You may be pushing people away who don’t have appreciation months.
There are factory workers, administrative assistants, CEOs, food service workers, homemakers, insurance salespeople and many other professions that don’t get entire months to be appreciated. Don’t alienate the people you are trying to reach by expecting appreciation they will never see.
If your church appreciates you, I sure hope you’re effectively appreciating them.
Remember, God designed honor to go both ways. What are your strategies and systems to make sure the people in your church are honored in the same way you feel honored every October?
When we spotlight the role of the pastor, it downplays the role of God’s people doing the work of God.
Lifting up the role of the pastor can be a dangerous thing if it deviates the church from embracing the priesthood of the believers. We need to be careful we don’t embrace a practice that reinforces poor doctrine.
For all the pastors out there who are reading this, know I do appreciate you. Thank you for doing what you do. Thank you for your leadership. Thank you for your teaching. Thank you for helping hurting people. Thank you for loving people enough that you don’t want to leave them where they are.
