Text Messages

Our Savior’s Church Family of Ministries sends text messages through Next Steps, our discipleship follow-up application. This page explains who gets them, what they say, and how to stop them.

Who receives texts

• People who complete the Next Steps assessment — a confirmation of the next steps recommended for them, and the name of the volunteer paired with them.
• Church staff and volunteer Connectors — that a new assessment has arrived, that they have been paired with someone, and that somebody has not been contacted inside the church’s follow-up window.

These are operational notifications. We never send marketing or solicitation by text.

How people opt in

Nobody is texted unless they have asked to be. There are two ways to ask, and both are optional — neither is required to complete the assessment or to receive anything from the church.

• On the assessment form. At nextsteps.oscfamily.com, the final step asks for name, mobile number, email and campus. Beneath the mobile number is an unchecked checkbox labelled “Text me about my next steps (optional)”.
• In their own account. Anyone signed in can switch “Text messages” on or off under My Account at any time.

The wording shown beside the checkbox, and stored with each person’s consent along with the date and where it was given, is:

“I agree to receive text messages from Our Savior’s Church about Next Steps at the mobile number on my account. Message frequency varies with activity on my account. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to stop, HELP for help. See the Privacy Policy at nextsteps.oscfamily.com/privacy and Terms at nextsteps.oscfamily.com/terms.”

Administrators can switch texting off on somebody’s behalf. They cannot switch it on — agreeing is something only the person can do.

Message frequency, rates, and stopping

• Message frequency varies with activity on your account.
• Message and data rates may apply.
• Reply STOP to any message to stop receiving texts, or switch them off in your account. Reply START to begin again.
• Reply HELP for help, or email operations@oscfamily.com.
• Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Examples of what we send

Congratulations [James]! You have finished your Next Steps assessment at Our Savior’s Church. Your next steps: [Water Baptism, Prayer]. A Connector will reach out to walk with you. See them here: https://nextsteps.oscfamily.com/my-steps Reply STOP to stop.

Our Savior’s Church Next Steps: [James Sigue II] completed an assessment at [New Iberia] and needs a Connector. https://nextsteps.oscfamily.com/admin Reply STOP to stop.

Our Savior’s Church Next Steps: you’ve been paired with [James Sigue II] at [New Iberia]. Say hello within [72]h: https://nextsteps.oscfamily.com/connector Reply STOP to stop.

Your information

Mobile information and messaging consent are not shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.