Some Gifts are a Burden

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Hey, this is Jimmy Dodd with a pastoral word of encouragement. Hey, find a way to bless your pastor. But make sure that if you give them a gift, it doesn’t burden them. We gave pastors a great gift at PastorServe years ago. We blessed a lot of young church planters with a night out…

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Recognize Your Pastor’s Birthday or Favorite Holiday

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Hello. This is Jay Fowler with a one-minute word of encouragement for your pastor. Most of us like special days like our birthdays, our anniversary, or we like special holidays like Christmas or Easter. And your pastor’s no exception. What would really bless your pastor is for you to find out his birthday and wedding…

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Write Your Pastor a Letter

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Hey. This is Jimmy Dodd with a one-minute word of pastoral encouragement. Encourage your pastor! But a great way to do it is in writing. And I don’t mean just an email writing but actually write a letter, which might be hard for lots of you. You’re gonna have to find pens and stationery. But…

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Gift Your Pastor With a Coaching/Care Package

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Hi. I’m Wade Brown with a one-minute pastor word of encouragement. Because there’s a tendency for so many pastors to do life and ministry and isolation from others, we believe that every pastor in America needs a quality level of care and counseling and coaching in his or her life. In fact, we have a…

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Allow Your Pastor Space

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Hey. This is Jimmy Dodd with a pastor word of encouragement. I was at my daughter’s soccer game and a person walked up to me and they said, “Man, I’ve got this question about theology that’s really bothering me. Could you help me?” And I tried to answer them very gently. But it was really…

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Gift Someone with “Pastors Are People Too”

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Hi. This is Arthur Jackson with a one-minute encouragement for you to help others that you may know be an encouragement to their pastors by purchasing a copy of a great book, Pastors are People Too. The book includes the story about Bob, who invited his pastor to a Boston Celtics playoff game against their…

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Encourage Your Pastor to Take a Risk

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Hey. This is Jimmy Dodd with a one-minute pastor word of encouragement. Encourage your pastor to take a risk. Oftentimes, as a pastor might start to age, they might begin to have a fear of, “If I take a risk and I fail, I could possibly lose my job.” We’ve heard so many stories at…

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Support the Vision of Your Church

Support the Vision of Your Church

Hi. This is Jay Fowler with a one-minute word of encouragement for your pastor. Leading can be lonely. And it can be hard. Sometimes, pastors feel like they’re the only one in the boat paddling as hard as they can for the vision and mission of their church. And that can be really exhausting. So,…

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Guard Your Pastor’s Back

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Hey. This is Jimmy Dodd with a one-minute pastor word of encouragement. I was speaking with a group of people. And afterwards, they wanted to share with me their job in the church. One person said, “I work with the youth.” One person said, “I work with the men and the women.” There was one…

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Manage Conflict Well

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Hi. This is Jay Fowler with a one-minute word of encouragement for your pastor. Conflict is inevitable in the church. No matter how awesome your pastor is, someday, something will happen that causes a conflict. It may be his or her fault. It may be your fault. It may be somebody else’s fault. But conflict…

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