Five Gifts You Can Give Your Pastor in 2020'! Click here
Most churches love to bless their Pastors and spiritual Leaders.
I am asked frequently; how can the church help me?
To be a Pastor of a National church Ministry as Better Life Movement is a privilege and a high honor, but it’s the hardest work we've ever done and here's
how you can help us.
Here are five gifts you can give your Pastor:
1. Your Understanding Of Time.
Acts 6:1-2, Ephesians 5:31.
(applies to the Pastor’s marriage too).
The Pastor needs time away from the ministerial responsibilities and activities of the church so that he can commit time to his family and to the ministry of the Word of God. (It's called a Spiritual Sabbatical.)
Every activity done in the church is important, according to God’s word, but the primary responsibility of the Pastor is to teach God’s word. I have witnessed so many Pastors who burn out because too many demands are placed upon them. If there is a social or an activity in the church or among its people, most people expect the Pastor to be always there. There is often little consideration of the fact that the Pastor needs time with his family, and certainly time to prepare the message of God’s word.
If you want your Pastor to be prepared to deliver God’s message of the week to you, and if you want his family to be strong enough that he can model family life for you, then give him time alone with God during the week. Make sure he has time to study and spend time with his family. Too many demands on his time will make a very stressed out Pastor!
2. Your Financial Partnership.
1 Corinthians 9:11-12.
Your Pastor needs to be personally supported financially and needs your partnership in funding the mission of the church.
I haven’t met any strong, biblical Pastors who don’t realize that the ministry is a sacrifice.
Most Pastors know that the ministry is a life of faith, even in the area of finances. They shouldn’t however have to beg for support. The burden of support should be on those receiving from the ministry.
Operating any size church takes resources not to mention a national ministry as the Better Life Movement. The stress of “fundraising” on Pastors is usually outside of their comfort zone and expertise.
What a blessing it is to a Pastor when people willingly sacrifice to fund the vision!
3. Your Personal Support.
2 Timothy 4:16-17.
Paul knew what it felt like to feel all alone. It’s a scary feeling. Many Pastors today know that feeling. Of course, God is “our refuge and strength and ever present help in time of trouble”, but the Pastor needs to know that he has the support of a few people. There needs to be some people he can always depend on to encourage him in his daily walk with the Lord.
I want you to know that being a Pastor is sometimes a lonely place to be. God has given us human relationships in order that we might provide physical strength and encouragement to each other to help us along life’s journey.
The Pastor often feels left out of this plan. Please don’t let that happen to us as your Pastors!
If your Pastor has an idea for the church, support him unless you have a better idea and are willing to share.
Be willing to not only voice your support but provide physical, financial and moral support to the Pastor’s plan.
Be a physical encourager by complimenting the Pastor, praying for him, sending him an occasional note or email, and simply putting an arm around him and saying “thanks.” Don’t forget to encourage his family as well.
Your Pastors need your support. They need to know you care. They need encouragement. There has never been a more stressful time to be a Pastor than in the world today. Tell yours you care about them today!
4. Your Unconditional Love.
Philemon 7.
Your Pastors needs you to love them … even when they make mistakes.
Do you love your Pastor? Do you thank God for the person God has sent to lead your church? Here’s a more important question: Does your Pastor know of your love?
By the way, that will be evident by your actions more than your words.
I can tell you that there are many Pastors today that wonder if anyone cares for them!. Most Pastors hear far more complaints than they hear encouragement. Everyone always shares burdens with the Pastor, but few people stop just to share love with their Pastor.
Have you figured out yet that your Pastor is not perfect? Your Pastor is a flawed individual, just like you are, who God has appointed to shepherd the church. Many times they didn’t even ask God for the assignment but are simply trying to be obedient to God’s call upon their life. Can you love a person like that? They may have put their career objectives on hold just so they could do God’s will and minister to you!
Have you ever thought about it like that?
Why not think of how you can show your love for your Pastor today?
5.Your growth spiritually.
2 Thessalonians 1:3-4
The greatest compliment you can give to your Pastor is to be personally growing spiritually. If you want to really get your Pastor excited, let them see you excited about your relationship with Christ.
The Pastor’s job is to help you become more like Jesus. A Pastor is assigned by God to shepherd the church, equipping the saints to do the work of the church. The Pastor is not the doer as much as the equipper. (If that’s not a word let’s make it one.) The Pastor should be building people who are doing God’s work in the church, the comm-
unity and around the world.That’s the Pastor’s part, but how are the Pastor successful in their work?
When people are doing their part: growing in the Lord, doing the work of the church. The catch is this; the Pastor can’t make you do your part. They can’t force you to be molded into the image of Christ. They can’t demand that you obey the Word of God.
They can only encourage, teach, pray and lead by example, but you’ll never be made to do what you are not willing to do.
Give your Pastor a great gift. Grow in your Christian walk to experience your BETTER LIFE Now.
