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Jan 11, 2024

Ministry by Text (MBT) recently changed their name to Powered by Text (PBT). Now, TouchPoint has addressed that change. The most visible change is that we’ve changed references from Ministry by Text or MBT to Powered by Text or PBT. In addition, there have been several updates to enhance the PBT integration.

MMS Messaging – You can now send an MMS message. Once you have a PBT group selected, the MMS box will automatically present. When you check that box, and MMS Upload option will appear. Choose your file, upload, add a message and then click Send SMS. Max file size is 960 KB.

Send to Group – It is now possible to send a text message to everyone opted in to a certain group. You access this option from the SMS Log. Admin > Communication > SMS Log. Select a PBT group from the Group Dropdown. You can then click the Send to Group button. 

You will then be presented with a Message box. Once a messages has been entered, click Send SMS.

OTM Group Users – You now have the ability to add users to the OTM (Quick Sign-In) group. This allows you to see all incoming messages to that group through the SMS log. Users can still NOT send messages to the OTM group.

System & OTM Groups – Once the System and OTM groups are set, they cannot be deleted.

We hope you enjoy these new enhancements. To find out more about texting in TouchPoint, check out this article.

Jan 11, 2024

The next release is scheduled to be deployed Monday night, January 15th. This includes new features and updates to existing features.

Powered By Text Integration Updates

  • Support for MMS – users will now be able to send MMS texts (texts with photos and videos) directly from TouchPoint instead of needing to log into their PBT account.
  • Sending to a whole group – if you’d like to send to all subscribers to a PBT group (including numbers who are not associated to a record yet in TouchPoint), you can now do that directly within TouchPoint.
  • All references to PBT’s old name have been updated to reflect their new name.
  • Several small tweaks to the setup process have been enhanced to make setup even easier.

Miscellaneous Updates

  • You can now run a custom export on the Pledge Management page.
  • The source of the pledge (online vs. manual) has been added to the export so that finance users can see where the pledge originated.
  • Updates were made to reCAPTCHA to be added to the Prayer page and new Request Account Deletion page. Additional tweaks were made to ensure all legitimate registrations and gifts are able to be processed.
  • The {firstorjoint} replacement code is now supported via SMS.
  • When building a custom report, we’ve made it super easy to add that report to the new navigation menu and select the appropriate location (menu and column).
  • Social Security Number is now required when submitting a background check via the Submit with PII option.
  • Users with the Manager or Manager2 roles can now see the Duplicates Finder and Results options on the new menu.

Mobile App 3.0

  • Several settings and API updates to support the new app.

Other small bug fixes and tweaks were included in the release. For more information about the updates in this release, please check the help documentation Tuesday morning.

Jan 10, 2024

Miss the annual Fireside Chat? Get caught up!

Hear from Ross, Morgan, Chris, Andrew, and Carla on our annual Fireside Chat. The team provided updates across several areas as well as peeked ahead into this year’s roadmap.

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