Communications
However you prefer to join the conversation, Connect App keeps you connected to your church, your groups, and your serving teams.
Connect App — available on your mobile device or from your computer's browser — gives you a complete set of ways to stay in touch.
Your church can send email and texts that land in your inbox, or post announcements in the newsfeed to keep you informed.
Group and serving team leaders can keep their people engaged with targeted newsfeeds, inbox messaging by email and text, and real-time chat.
Everyone can stay connected through the free Connect App app — joining group conversations, receiving notifications, and finding news and information from a phone, tablet, or laptop.
Each church chooses which of these channels it uses, so what you see depends on what your site has adopted. When you open Connect App, you'll find options to manage your communication preferences for whichever ones are turned on — in-app newsfeeds, inbox messages, chats, texts, and emails delivered to your device.
These topics cover how to set your notification preferences — a digest or every message — and where to find important group or team communication.
Encouraging Group Communication
When you enable group communication, individuals in a group can connect with each other through posts, photos, events and chat. However, not every communication method is a good fit for every group.
- the group's audience
- whether the purpose of the group is to encourage communication
- if you want the group to be engaged or disengage
You may want to open the conversation to the group by letting them know who in the group can create content. Provide a gentle reminder that group members should post content that is helpful or interesting to other members. Take a moment to reference any guidelines or policies you've created for internal communication.