![]() (Maybe this year various families sign up to bring each of the pastors a meal a month. They need it all year long! If your church can’t afford to do something big and expensive for PAM (or even if it can) make October the kick-off month for a year full of encouragement for your pastors – have church members commit to pray regularly for your pastors from this October to next October (and then have them re-up next year!), make October the dedicated month for church members to sign up to serve your pastors in some way during each of the next 12 months. Some super, doctrinally sound conferences you might consider: the G3 Conference, Shepherds’ Conference, a Founders Conference, or one of Ligonier’s Conferences. (And if you do decide to send him to a conference, make sure he’s actually able to attend before purchasing anything that’s non-refundable.)ĭon’t just encourage and appreciate your pastors during the month of October. I would recommend books and materials by any of the men listed at the Recommended Bible Teachers tab at the top of this page. If you get your pastor a book or decide to send him to a conference, be sure to vet the author, speakers, and conference organization for sound doctrine first. You don’t want what started out as an act of encouragement to end up discouraging any of your pastors. Make sure you handle PAM sensitively and appropriately. It was extremely discouraging to him, not because he didn’t get a gift, but because he felt ignored and unappreciated. And nothing was said about, or done for, my husband. ![]() Then some of the youth called the youth pastor up to the front and presented him with a gift for PAM from the youth group and their parents. At the end of worship service one Sunday in October, the congregation as a whole ceremoniously presented the pastor with a gift for PAM. There were only two other staff members, the pastor and the youth pastor. My husband was once on staff at a church as minister of music. you get the pastor a new car and the minister of music gets a Hallmark card). If you’re going to do a big hoopla for PAM, please be sure all efforts are coordinated, none of your pastors are left out, and that there isn’t a huge discrepancy in the gifts you present various staff members (e.g. I’ve explained the reasons for this as well as tips for printing articles here (3rd section).Īll three of these articles make this point, but I want to reiterate it here. (My article, Top 10 Ways to Pray for Your Pastor might make a nice bulletin insert during PAM.) All I ask is that you not change the content of any article, and that you stick my name (Michelle Lesley) and web address () on there somewhere. ![]() Yes! You are always welcome to print out and make as many copies as you like of any article, Bible study, etc., you find here at the blog. Is it OK if I print out and copy one (or more) of these articles? Ready to show some love? Here are seven ways you can be an encouragement to your minister of music… And, having been married to one for over twenty years, I can tell you there aren’t many articles out there letting you know how church members can encourage their ministers of music. The pastor isn’t the only person on your church’s staff who needs your support. ![]() 7 Ways to Encourage Your Minister of Music ![]()
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