Encourage your pastor to keep his personal library up-to-date by purchasing Christian books or Bible commentaries. Don’t neglect to say “thank-you” for the pastor who is always there for you. If your church is wondering “what” or “how” to observe Pastor Appreciation Month, perhaps these suggestions will help. Pastor Appreciation Day is celebrated the second Sunday in October and Pastor Appreciation month is throughout October. The purpose of this month was for members of the church to financially offer support to their minister. In 1994, Focus on the Family, a global Christian organization, designated October as Pastor Appreciation Month. In 1992 this thought became known as Clergy Appreciation Month and a time to honor pastors and religious personnel. In I Thessalonians 5:12-13, he stated that those who God has chosen to work among you should be held in the highest regard for their work and that you should love them. The apostle Paul wrote that the church elders were worthy of a double honor, especially preaching and teaching (I Timothy 5:17). The history of appreciating those God ordained goes back to Bible times. These people are in churches where their leaders are called upon for a multitude of various needs and are on-call 24/7. At least 70 percent of people in the United States are identified as Christians (Pew Research Study). “To have the love and respect of children is a great compliment.”Īcross our nation, 51,000 identify themselves as pastors or clergy (Bureau of Labor Statistics). “This is a book I will always treasure,” says Kellough. When they gathered for the Children’s Sermon, they delivered the notebook. Working on drawings and personal notes of “Why I Love My Pastor” they kept this a secret until the second Sunday in October. and ranges in size of 51-100 ().ĭuring Pastor Appreciation Day last year, the children of the church made a notebook and presented it to Kellough. Woodland, a small Southern Baptist church, is like 27.4 percent of the churches in the United States. “Pastors need to hear they are appreciated,” says Randy Kellough, pastor of Woodland Baptist Church in Haywood County.
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