- You can honor your pastor with a planned or surprise vacation. Petition church members to contribute, separate from their standard tithes, to a vacation fund for the pastor. Create a committee to plan the trip thoroughly: booking the hotel, organizing air travel and rental cars and arranging the itinerary (if necessary). If you are going to plan a surprise trip for your pastor, do some research on her or ask subtle questions about where she may want to go.
- You can also organize a special event for your pastor. A Pastor's Appreciation Dinner is a superb way to get the entire church directly involved in honoring the pastor. Organize committees to plan the program, raise the necessary funds, decorate the chosen location and arrange catering. Allow church members to submit their ideas and volunteer for different tasks. To cut costs, you may want to consider hosting the event on the church grounds and having church members provide decorations and food.
- There are several handmade gifts that you can create along with other church members to honor your pastor. You and other members can create a memory album or scrapbook with pictures and personal messages for presentation to the pastor. Additionally, you could create a slide show or video presentation for your pastor giving thanks and highlighting the pastor's achievements. You could also request that church members submit personalized cards, paintings, hand-sewn gifts and other labors of love to the church to be given to the pastor during a ceremony.
- Lastly, you can go the route of purchasing commercial items to honor the pastor. If your pastor happens to be an avid golfer, you and other church members can purchase a new sets of clubs or some golf clothing. This idea is best suited for honoring a pastor on his birthday. You could also honor your pastor by purchasing something practical, such as a new podium or a new video screen for the church.
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -