Being a church leader can sometimes feel like you’re trying to read a book and ride a bicycle at the same time—there’s just a lot going on. Between coordinating volunteers, planning services, and making sure guests feel welcomed, communicating with your church can be one thing too many!
That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the Text In Church add-on: a new way for you to send personalized texts and use messaging templates from within Planning Center.
By integrating your existing Text In Church account with your Planning Center account, you can reach people in your church with personalized texts without ever having to navigate away from Planning Center.
Text features that connect you with people
What’s easier than sending a text? Not much, really. But our friends at Text In Church have built some neat features that help make your communications even easier and customized. Text In Church gives you:
- Pre-built message templates that feel warm and authentic
- Digital connect cards that make guest follow-up simple
- Automated workflows for effortless communication
- Personalized messaging that keep things on-brand for your church
- And much more!
How to use the Text In Church add-on in Planning Center
First, you’ll need a Text In Church account to get started and access to lists in Planning Center People. Then you’ll want to follow these steps to activate the add-on.
- Go to the Add-Ons tabs in your Account Settings and enable the Text In Church Messaging Add-On.
- Choose the list in your account you want to send to.
- Click “Send with Text In Church” to begin sending or scheduling your messages.
If you’re interested in sending messages with Text In Church and have questions or need help setting up your account, reach out to their support team!
To learn more about add-ons in Planning Center and how you can even build your own, check out this announcement.
💙 Planning Center