Since the telephone was born in 1876, the world has become increasingly connected. Before we knew it, there were telephones in every household in America as well as the entire world and phones replaced our much slower communication methods of writing letters or using telegraphs. A little over 100 years later, phones became even more convenient with huge advances in technology that allowed us to go mobile. Nowadays, 95% of American's own mobile phones and the rate is only increasing.

This solution is simple. Let us do what we do best. Over 20 years ago Voice Broadcasting was founded to help people just like you get their message out to the masses and Voice Broadcasting created Congregation Connection so that we could help ministries and churches do that too. So whether you want to keep it simple and prerecorded, or add a personal touch with highly trained live communicators, we have a strategy for you.

Want to see our personal advancements on telephone technology? Check out our telemeetings. We aren't your typical conference call. We allow your congregation to connect on a platform that is simple and convenient. Dial thousands at once, connect your attendees quickly, ask poll questions any time, bring attendees live any time, and receive live recordings any time that is quickly transcribed by a live agent. You can even transfer attendees, accept donations, and give away material relating to your meeting. We even give you access to reports on every telemeeting to give you insightful information about how your contacts respond to your outreach.

When you have a big event taking place, organizing everything so that everyone is on the same page and everything runs smoothly can be a big task. With Congregation Connection, that task just got smaller.

Get the word out faster with calls and texts inviting all of your contacts in minutes. This means that you will receive RSVPs on the fly and all in one organized place so you know exactly how many people you need to plan for. Want to get feedback from your congregation about what they want at the event? Our live communicators can give them a call and accurately record their answers, or you can have them select their answers with a prerecorded call.

If you want to get everyone's answer at once, poll questions featured in our telemeetings are the best way to do that. If someone comes live with an idea you think should be voted on, a poll question can be created on the spot so you can see what the rest of the group thinks. Once it's over, you will have a report already made for you to show you the answers you need. If that's not convenience we don't know what is.

On the other hand, if you want to eliminate all of the stress of organizing a live event like ordering supplies, decor, tables, chairs, food, etc. you can save TONS of time and hassle by going virtual. A telemeeting brings people together quickly, conveniently, and without the hassle of anyone having to get ready. Spend that money you would have spent on refreshments on the charitable cause that you have been promoting and get the same if not more attendance with a telemeeting.

Every now and then we all need some motivation. And whether we admit it or not, it feels good to be encouraged every once in a while. Without motivation we are stagnant, and if we are stagnant we are not growing. If we are not growing, we are dying.

So go ahead and motivate your congregation. Send them a text or call that includes an inspiring message, an invitation to join you at an event, or even a motivational challenge that they can pass along to others to keep the goodness going.

Want to motivate people to donate by making it convenient for them? Use text messaging to send them a link to your website where you are accepting contributions. Or connect to listeners near and far to spread knowledge of your mission, hear how people feel about it, and allow them to donate easily over the phone in a telemeeting. Do your contacts not have enough time for a telemeeting but still want to donate over the phone? No worries! Send them a quick prerecorded or live call and allow contributors to transfer to a live agent who can process the transaction.

It has never been quicker or easier to motivate your congregation.

More than likely, you are here because your congregation is growing. And if it's not, it will be soon. As your congregation grows, managing it becomes more challenging. Unfortunately we can't find great leaders for you, but once you have found great leaders, the tools now available to them will make them extremely effective at managing with the congregation.

How well do you know your congregation? Do you know what they respond to? What type of refreshments they like? Where they are on their spiritual journey? What times and days they are most available? Our highly trained live communicators can call them and find out for you, or you can ask them to participate in your prerecorded survey. To add convenience to the mix, you can also text your contacts so that they can easily participate if they do not answer the phone.

Telemeetings can be used to manage your leaders. You can host coaching calls, remote meetings, and discuss plans and strategies to successfully engage and develop your congregation. If you are already using telemeetings for other solutions and agendas, then you can add on poll questions to get to know your congregation in the beginning while attendees are still connecting so that your attendees stay entertained, and you get insightful information that helps you manage your congregation at the same time! Win-Win!

Nothing feels better than hearing your phone buzz, then picking it up to see or hear something positive - something that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. The next best feeling is actually being the reason why someone else had the pleasure of experiencing that themselves.

Engage with your congregation every once in a while by sending them something nice via call or text. Try a positive affirmation, a devotional that inspires praise, a word of encouragement, or even something funny so your recipient can get a laugh in. Be a positive force in the lives of your congregation and be a constant reminder of the greatness that your congregation radiates.

Come together and rejoice in the glory of the truth, share testimonials of triumph and strength, encourage one another, and pray for each other together from anywhere with an uplifting and convenient telemeeting. Uplift your congregation as well as the surrounding neighborhoods and community.

Have a quick announcement to make? Last minute change to a group plan? Emergency gathering? An extension to your fundraising deadline? Or do you simply have a REALLY important message that absolutely everyone needs to hear? Notify your congregation quickly and easily with Congregation Connection.

Send prerecorded messages for quick reminder messages for your event, reach more people with live calls facilitated by highly trained live communicators, send a text to those who did not pick up or who hung up, and make sure that you did not miss a person on your list.

Have a telemeeting coming up? Call or text your contacts ahead of time to spread awareness of your telemeeting and to encourage people to be present. Send reminder calls or texts the day they commit, the day of the telemeeting, and an hour before it starts to maximize your attendance levels if you do not already host regular telemeetings.

In order to completely understand your congregation and successfully acknowledge members of your congregation, it is important that you identify them. Identify individuals who attend your events and follow up with them so that you can thank them. Many of our clients have found that this actually makes their attendees more likely to attend future events.

Identifying the demographics of your congregation allows you to develop the best communication strategies for their wants and needs so that you can get the most use out of our tools. Did you know that about 85% of people have below the age of 64 have a smartphone? That number increases to 94% when looking at people under the age of 29. This alone indicates that texting is the best method for millennials, while phone calls are likely the best communication method for baby boomers.

Knowing your congregation is important if you want to get the most engagement and growth possible. We understand that. This is why we are able to identify your respondents with their answers so that you can get a better understanding of why your respondents answer the way they do.

The moment a person walks through the doors of your church, your biggest goal is to get connected with them. By getting connected and building relationships, you encourage engagement within the congregation and development of the community.

Congregation Connection is the number one resource used by ministries and churches to stay connected with members and guests day in and day out. We truly make communication convenient with our live calls, prerecorded calls, texts, and telemeetings. Turn the convenience up a notch by using multiple tools at once to reach every single contact easily and efficiently.

Whether you want to send text reminders for service or bible study, or you want to call new members and invite them to group events, or connect with everyone at once to rejoice together on a telemeeting, our team of communication specialists will make your experience convenient for all.

There are certain services or events that are particularly special, and there are times where being together is paramount. Sometimes we all just need to be together. Whether it be under good or bad circumstances (preferably good!), there is nothing like feeling the support from those who care about you.

Show your congregation you care and invite them via phone call or text to assemble every week for your service, daily for Church by Phone telemeetings, monthly for lunches, or annually for a spiritual retreat. No matter what it is that you have going on in your church, there is always a reason to come together.

Assemble for any occasion with no designated location by utilizing Congregation Connection's telemeetings. There is not much setting up or planning required and you can assemble thousands quickly for a fraction of the time and cost it takes to assemble that many people in person. Change the way you come together and make it more convenient for everyone.

Texting has certainly revolutionized telephone technology. Were you sending texts when they first came out in 1993? (You couldn't unless you had a Nokia!) Even in 1995 when texting had been out for a little bit, users only sent an average of 0.4 messages per GSM customer per month. But it soon took off to be the most used cell phone feature in the world.

Sending a text is simple. As long as you know your alphabet and you have the strength to push a button, you have what it takes to send a text message. People are now sending between 16 to 128 texts a day - making this the most convenient traditional method of communication.

Send texts to your congregation to send reminders, send event information, send invites, or any message that you can think of. If you can type it we can send it.

Is your congregation excited to come together every week? If not, now is the time to get your congregation excited and ready to praise, worship, devote, and grow.

Whether your congregation realizes it or not, there are so many things to be excited about around the church. Get people excited about baptism by holding a baptism celebration, or by sending monthly shout-outs via call or text announcing new baptisms. Get people excited about upcoming events by talking to members about their experiences at past events on a telemeeting that you hosted to promote the event. By hearing others' excitement, it spreads quickly throughout the congregation.

Get your congregation involved in the planning of your events and they will have even more reason to be excited about them. Call, text, or ask questions at a telemeeting to get feedback from your congregation so that you can coordinate successful events together.

We hope that you are as excited as we are about all of the ways that Congregation Connection will help you get your contacts ready to worship!