TL;DR: Digital Ministry News Recap 

This edition of the Digital Ministry Journal recaps news of interest to the digital ministry community. Church Plant Solutions shares a tip for saving $1,000 annually on accounting software. Brady Shearer shares steps for following up with new Church visitors. Gloo offers a free text messaging service and shares guidance for preventing text messages from being blocked by carriers. Google for Nonprofits offers its YouTube Nonprofit Program. Finally, tech venture capitalist Vivek Goyal weighs in on use cases for AI agents.

Save $1,000 annually on Accounting Software

Church Plant Solutions shares a tip for saving over $1,000 annually on Quickbooks Online in “Don’t overpay for accounting software!!“ Instagram reel. (1 minute watch).

New Visitor Follow-Up Sequence

Brady Shearer of Pro Church Tools shares step-by-step instructions and example content in “My New Visitor Follow-up Sequence“ Instagram reel. (1 minute watch).

Free Text Messaging++

Gloo offers a “Free Church Text Messaging Platform” and provides guidance for preventing text messages from being blocked by carriers in “Information and best practices for using your Toll-Free SMS and MMS phone number“ (5-minute read).

YouTube Nonprofit Program

Google For Nonprofits offers its “YouTube Nonprofit Program” describing features, benefits and examples of using the YouTube Nonprofit Program to “amplify your cause” and YouTube Giving to “make it easier for your supporters to give”. A link to signup is available at the end of the page. (15-minute read).

AI Agents

Vivek Goyal of Altimeter Capital shares “AI Agents - next frontier to access the web” describing a broad spectrum of use cases for AI agents. The use of AI agents for coaching/therapy has implications for Christian counseling, and the use of AI agents for personalized education has implications for Christian education and discipleship. (5-minute read).

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