Martyr212 Posted May 1, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 51 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted May 1, 2016 Hello Everyone. What communication tools does your church use to keep congregants informed? What if service was canceled due to weather or a heating/cooling system failure? Or any other issue? How would your Pastor/Minister let all the people know so they didn't head out for service, when its been delayed, postponed or canceled? What if there was an emergency at your church? How would congregants be notified of the emergency? Many people would be involved. How would your Pastor/Minister notify them all at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Worm2 Posted May 2, 2016 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 88 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/29/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/02/1956 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Hi Martyr212, a church-wide group email is used first. Then we start to call everyone who did not reply to our group email and confirm that they received the message. It works pretty well, but then again, we only have 135 families. The website is used, and we put a new, temporary message on the answering machine as well. Yours and His, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyAngeL Posted May 6, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 23 Topic Count: 155 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,464 Content Per Day: 1.02 Reputation: 8,810 Days Won: 57 Joined: 03/30/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/12/1952 Share Posted May 6, 2016 It's never happened. We have a huge church, I"m sure they have something planned. If it was bad enough most would just know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted May 6, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,143 Content Per Day: 4.62 Reputation: 27,832 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted May 6, 2016 Blessings Martyr,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I attend 2 churches,,,,,,sometimes both in the same day ,sometimes I alternate,sometimes(lately) I go to neither.......they are 2 very different places,,,,,one is a small local congregation of under 100 people,,,,,,the other is a HUGE organization,,,,,,,,, Here is South Florida there is not much that would stop the smaller church from gathering except for a possible Hurricaine & then the entire State would know about it's potential landfall & we would be batten down the hatches or getting out of Dodge,,,,,,we have had many an occasion where other churches may have cancelled but we did not,,,,,eg:,(Pastor & Co-Pastor had a fatal car crash),air conditioning broke,storms etc.... As far as the Mega-church,well I suppose it would not be much different,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I couldn't think of anything that would be a reason for cancelling the Sunday Service,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I suppose "IF" that were possible then it would be the same as David(St Worm)said..... Quote Hi Martyr212, a church-wide group email is used first. Then we start to call everyone who did not reply to our group email and confirm that they received the message. It works pretty well, but then again, __________________ The website is used, and we put a new, temporary message on the answering machine as well. Praise & Glory to God! With love-in Christ,Kwik May I ask why you posted this in the Seekers Lounge,,,,,,I don't see how this question applies to unbelievers ,seekers etc.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegaman 3.0 Posted May 6, 2016 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 57 Topic Count: 1,546 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 10,320 Content Per Day: 1.41 Reputation: 12,323 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/15/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/05/1951 Share Posted May 6, 2016 3 hours ago, kwikphilly said: May I ask why you posted this in the Seekers Lounge,,,,,,I don't see how this question applies to unbelievers ,seekers etc.....? I do not either, so I moved it here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyr212 Posted May 8, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 51 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 33 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/05/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thank you for the responses. I will followup with all when I have more information on this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted May 8, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,143 Content Per Day: 4.62 Reputation: 27,832 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted May 8, 2016 Blessings Martyr,,,, I'm wondering what information you hope to acquire & why? Are you doing something within a church that involves communicating to the congregants? Just curious,,,,,,,,,,,,, & wanting to see if we could help you better somehow? With love-in Christ,Kwik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted May 8, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,178 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,906 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted May 8, 2016 We have a phone chain.... We are a smaller church, so when we have anything come up we just go down the list of phones so we all know..... it is used mostly as a prayer chain..... if you have a heart attack, chances our pastor and maybe half your sunday school class will know before you get to the hospital...... and if the ambulance isn't going code red, the pastor might meet you there from already visiting others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKay Posted May 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.93 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted May 10, 2016 On 5/1/2016 at 2:02 PM, Martyr212 said: Hello Everyone. What communication tools does your church use to keep congregants informed? What if service was canceled due to weather or a heating/cooling system failure? Or any other issue? How would your Pastor/Minister let all the people know so they didn't head out for service, when its been delayed, postponed or canceled? What if there was an emergency at your church? How would congregants be notified of the emergency? Many people would be involved. How would your Pastor/Minister notify them all at the same time? Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted May 10, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,178 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,906 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted May 10, 2016 9 hours ago, LadyKay said: Facebook. We have a private group for our Neighborhood Watch and I would agree that it works well.... except that some don't have computers. We have that same problem at church. We have older people that just don't do computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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