Communicating with your people has never been easier! Church SMS gives you the freedom to send group texts to your entire church or segment down to the individuals when you implement church texting into your ministry. Unlimited keywords, groups and contacts mean you never have to pick and choose who to communicate with over church text.
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How Church Texting Works
Reach your entire church with a simple text message
Safely Communicate On An Individual Level
Our software removes the need for individual phones and numbers, making it the safest way to text in church! Extensive record-keeping capabilities protect your pastors, staff and members.
Connect with your church database or not
The choice is yours! Our texting platform is powerful enough to operate independently, or you can connect it with your church database for a seamless communication workflow. Our API can integrate into any church management system, including TouchPoint, Rock RMS and others using Zapier!
If you’re not mobile, you’re missing out.
Text is a universal standard. Ditch the expense and headache of developing a custom mobile app, keeping it updated and driving downloads. Leverage your own existing website as the single source of information and let Ministry by Text be the bridge to deliver that content directly into the hands of your congregation. No downloads, no installs and no roadblocks!
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Smartphone penetration in the U.S.
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98% of text messages read in 3 minutes or less
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Text messages sent worldwide daily
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Prefer to have a text conversation with an organization
Empower Your Audience
The MBT implementation strategy allows your audience to control engagement and gather information using their preferred method of communication: texting!
Increase Involvement
Attendance and service engagement can reach new heights as you implement church texting into your ministry. Instantly add new visitors to your outreach workflow that triggers a welcome SMS campaign. Simplify your event and ministry registrations by creating a text message registration process with Smart Click. Best of all, connect with people in real-time! Nothing increases engagement like making visitors, and members alike feel included and welcome.
Grow New Leaders
Nurture your ministry leaders and small group members with automated text campaigns that keep them informed and inspired. Meeting reminders, progress reports, and updates that include encouraging videos and editorials through SMS are just the beginning.
Stay Compliant
You don’t have to become an expert on the rules and regulations of SMS communication. The industry requirements are the foundation of the MBT software. Your members cannot receive a message they don’t request and they can remove consent at any time. Your audience controls the information they receive.
Empower Your Audience
The MBT implementation strategy allows your audience to control engagement and gather information using their preferred method of communication: texting!
Increase Involvement
Attendance and service engagement can reach new heights as you implement church texting into your ministry. Instantly add new visitors to your outreach workflow that triggers a welcome SMS campaign. Simplify your event and ministry registrations by creating a text message registration process with Smart Click. Best of all, connect with people in real-time! Nothing increases engagement like making visitors, and members alike feel included and welcome.
Grow New Leaders
Nurture your ministry leaders and small group members with automated text campaigns that keep them informed and inspired. Meeting reminders, progress reports, and updates that include encouraging videos and editorials through SMS are just the beginning.
Stay Compliant
You don’t have to become an expert on the rules and regulations of SMS communication. The industry requirements are the foundation of the MBT software. Your members cannot receive a message they don’t request and they can remove consent at any time. Your audience controls the information they receive.
Why Ministry by Text?
The six pillars of Ministry by Text are built around experiencing results and creating a deeper connection through church texting. The life cycle of a church member is a key component to creating a successful communication strategy. As your consultants, we help you think one step ahead and are experts at leading your audience to get results when you implement church texting into your ministry.
Boost Attendance
Two-way Texting personalizes communication to help members and visitors feel connected while boosting attendance.
Encourage Giving
Text to give simplifies tithing! Sending giving reminders and accepting payment all through the phone’s native sms application.
Increase Participation
Increase participation by driving event registrations and reminders through SMS.
Discipleship
Lead church-wide discipleship initiatives through MBT’s unique Text Drip system. Expand your discipleship outreach by delivering reading plans, prayer requests and resources right into your people’s hands.
Promote Serving
Serving is a vital element in the life of a church. SMS is an effective tool for rallying your church and doing Kingdom work.
Outreach
Never let a visitor slip through the cracks again by making SMS the first step in your outreach sequence. Visitors are able to trigger an SMS series that gives them everything they need to know about your church.
See life-changing results
Ministry by Text is the result of decades of SMS innovation and implementation in secular markets. Our purpose is to provide a communication service that has a lasting, life-changing impact by bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every nation, tribe and tongue for every kingdom purpose. We offer the same technological capabilities as the largest texting service providers, but with the gospel at our core.
BUILD
OPERATE
TRANSFER
Work With an SMS Implementation Specialist
Ministry by Text will BUILD a customized, proven implementation strategy around your ministry and objectives. While we’re building your solution, our team of Implementation Specialists will work with your team to fine-tune the SMS project plan so it will OPERATE at the highest levels when deployed. Throughout the entire process, MBT will provide training and education on your new solution so they TRANSFER invaluable knowledge to use when it’s time to execute targeted and effective SMS campaigns.
We Make It Easy
The rules and regulations surrounding SMS can get complicated, but you don’t have to become an industry expert to incorporate texting into your church communication. The industry requirements are the foundation of the MBT software and are there to keep you compliant and safe. Your members cannot receive a message they don’t request, and they can remove consent at any time. Your audience controls the information they receive!
How To Get Started
1. Select A Plan
Choose a church texting plan that fits your ministry’s budget, size, and goals. Reduce operation costs, improve outreach, and expand the work of the Kingdom.
2. Build Your Groups and Keywords
With unlimited groups and keywords, you can build an SMS strategy for your entire organization and give individual ministries access to the same great texting features.
3. Launch
From choosing a plan and building a road map to launching your first SMS campaign and sending your 1,000th text, a Ministry by Text Implementation Specialist is with you every step.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I want a dedicated short code?
A Dedicated Short Code allows you to have a unique 5 digit code to create keywords, pass messages, and more without having to share any content space with other organizations.
Cell-phone carriers prefer this method for text marketing and do not have daily delivery limitations long-codes will. This is the preferred method for compliant large volume texting by mobile carriers.
What are the benefits of having an Implementation Specialist?
An Implementation Specialist will provide your church admin dedicated access to an individual who specializes in helping you implement church texting into your ministry. Whether you are just starting with onboarding or launching a completely new text initiative, an Implementation Specialist will help you efficiently carry out your plan.
How long does account onboarding typically take?
TRY & GROW plans will be able to start sending messages 1-3 business days after your verified 10DLC is provisioned. This process starts as soon as your purchase completes AND you provide required the documents for 10DLC registration (Privacy Policy URL & IRS EIN#).
FOUNDATION, BUILD & PARTNER plans require a 30-45 day runway to provision your dedicated short code with all mobile carriers, as well as execute the full MBT implementation process. In the meantime, you can text from your verified 10DLC once set up if you have an immediate need.
What makes Ministry By Text different from the other church texting software available?
When you join the Ministry by Text family, you are gaining a partner in ministry that cares about the gospel just like you do. You will also have access to an experienced Implementation Specialist, a proven success plan and a road-map for your church’s custom implementation.
What happens if I go over my text message limit for the month?
Every message over the limit on your package will be charged an overage fee based on your chosen plan.
Can I place a limit on the amount of messages that I can go over?
Yes! No surprise spending. You set the budget and our software manages the rest.
How long does it take to provision a short code?
It typically takes 30-45 days
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