Frequently Asked Questions

• What are eDevotionals? eDevotionals are email messages that are sent daily to members of a congregational subscription group and include daily Bible texts, inspirational reflections and prayers. The daily reflections and prayers are written by experienced writers and are reviewed for consistency with our faith and theology. Richard Beckmen, executive editor of eDevotionals & Announcements, is a pastor and author and writes about prayer and spirituality. He is author of A Beginners Guide to Prayer, Praying for Wholeness and Healing, and has developed a daily devotional program for married couples published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. Click here to view today's eDevotionals.
• Which Bible texts are used? The daily eDevotionals include one Bible text each day that follow the 3-year Revised Common Lectionary. The Bible texts presented include a variety of Old and New Testament texts during the week, a Psalm on Saturdays, and a Gospel text on Sundays.
• How do we add our own congregational announcements? @Church Announcements are one way of customizing eDevotionals & Announcements specifically for your congregation. It's now easy to immediately inform your congregation of member updates, special events, meetings, and worship times, to name a few. When you start your subscription you will receive an account and password for eDevotionals.com. The Web site allows you to enter the news and goings-on at your congregation. In addition, you may select or customize announcement headings and schedule the announcements for any period of time. Announcements can run for one day or good-'til-canceled. The announcements are combined in the same email as the daily eDevotionals and sent to email addresses on your group email list.
• What if we don't want to include announcements? Easy. Just sign up for eDevotionals & Announcements and your congregation will automatically receive only the Bible texts and eDevotionals daily. No other effort is required on your part except to sign up congregational members and friends to your group email list.
• How do we receive eDevotionals & Announcements? Each morning your subscribers will find an eDevotionals & Announcements from your church in their email inbox. Any announcements you submit before midnight, Central Standard Time, will appear in the next day's eDevotionals & Announcements from your church. The return email address for your eDevotionals & Announcements is that of your group administrator. The Subject or Contents field of the email is the '@' symbol and the name of your church.
• What is the advantage of using email announcements? Your church has many important events on a daily and weekly basis. For example, congregational members have new babies, become hospitalized, or pass away. eDevotionals & Announcements help you to be proactive in informing your congregation of important church related events. Most church members today have an email account and receiving notices and reminders by email is unobtrusive, efficient, and convenient. eDevotionals & Announcements is an easy and up-to-date way to communicate with your congregation without costly, time-consuming mailings or ineffective bulletin board postings.
• Who receives eDevotionals & Announcements? Each member of your congregation with email may be placed on your list. We provide a printable email list sign-up sheet if you are building the list yourself. Alternatively, you can announce your unique group code and have members and friends register themselves via the Join a Group page at the eDevotionals & Announcements Web site.
• Is there a limit to how many congregational members or subscribers I can have in my group? No.
• What is the cost? eDevotionals & Announcements cost $15.95 per month for the entire congregation.
• Am I the correct person to administer my congregation's subscription? If you are a member of the church staff or lay leadership and help with the church's communication ministry, you are a good person to administer your church's subscription. It's easy to do and takes just a few minutes a week. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. Because eDevotionals & Announcements is Web-based service you can administer your group from any Internet connected computer anywhere.
• How do I subscribe? Go to http://www.edevotionals.com/register.html and fill in the two-forms that follow. Your can pay by credit card or have us send your church an invoice. All data and information that you enter is secure and is not provided to anyone for any reason.
• I have already subscribed. How do I administer my subscription? Log into your administration area by going to http://www.edevotionals.com/login.html and enter your email address and the password you selected during registration.
• How do I get members of my congregation on our list? You have two options: 1) as administrator, you may enter each individual's name and email address yourself, or 2) give the eDevotionals Web address and group code to your congregational members and have them register themselves. The former is recommended if you have a small congregation -- it is much more proactive. The latter is recommended if you have a large congregation because it minimizes administrative efforts on your part.
• Which Web browsers are supported? We have tested this site on Intel PC's and Apple Macs for Netscape (Communicator/Navigator) and Microsoft (Internet Explorer) browsers versions 4.0 or higher. We have also tested for AOL 4.0 and higher. If you encounter any browser-related problems, we will be glad to hear from you. If you are unsure of your browser version, select "Help" on your browser, then select "About Communicator" (or "About Internet Explorer," etc.)
• What if I have a question not answered here? Feel free to contact us. We will be happy to answer any questions pertaining to eDevotionals & Announcements. Send us an email or call toll-free 1-800-706-0383.
• What are the Terms and Conditions for subscribing to this service? Please read our Terms and Conditions.
• What is the cancellation policy? Please read our Cancellation Policy.

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