Messaging Lists - Create a List

It only takes a few steps to create a new Messaging List - a powerful way to communicate with your members, visitors and interests by email and text messaging.

1. Create the list

Choose the "messaging lists" menu option (under the "Reports & Tools" menu section). On the Messaging Lists page, click the "New list" button.

If your eAdventist account has access to more than one church (or conference), you will need to choose which one will own the List.

For the "Audience", choose "People & Contacts" for a list that can send to any members, nonmembers, visitors, and interests.

The From name and From email are required. Each time you create a Message, you have the option to use the defaults or enter a different name and email.

2. Grow your audience

On the Messaging List page, the "Audience" box shows who is on your list.You can add Subscribers from both the People and Contacts sections of eAdventist.

Click the "Add+" button to see the People in your audience who have email addresses or mobile phones.

Click the "+" icons to add subscribers one at a time or click the "Add all" button.

Click the "Subscribers" link to see the complete list of subscribers. You can unsubscribe them, if necessary.

Click the "Bounced" link to see any subscribers that eAdventist has had problems delivering messages to.

Click the "Unsubscribed" link to show a list of People that have unsubscribed themselves or been unsubscribed by you.

3. Ready to send

Just click the "New Email" button to create your first email message.

Adding other List users

You can allow other people in your church or conference to use the List. Click the "Edit Users" button to add them.

The "User" drop-down will show any people who have access to the Messaging List features. Select the person and click the "Add" button.

Click the "edit" icon to change the settings for a List User.

The Text to List option allows the person to send text messages from their phone to the List's SMS number - and eAdventist will automatically send it to the entire List.

Choose the appropriate Permission level. "List admin" can change anything on the LIst, "Sender" can manage Subscribers and send messages.