Engaging Your CongregationMobile App1:38Ep. 2 of 9

Using Push Notifications to Increase Sunday Engagement

What you'll learn in this tip

  • The three push notifications that drive the most Sunday attendance
  • How to write a push notification that gets opened (character limits matter)
  • Setting up an automated Saturday reminder in ChurchSpring
  • What not to send — the push notification mistakes that cause uninstalls

About this tip

Your church app is the only marketing channel where your message appears on someone's lock screen. Used well, push notifications are your highest-engagement touchpoint for members. Used poorly, they get your app uninstalled. This tip covers the three notifications that actually move behavior — the Saturday evening reminder, the new sermon alert, and the event follow-up — and shows exactly how to schedule them in ChurchSpring.

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