# Church Management, Online Giving, & Ministry Resources ## Stop Trying to Be the Church Down the Street: A Pastor's Guide to Overcoming Ministry Comparison Discover how pastors can overcome ministry comparison, recognize their church’s unique strengths, and lead faithfully without copying another congregation. Written by [Susanna Gonzales](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/overcoming-ministry-comparison) --- ## The Bivocational Pastor: Thriving in Ministry When You Also Have a 9-to-5 Practical guidance for bivocational pastors balancing church ministry, a full-time job, sermon preparation, family responsibilities, and Sabbath rest. Written by [Susanna Gonzales](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/bivocational-pastor-ministry-time-management) --- ## Why 70% of Your Congregation Isn’t Fully Engaged—and How to Change That Learn how to increase church member engagement through clear discipleship pathways, volunteer opportunities, guest follow-up, generosity, and shared ministry ownership. Written by [Laura Chilengue](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/increase-church-member-engagement) --- ## How Smithville FWC Simplified Ministry With Tithely Smithville Family Worship Center needed a simpler, more affordable way to manage giving, church data, and member engagement. By switching to Tithely All Access, the church consolidated its technology, reduced administrative work, increased recurring giving, and saw greater adoption of its custom church app. Written by [Chris Dunagan](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/smithville-fwc-tithely-customer-story) --- ## Why Stewardship is About Far More Than Money Biblical stewardship is about wisely managing everything that God has given us – our time, opportunities, energy, talents, thoughts, belongings, and finances. Written by [Chris Dunagan](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/stewardship-defined-why-its-about-far-more-than-money) --- ## What Connections Pastors Get Wrong (And How to Fix It) Discover six common Connections Pastor mistakes and learn how to build scalable guest follow-up systems that improve retention and church growth. Written by [Chris Dunagan](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/connections-pastor-mistakes-church-growth) --- .jpg) ## The Pastor Friendship Gap: Why So Many Church Leaders Feel Isolated (And What to Do About It) Discover why pastoral loneliness is so common and learn practical ways church leaders can build meaningful, sustaining friendships. Written by [Susanna Gonzales](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/pastor-friendship-gap-pastoral-loneliness) --- ## Tithely’s 2026 Product Roadmap: What’s New and What’s Next Tithely Chief Product & Technology Officer Todd Trappe shares what the product team has been building in 2026, including Groups, Tithely Tap, multifund giving, faster pages, improved finance tools, and the continuing journey toward one unified church management platform. Written by [Tithely](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/tithely-product-updates) --- ## Beating the Church Summer Giving Slump: What Financial Peace University's Josh Britt Wants Pastors to Know Learn why church giving declines during the summer and discover practical strategies from Financial Peace University's Josh Britt to strengthen generosity, encourage recurring giving, and prepare your church before Labor Day. Written by [Laura Chilengue](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/church-summer-giving-slump) --- .jpg) ## Creative Fall Outreach Ideas That Go Beyond Your Church Walls Discover creative fall outreach ideas that help your church serve your community, build meaningful relationships, and create welcoming opportunities for people to connect with your church. Written by [Susanna Gonzales](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/creative-fall-outreach-ideas-that-go-beyond-your-church-walls) --- ## We Predicted the Church's Future Back in 2020. It's Now 2026. Let's See How We Did. Remember when we said churches would ditch Facebook and Christians would wear AR glasses to track their Bible reading? Yeah. Let's talk about that. Written by [Tithely](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/church-after-covid) --- ## Why Most Church Outreach Doesn't Work (And What to Do Instead) Most church outreach events draw a crowd but rarely lead to lasting church growth. Discover why traditional outreach often falls short and learn practical strategies to help your church connect with new people and turn first-time guests into engaged members. Written by [Laura Chilengue](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/why-church-outreach-fails) --- .jpg) ## Teenagers Are in Therapy With a Chatbot. Here's What the Church Needs to Do About It. Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for companionship and emotional support. Learn how pastors and church leaders can respond with biblical wisdom, equip parents, and disciple the next generation. Written by [Susanna Gonzales](https://get.tithe.ly/blog/ai-and-the-church-youth-ministry)