How Your Church's Phone System Disrupts Your Work/Life Balance

As a company that works with tens of thousands of church leaders, I’d say we know a thing or two about what’s going on in local churches. We try to listen well and produce or adapt as churches’ needs change.

While there are always ebbs and flows with ministry, just like any other field, we heard a predominant theme among church leaders that caused us some concern.

Did you know that 42% of pastors have considered quitting full-time ministry in the past year? Burnout is blazing through church leaders faster than we can respond to. And do you know why?

Look down at your hands. What’s within arm’s reach of you right now?

Well, if you’re like me, and 98% of the world, it’s your cell phone.

And how many of you have given your cell phone number out to a member or visitor at your church? I’m guessing most of you are nodding your head “yes.” And if you didn’t, is it because you became the office secretary on top of all the other hats you wear? Do you still feel strapped to the church office, first to arrive, last to leave, to ensure no call slips through the cracks?

The COVID-19 pandemic taught us that we can do ministry on the go, but it also showed us we could do ministry around the clock. Never unavailable, never out of office or off the clock. And, frankly, thats just not sustainable. And do you know what a huge culprit to all of this is?

Your church’s phone system!

That’s right. Your outdated, overpriced, clunky equipment of a church phone system. In fact, I would argue that there are 3 major ways your church’s phone system is sabotaging your work life balance.

Problem #1: It keeps you tied to the office

People call the church for all kinds of reasons. The last thing you want is to seem unreachable. However, the burden of someone always having to be in the office to answer phones is a heavy one.

Problem #2: You hav to give out your personal cell phone number

To try and combat the need to be in the office all the time, you’ve likely done what many other church leaders have done and given out your cell phone number so people can reach you.

While this has allowed you more freedom to leave the church, it has tied up more of your time than ever. Not to mention the number of times you’re getting calls and texts when you’re trying to be present with your family or have some time to yourself. So, even when you’re not at church or on a ministry call or meeting, you’re still feeling like you are on call 24/7.

Problem #3: Your current system is outdated, hard to use, and overpriced

Can you relate to any of these things? Are you paying a fortune for a system that you don’t use or don’t fully understand?

"A challenge for us is not having extensions and mailboxes that can be accessed by ministry leaders."

‍“Since covid, we no longer have a front desk, and we are paying a fortune for our church landline and equipment that no one uses!”

“It's clunky & hard to update. I've been married for 8 years, and we still can't figure out how to update my last name in the system.”

I would like to introduce you to THE solution for these problems…

Talk In Church

Talk In Church was specifically made FOR churches and enables you to do ministry on the go with these incredible features: text messaging capabilities, call forwarding powered by extensive call menus and a virtual receptionist, voicemail transcriptions, and direct extensions.

Talk In Church gives you a local phone number that you can give out and will transfer the calls for you. Simply set up which hours you want the calls to come through or go to voicemail. Additionally, you can text from this number, allowing for the same relational communication via phone or text without your personal number being handed out.

And gone are the days of voicemails getting stuck in the office or messages lost on a post-it note somewhere. With our smart voicemail assistant, you will receive instant notifications for voicemails and have easy access to them anytime, anywhere.

With Talk In Church the system is intuitive and easy to use. The cost is affordable, and the capabilities far exceed what you’ve got now. Talk In Church takes the technology headache out, so you can trust your phone system, seamlessly answer transferred calls or listen to and respond back to voice messages. No more people slipping through the cracks!

Don’t be misled though, Talk In Church’s simplicity does not mean it is lacking. This phone system includes custom greetings, texting capabilities, direct extensions, digital receptionist, a simple online dashboard, and zero expensive hardware!

Reclaim your personal life with a phone system that works for you. If you want to learn more about how Talk In Church is the best phone system for churches, download our FREE guide, Dialed In: 8 Features Your Church Phone System Must Have.

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