Pastoral Care
People bring their real pain into digital spaces. These posts are about doing pastoral care well online — from DMs to prayer requests to the full weight of presence across a screen.
The moment I realized I couldn’t keep doing digital ministry like this
When you realize you can’t keep going like this… what do you do next? I didn’t get there slowly. I crashed. Hard. The…
The lie I believed about digital ministry almost burned me out
I need to say something I didn’t realize I believed until it almost took me out.
How your church can support digital missionaries
For most of church history, mission work had a clear shape. Missionaries went somewhere—another country, another…
How Digital Missionaries Handle Privacy and Personal Concerns
In digital ministry, the role of a digital missionary has never been more crucial. These trailblazers don’t just spread…
5 Online Ministry Insights from August 2024
Summer is over and school has started for almost every school-aged child. As families have been busy getting ready for…
Caring for Others Online
Caring for others is a great ministry opportunity for all ministry leaders. These are ministry opportunities in-person…
How to Avoid Burnout as a Digital Minister
Burnout is not something new to ministers. Even before the Covid pandemic happened, ministers burned out at high rates.…
5 Online Ministry Insights from June 2024
The summer heat is an inferno right now. While the temperatures are hot, there is a lot happening in the digital and…
4 Digital Tools That Help Enable Pastoral Care and Counseling
Pastors and ministry leaders have many roles and responsibilities. While many roles seem to take higher priority,…
4 Digital Ways to Make Mother's Day Special at Your Church
Moms are very special and can make such a huge impact in the lives of their family and children. That is why Mother's…
Ministry and Caring for the Chronically Ill
jeff • March 28, 2024 embed While ministry leaders and Churches do a fantastic job caring for those who are sick and in…
EP286 - Jon Pyle on Disappointment, Timing, and Authenticity in Faith
Dive into Unfiltered Chats on Disappointment, Integrity, and Keeping It Real in a Hyper-connected World The Church…
How to Get Out of a Funk
jeff • February 1, 2024 embed Whether it is a work related one or personal one, we have all been in funks before. And…
EP280: Crisis, Trauma, and Digital Ministry
In digital spaces where the need is significant, the theological and pastoral landscapes of churches are expanding…
Unlocking Anxiety Management: Navigations and Narratives
jeff • January 25, 2024 embed In this enlightening episode of From Text To Testimony, Andy and Megan tackle the…
EP279: Evan Connelly, Intercom.com, and Chat 2.0 for Churches
Leveraging Live Chat for Enhanced Church Connection Creating Community Through Digital Ministry The recent episode of…
How Your Digital Ministry Can Help Your Community This Winter
As temperatures drop and skies gray, many people naturally experience a drop in attitude as well. Shorter days and…
Is Praying Through Text Real Prayer?
jeff • December 27, 2023 embed Does praying through texting really count as prayer at all? The From Text To Testimony…
The Challenge of "All is Well"
As we wrap up the 2023 Christmas season, if I'm honest, the song "All is Well" haunts me. The Christmas song All Is…
How Ministers Can Rest this Christmas
It happens every December. It's a most festive time of year and Churches are busy. Ministers and their teams are…
Shattering Holiday Myths: Real Talk on Loneliness & Grief
jeff • December 12, 2023 embed Why are the holidays always the hardest to get through? In this heartfelt episode of…
Responding to Mental Health (Part 1)
jeff • November 15, 2023 embed Do you think digital ministry resources can effectively address mental health issues?…
How to Create and Foster a Positive Online Community for Your Church
The atmosphere and environment that happens during the playoffs of any sport is amazing. The fans of the home team is…
Using Social Media Without Losing Your Soul
It happens regularly. I meet a pastor. As soon as he friends or follows me on social media, the bragging, rants, or…
How to "Fear Not" This October at Your Church
With Halloween being on the 31st, the month of October is often associated with fear. The month is full scary stories,…
A Ministry Opportunity for Caregivers
jeff • August 31, 2023 embed What are you doing to minister and support caregivers in your community? Who is serving…
How Youth Ministers Can Help Teenagers with Social Media
Gen Z and Alpha are growing up in a world where they only ever knew a world with social media. They are the first…
How Your Church Can Support Families This School Year
Throughout the year there are different opportunities to minister and support families. One of those times, the one…
Will AI Replace Ministers?
AI is a huge topic of conversation these days. It’s dominating conversation in all areas of life including work, home…
Community, Proximity and Discipleship
There’s a saying I’ve heard for as long as I’ve been in ministry that community is the best environment for…
4 Ways Digital Missionaries can Still Use Facebook
If we are honest, most people would probably say that they don't like using Facebook these days. What started off as a…
4 Tools Online Ministers Can Use to Build Relationships
jeff • April 27, 2023 embed Can real relationships happen online? They can and Online Discipleship Pastor Justin Herman…
11 Social Media Posts Your Church Can Make for Mother’s Day
Moms are the backbone of the family. They keep the family together as they nurture and care for them. With Mother's Day…
What's Next Now that Easter is Over?
Ever since Christmas, much of the last few months have been focused on Easter. Hopefully, your Easter season was…
How to Connect with People During and After Easter
Easter. It’s the one holiday that seems to sneak up on most church leaders . It’s literally the reason that we have our…
5 Online Ministry Insights from March 2023
The weather is getting warmer, it is getting lighter later in the day and allergies are back! Yes, Spring is here! With…
What is Metaverse Ministry?
Now, over a year and a half later, there still seems to be some confusion over what the Metaverse is. In fact, Tim…
Mental Health Obstacles in Virtual Reality
This article originally appeared on Leadership Network . The mental health implications of the metaverse are untested…
Why What Happens AFTER Your Live Stream Is Over is Vital
So, your church started broadcasting your services, you got a few online hosts, and even launched a few Zoom small…
Blog Posts Your Church Can Make During Winter
Winter officially starts December 21st and ends March 19th. It happens every year. And while Christmas is always on the…
EP240: Jonathan Song & Churchome’s Pastor Chat
PASTOR OVER TEXT? There are plenty of ways to pastor someone digitally, through Zoom or even through Avatars in virtual…
EP235: Christ-Centered Recovery with Nate Graybill
Christ-Centered Recovery is so important in digital and metaverse spaces, so why are churches hesitant to do…
Seth Muse & Ministering to Rude People, Digitally
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHURCH DIGITAL PODCAST If you're enjoying this episode , subscribe for free using your favorite…
New Research about Gen Z and Faith
jeff • June 23, 2022 embed Covid has been hard on all of us and have effected us all in different ways. Now, Springtide…
EP220: Brianna Heida, Overcoming Medical Issues, and the Strength of Weakness
DIGITAL CHURCHES ARE REACHING PEOPLE WITH HEALTH ISSUES We talk about how Digital Churches reach different types of…
How to Help Our Communities in the Midst of Tragedies
As much as we would all like to avoid it, the reality is that tragedies happen quite regularly in our communities. They…
Virtual Reality: The Great Equalizer
For over a year now, I have been leading a church in Virtual Reality as a campus pastor for our IRL (in real life)…
How to Effectively Follow-Up from Easter Sunday
jeff • April 14, 2022 embed Easter is one of the most important days in the life of a Christian and the Church. And, it…
Are you losing patience or learning to trust God’s timing?
The Power of the Prompt: Why One Little Step Changes Everything
No Trust, No Healing. Confidentiality Matters. #ChurchCommunity
Sometimes Saying No Is Wisdom, Not Weakness. #HealthyBoundaries
Pouring From an Empty Cup? | introducing TCD Care
Episode 5: Moving From Online Worship To Online Discipleship (The Digital Pavement Podcast)
You’re Not Broken For Struggling. God Still Loves You. #MentalHealth
Stay-at-Home Dad Reveals Why Gaming Needs More Christian Men
Hands-On Ministry | Why Your Care Might Save a Life
EP363: Jeff & Stacy Celebrate the CTRL+ALT+Recover Summit
Beyond The Building: What Churches Need To Understand About Recovery - Nate Graybill
Light Check: Before You Shine Out, Shine In - Laura Howe
Unfiltered & Free: Why Every Digital Missionary Needs Recovery
EP 23 - What If a Faith Crisis Leads You to Seek God & Share Him More?
EP351 - Jeff & Dr Tim Talk Motivation, Calling, and the Power of TruCenter
When You're Broken, You Can Help Others
Rob Wood Reveals What Keeps Pastors & Missionaries Going
EP336 - The Challenge of Mental Health in Digital Missions
Reaching the Dechurched Through Listening-First Digital Ministry
Trauma, Time, and True Hope: Missionary Work in VRChat
EP 332 - Questions - Is the Metaverse Dead?
EP 328 - Questions - Laura Howe answers "How am I emotionally present for people, digitally?"
EP318 - Dr John Harris on Doing Ministry Outside the Church’s Four Walls
EP314 - Online Ministry, Vulnerability and Punk Rock Jesus with Ian Simkins
Church on Twitch
Why Twitch is one of the most underrated mission fields for the church, what streaming ministry actually looks like,…
Community
Join The Fam on Discord and WhatsApp — daily community for digital missionaries. Cohorts, peer support, and prayer for…
CTRL + ALT + Recover Summit 2025
Five sessions on recovery ministry in digital spaces — trauma-informed digital ministry, addiction recovery in online…
Online Pastor
What an online pastor actually does, how the role works, what the job description looks like, and how to become one.…
Care for Online Pastors
The unique pastoral pressures online pastors face, the burnout patterns we keep seeing, and what sustainability…
Online Pastor Job Description
The complete hiring guide for churches recruiting an online pastor — sample job description, required qualifications,…
Thrive
TCD Thrive — pastoral resilience for digital missionaries, with Restore groups for digital missionaries. Pastoral care,…
