective Guest Follow Up A Recap From Engage Conference 2020

3 Critical Communication Do S Among Church Leaders

It's important for church leaders to have a clear and consistent communication strategy in place. Utilize tools to keep communication organized, relevant, and effective. Text In Church's software can help send out messages quickly and in a variety of manners.

Engage Conference 2020

ENGAGE Reflections: The Top 3 Ways to Use Social to Extend Your Church’s Reach

Text In Church’s Response To The Cell Phone Carrier Crack Down

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The Best Gift Your Church Can Give Your Christmas Guests

Christmas is a time for preparing, and churches spend a great deal of time preparing for worship services. Christmas has become highly secularized, and there are plenty of people who celebrate it without any connection to church. This presents an opportunity for churches to introduce these people to Christianity.

4 Connection Points Your Church Can't Do Without

If you've been gathering your church's first-time guests' contact information, you're ready for the next step: connecting with them. Take your first-time church guests on a journey and don’t make them ask “what do I do next?”

3 Strategies for Simplifying Fall Church Events

Fall church events are a great opportunity for outreach, but they can be difficult to plan and execute. Setting goals, gathering information, and following up with guests are all key strategies for making the most of fall church events.

Myth: People Don’t Listen During Church Announcements

Text In Church is a great tool to help people not only listen to announcements, but respond as well. Read the blog to learn how to use Text In Church for your church announcements in an effective way.

3 Key Strategies for Church Staff + Leadership Communication

Staff communication at churches can be chaotic and busy as many are pulled in many directions, meeting needs, connecting and serving, and have little check-in with each other. Read to learn three ways to lay the groundwork for better staff communication.

3 Ways Plan A Visit is Increasing First Time Church Guest Attendance

Plan A Visit is a concept churches are using to connect with people before they ever walk through their doors, accomplished through Text In Church’s Plan A Visit feature. Plan A Visit has the power to boost your church attendance by changing a first time guest’s perception of your church, their experience at your church ,and their mindset going forward with church.

Engage Reflections 3 Expert Messaging Strategies That Work For Churches

Text In Church’s Solution to Cell Phone Carrier Filtering

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Building Trust In Your Church Living Out Core Values Through Guest Follow Up

Boost Church Attendance by 10% With One Simple Texting Strategy

Churches that use the Sermon Series Bump report a 10-15% increase in weekly attendance. This communication strategy is simple: send three intentionally timed and crafted text messages. We share what to say in each message and when exactly to send them in this blog post.

3 Reasons Why Your Church Is Struggling to Reach Young Families

Churches should have a system in place to follow up with new guests on a consistent basis. Follow-up should be relevant and personal, using the same methods of communication that friends would use to connect. Don't make these three mistakes when following up with young families.

Top 15 Ways Thriving Churches Communicate

Thriving churches send targeted, relevant messages to their congregation. They provide multiple ways for people to check in on Sunday and follow up with guests for 6 weeks. To engage members more effectively, they have a plan and use automated workflows. Read more ways thriving churches communicate.

The Top 3 Connection Card Strategies

3 Ways Your Efforts To Make Your Church’s Guests Feel Welcome Are Backfiring

Recognizing that someone is visiting your church for the first time is important, but just like at a restaurant, recognize them one-on-one or allow them to identify themselves as a guest. Don't do these three things that can actually do the opposite.

The Perfect Welcome Speech For Your Church (Polishing Your Church Welcome Speech)

The perfect Welcome Speech for your church is what we call The Cornerstone Method. It is the building block for earning trust by making your people feel welcome and providing them a clear next step.

4 Step Formula To The Perfect Welcome Speech For Your Church

The Ultimate Guide To An Inviting Church Welcome Letter

A church welcome letter is an important communication step in the guest follow-up process. We are sharing six steps to write a successful church welcome letter that your new guests will appreciate and find helpful.