Relating to my post below about the merchandising of Christ, I received this press release this morning about a purpose-driven (isn't that term trade marked yet?) mobile phone company. (Never open your email before breakfast. You'll lose your appetite.) Here's an excerpt:
FaithFone Wireless(TM) a Phoenix based purpose driven Christian Mobile Phone Company is proud to announce today the launch of its Ministry Partners program. FaithFone Wireless has entered into a media delivery and content distribution partnership with Jireh Mobile to provide Churches personalized mobile content and messaging services. FaithFone Wireless recently launched the first ever faith-based branded mobile phone service to offer Daily Devotionals, Bible passages, Prayer Of The Day, Life Advice, and like-minded entertainment content via (SMS) Text on a branded mobile phone handsets.
FaithFone has developed a Ministry Partners program, providing Churches and other Faith-based organizations a unique business opportunity and wireless services. FaithFone Wireless products and services are design to facilitate ministry growth, member retention, contribution consistency, and stimulate community outreach and development though partnerships with local ministries. FaithFone offers Ministry Partners a personalized mobile content card with music, sermons, branded ringtones, and daily devotionals produced by the Church that can be loaded on the member's cell phones using an IVR system (Interactive Voice Response). In addition FaithFone provides Ministry Partners leading edge solutions including a (CTMS) Congregational Text messaging system, FaithFone Dealership, Mobile Banking Deposit account, revenue sharing, monthly residuals, individual members Mobile Banking VISA Debit card accounts, member retention and ministry mobilization solutions.
Jireh Mobile has developed a delivery platform that provides FaithFone's Ministry Partners a Branded SMS Text messaging solution to send daily congregational communications to its Church members. The (CTMS) solution will distribute event notification, weekly sermon sound bites, daily devotionals, bible passages, Prayer Of The Day, and news alerts to the members cell phones.
The Ministry Partners program is a focal point for our company's growth and success. The Jireh Mobile solution enables our Ministry Partners to utilize the FaithFone as a tool for mobilizing entire ministries on a moments notice say Larry Witherspoon Managing Director of FaithFone Wireless Media. The FaithFone becomes an optimum congregational communications tool that extends the reach of the Faith-Based community beyond the walls of the Church and keeps members connected to the small, medium, large and Mega Church 24 / 7.
FaithFone is currently finalizing agreements with several Churches, Ministries, Faith-Based organizations, and Christian owned businesses in the U.S. and abroad. For more information about becoming a Ministry Partner go to www.faithfonewireless.com or call (888) 313- FONE.
Jireh Mobile is a division of Jireh Business Development, offering mobile content distribution and SMS and Premium SMS solutions for businesses and ministries worldwide. For more info go to www.jirehmobile.info.
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