Comments for Give Your Pastor A Sunday Off

Thanks For Sharing Your Pastor Appreciation Gift Idea
by: Chaplain Paul Slater

Let me say it again -- giving your pastor a Sunday off seems simple enough.

But it was always challenging when I was a parish pastor to take a Sunday off.

First of all, I pastored small churches and it seemed I had to do everything. Of course, the truth was that I thought I had to do everything.

God has gifted His body, the church, and that means there are others gifted by God, who can use those gifts in order for the pastor to be away.

For this Sunday away to take place, a pastor needs to focus his ministry efforts on "equipping the saints for the work of ministry".

Thanks Ellen, for being courageous to offer the first pastor appreciation gift idea on this website.