M’asore (My Church) App Find events, prayer request and more.
This feature may be exclusively designed for the key members of the church or for everyone. This feature is a great way to keep a digital record of the members who were in attendance on a particular day or special event
In case you decide to incorporate this feature only for the key members, then an email system may be set up to reach out to those who have not been attending the more critical events in succession.
The “Check-Ins” may even be rewarded by triggering a push notification to all those who have used it and offering them, maybe a “Coffee On The Pastor” or other such rewards.
There are probably multiple calendars including one for each of the ministries or it might be so that you have just one all-inclusive calendar. In case you already maintain an online calendar, it would be a good idea to find a solution that allows the app calendars to update automatically from the existing online calendars.
One important thing to remember in this case is to provide an option to the members to add the church event from the app to their personal calendars. These calendars should not just offer information regarding date and time, but also the location, (preferably GPS coordinates), or a map for navigation.
Once you integrate this kind of a solution, this should not only offer the congregation members a reminder, but also offer the driving directions, and an estimated time of departure to be able to reach in time. There is a good chance that this would increase the number of attendees in these events bringing the community closer and making the church events popular and successful
Everyone has their troubles in their life and are facing their own sets of challenges. The troubles do not wait till Sunday for some kind of respite. In these situations, a devotional message, or an inspiring quote does wonders.
Send out a daily devotional to the congregation and reach out, connect with them on a deeper level. Though, you can do this manually, but in case you are short on time and resources, look for online tools to automate the process.
There is no dearth of free services that provide messaging that may be automatically updated in the app every day. Find a service you are comfortable with and set it up to rum for you.
The prayer request feature is quite an asset to have and lets the people explore the app on their own time, but on top of that, it also encourages people to post to during the Sunday Service, within your youth group, during the volunteer training sessions, or other interactive times.
When people are given the opportunity to spend some time on the app during the meeting, they not only explore the app, but also share their prayers for those who need it the most.
If your church has a blog that you have been maintaining, then this feature makes a strong case. This feature is quite easy to integrate into your app and can be accomplished via RSS feed. The feeds would then come directly from the website into your app.
The biggest advantage of doing this is that when it is a mobile blog the chances of people reading it are a lot higher than its web counterpart. You can employ push notification to let everyone know whenever you post a new piece so that people know that there is something new that they can engage with.
Home groups or Bible study groups are an important part of the congregation as they not only help with sharing and receiving knowledge, but also enhance the community feeling among fellow members.
When you post the addresses of these group venues along with details like photographs, phone numbers, descriptions or anything else you might see fit to add, it becomes easy for the people to find home groups in their vicinity.
The GPG function installed on your phone will show a map depicting the relative positioning of all these groups in context of where you are. The users can then click on the one they like to get directions or contact details and get in touch to enquire further.
Every establishment, or organization is always looking for ways to improve their working and the experience or services they provide. In doing so, feedback is one of the most important factors. There are a number of free services available online like PollDaddy where you can incorporate polls, surveys, or RSVPs.
The biggest advantage of reaching out to the members through the mobile app is that people always carry them. Deploy a push notification asking for immediate or timed feedback.
