Users with permission can text some or all of the members of a group or serving team. Only people who have opted in to text messages receive it.

Sending a text works much like sending an email. Go to the group or team, select the people you want to reach, and choose to send a text.

Only people who have opted in to text messages receive your text. When you start a text, the To line shows how many of the people you selected are opted in. To help more people opt in, see Invite Others to Opt in to Text Communications.

Your church's text ID is added to the beginning of every text you send. If the group or team includes children, their parent/guardian contacts are also texted.

1. Do one of the following:
   1. Groups: In the top-left corner, click your site name then Realm. Then click Groups > All Groups.
   2. Teams: In the top-left corner, click your site name then Realm. Then click Volunteers/Serving > Volunteer Teams/Serving Teams
2. Click the name of the group or team from the list, then do one of the following:
   1. Groups: Click the Participants tab. To text the parents and guardians of participants instead, click the Parents/Guardians tab.
   2. Teams: Click the Roster tab.
3. Select each person you want to text. To text everyone, select the box above the list.
4. In the Select an action drop-down list, select Send One-Way Text.
5. In Compose Text, enter your message. The count below the box shows how many characters you have left.
6. Optional: To get a copy on your own phone, select Send a text to my mobile phone.
7. If your text is promotional rather than a notification, select This message contains promotional content.

   See Notifications vs. Promotional Content and Quiet Hours Protection.

8. Optional: To send the text later, select a date and time from the Send Text drop-down menu.

   To change or cancel it before it sends, see Manage Scheduled Texts.

9. Click Send.

To review texts you've sent, see View My Text History.