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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Have SMS Text Messaging

By Rozella Timenez


There are these young church goers in the society and most churches at present are looking forward to having them in their group. The Churches nowadays have seen a convenient way of relaying their messages to their congregation via SMS text messaging.At present there are still these churches who are not yet convinced into using emails and txt messaging for their communication, but some churches have already made use of such thinking the this txt messaging and emails could help them more.

Primarily, the financial factor becames the hindrance. The price of the video projector and its necessary software is somewhat impossible for smaller congregations to afford. But then, prices of technological things nowadays are getting down as technology advances, many churches have adpoted the high tech way of enriching their ministry and worship and pro-tech pastors gets more vigorous in it.

Mobile marketing companies during this time are flooding people with marketing text messages, so why can't churches get their slice of the pizza? Text messaging is quite helpful in a way that it could further add to the attendees of Sunday masses and at the same time, it can get straight information from the congregation like their insights about the church's activities and what things could even help improve the church.

Older members of the congregation might not find text messaging helpful and only obtrusive in their church activities. In time, these older members of the congregation will realize that SMS text messages will change the face of the church experience through the end of time. The congregation will continuously get attached with the church through the things made available by SMS text messaging, like messages sent relating to daily devotionals, to activity updates, to ad hoc giveaways

Another good part of SMS text messaging for the churches is it can help processing collections for the church programs and charities. The messages sent though a text brigade would even help out on the success of a charitable activity conducted by a church by being a way of a note wherein the congregation will be constantly reminded of the things that they need to bring like clothing or toys. More involvement will happen to the parishioners to the activities of the churches when SMS text messaging will be used since this is a personal matter.

The main group the will be affected to get involved in the churches' activities at a higher level are the church young goers. As the church continues the use of SMS text messaging to connect to their congregation, young church goers will feel in general that they are really part of this major group and that their participation of major importance. The older church members will have more chance to communicate with the youth and get ahead the barriers of time through sending them text messages since most youth nowadays have texting as a natural part of their lives.




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