it started with an extra hour of sleep due to daylight savings, which is a blessing in itself. i really appreciated that extra hour, especially since we had huge wind gust all satuday night that kept waking me up. our 8:15 service was even affected by the wind as it knocked out our power within five minutes of the service starting. it was a great service without power as our worship team went unplugged and our pastor spoke without a mike. it is amazing how we rely on electricity and technology today. however when it comes right down to it the presence of God was there.
but to move along since what i wanted to addres was pastor appreciation. they surprised us with paying for the three staff and spouses to go to the gathering in florida the first week of january. on top of this we were showered with cards, gifts and baked goods. i am really impressed by the churches thoughtfulness. this gift of the gathering was not something they worked into the annual budget but was payed for by a love offering. it is really amazing that the board and the congregation saw this as a need.
just wondering what some of your churches did for pastor appreciation?
2 comments:
That's awesome. The responsibility of the congregation to care for the pastors is often overlooked. What a great testimony!
Hey Friends!
We will be in Orlando too, see you there! We MUST hook up and have fun together. Who else is coming?!? PARTAYYYY!!!!!
Danielle:)
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