Category Pastors

Church Management, Community, Pastors, Volunteers

5 Significant Ways to Show Gratitude to Your Church Volunteers

A silhouetted group of church volunteers holds hands and raises them together against a colorful sunset sky, symbolizing unity, togetherness, and shared gratitude.

Why is it important to always show gratitude whenever possible to our church volunteers? It’s not just because we need them, but because they are people that deserve to be loved and appreciated. Studies tell us that receiving and showing…

SCTV Team
February 2, 2023

Church Marketing, Church Website, Communications, New Visitors, Pastors, Streaming Features, Streaming Tips

Why Streaming Your Church Services to TV Makes Sense

A modern living room features a large flat-screen TV for streaming church services, mounted on a dark gray wall. A wooden media console sits below, adorned with decorative plants and vases. Two pendant lights hang from the ceiling, and a small wooden shelf with an alarm clock stands nearby.

Many church leaders think it’s too expensive or special equipment is needed, but that is not accurate. Most don’t realize the benefits to streaming to TV. TV might be the most popular American pastime. On average, 55% of Americans spend…

SCTV Team
January 17, 2023

Church Goals, Church Management, Church Marketing, Church Website, New Visitors, Pastors, Social Media, Volunteers

What Do People Want to Hear From Church?

A crowded city street is filled with people walking in various directions, their lively chatter audible beneath the sun’s warm glow. The light creates a silhouette effect on the individuals, while urban structures and a distant church spire line the background.

A church’s message has to be more than, “Join us Sunday!” You have to tap into the real needs and feelings your community is experiencing and offer a tangible way to help. Churches need to clarify their message and make…

SCTV Team
January 11, 2023

Church Goals, Church Management, Church Marketing, Church Website, Communications, New Years Resolutions, Pastors, Stress & Burnout

How to Improve Your Calendar for the New Year

Illustration of an improve calendar with a red top and spiral binding. The grid features grey circles representing days, except for one red circle marking a significant New Year date.

It’s a new year and we all want to do our best, but here are some common mistakes that some of us in ministry make when it comes to scheduling our lives and some helpful tips to change that. Ministry…

SCTV Team
January 5, 2023

Pastors, Streaming Tips

Should Our Church Keep Streaming?

A videographer wearing headphones films with a professional camera on a tripod, perfecting the shot for Church Online streaming services. The background is blurred to emphasize the person’s hands adjusting the camera, while red cables snake around the church streaming setup.

We all know that the pandemic lead to a huge increase in churches needing to stream their services. But was this spike in streaming services just a fad, or will it continue to be an integral part of how churches…

SCTV Team
November 30, 2022

Pastors

Help For Pastors and Ex-pastors

A grayscale image with the text "GOD ISN'T DONE WITH YOU YET. AND NEITHER ARE WE." A solitary figure, perhaps an ex-pastor seeking help or guidance, stands in the lower right corner on a serene beach or shoreline.

Greg Atkinson is the executive director of ExPastors.com and discusses how his organization helps former as well as current pastors in dealing with issues they face. Greg Atkinson is the Founder of Worship Impressions and Executive Director of ExPastors.com. LifeWay…

SCTV Team
October 28, 2022

Church Goals, Pastors, Streaming Tips, Stress & Burnout

5 Mistakes Pastors Make That Hurt Productivity

A close-up of a spiral-bound calendar open on a wooden table, highlighting the months of March and July. The scene captures productivity as it unfolds in soft, natural light, with blurred surroundings adding to the focus.

I have been working in ministry since the late 1970s and have learned a lot from others as well as my own mistakes. Ministry is hard work but sometimes we make it even more difficult because of mistakes we make,…

SCTV Team
October 5, 2022

Community, Pastors

Uncomfortable Issues the Church Needs to Talk About

A pair of hands is using scissors to cut the word "UNCOMFORTABLE" into two pieces, symbolizing how important discussions can separate "UN" from "COMFORTABLE." This visual suggests that addressing uncomfortable issues, much like those the Church needs to talk about, starts by breaking them down.

There are many issues the Church as a whole needs to address, such as activism, environmental stewardship and many others. But there are many more struggles individuals in our churches are dealing with—issues that the church leaders should be talking…

SCTV Team
September 1, 2022

Pastors, Stress & Burnout, Volunteers

10 Ways to Handle Stress in Ministry

A man in a blue suit, representing the Ministry, clutches his head in stress. Behind him, a pink swirl filled with chaotic doodles like exclamation marks and lightning bolts symbolizes the mental overload he struggles to handle.

Stress in ministry is unavoidable but we don’t have to succumb to it. The problem comes with how we respond. To understand this, self-awareness is the vital tool. Without it, addressing stress and avoiding burnout is like trying to mend…

SCTV Team
August 11, 2022

Pastors

5 Reasons Why Depression is a Pervasive Issue for Pastors

A person sitting on a couch covers their face with both hands, wearing a brown sweater and blue jeans. The bright window suggests it is daytime. The individual seems in deep contemplation, hinting at the pervasive issue of depression.

To many people’s surprise, many pastors really struggle with depression. This is true today and it has been true throughout the history of the church. The great Charles Spurgeon wrestled with depression throughout his life. Martin Luther and John Bunyan had grappled…

SCTV Team
September 15, 2021