Category Pastors

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

How to Improve Your Calendar for the New Year

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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

Church Goals, Holidays, New Years Resolutions, Pastors, Relationships, Stress & Burnout

10 Ways to be Better in Ministry for 2023

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Wow, 2023 is almost here. Many folks make New Year’s Resolutions, the things they hope to accomplish. Here’s a twist, how about some things you do not want to do in 2023? 1. Do not allow ministry to take important…

SCTV Team
December 14, 2022

Pastors, Streaming Tips

Should Our Church Keep Streaming?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Church Management, Pastors

10 Tips to Leading Productive Meetings

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Leadership and volunteer team meetings are very important to having a healthy and productive church — yet have you ever sat through a meeting and said to yourself, “What a waste of time, I could be doing other things?” Poorly…

SCTV Team
August 11, 2021

Community, Pastors

5 Reasons People Are Drifting Away From Church

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Guest Author: Dan Reiland There’s a big difference between missing a Sunday and disconnecting from your church. Life is busy! Vacations, travel for work, kids have travel ball, and the needed recharge at the lake or cabin is wonderful. That’s…

Guest Blogger
August 9, 2021