Church teams need a way to reach people between Sundays that is more personal than email and easier to run together than separate phones. Gloo Communications is a text messaging tool for churches and ministries inside Gloo Workspace.^1 Teams send one-to-many Broadcasts to everyone or to specific Groups, run automated Workflows triggered by Keywords, and use Messaging Analytics to see how messages perform as communication grows.^1 A Prayer Inbox centralizes prayer requests and assigns them to team members, so prayer stays part of the week, not an afterthought.^1
Leaders can keep working from a phone. The Gloo Messaging app, from Gloo, LLC, is built for church and ministry leaders on the go, with real-time conversations, prayer requests, Broadcasts, contact management, assigning conversations to teammates, adding people to Groups or Workflows, and engaging Explorers without missing a message.^2 Video Messaging and interactive Polls are available in Gloo+, the paid membership built on the Communications core.^1 Gloo+ also adds Workflow Menus, recurring Broadcasts, and subaccounts for separate campuses, ministries, or audiences.^4 A free tier is available, and Gloo+ is a paid membership; see Gloo's help page for current pricing.^4 A help center covers Workspace setup, Communications, Gloo+, and the mobile app.^5
Gloo is the Boulder, Colorado technology company Scott Beck founded in 2013 to help churches and other Christian groups use technology to spread God's word.^6 Beck and his wife Theresa launched it after worrying that technology was racing ahead while churches were left behind.^6 Beck put the conviction this way: "God gave me a conviction. That was, in order for the church to get the benefit of the next generation of technologies, it's got to be connected. Go, connect the church."^6 Gloo describes its purpose as shaping technology as a force for good, serving those who serve, so people flourish and communities thrive.^7 Pat Gelsinger serves as Executive Chairman and Head of Technology.^6
"So far I'm really appreciating this powerful little tool for communication. Its been very helpful for our little church of 30ish people." - Sanna Kahlvik, Google Play review^3
