{"id":10529,"date":"2021-10-13T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=10529"},"modified":"2021-10-12T17:05:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T21:05:52","slug":"subversive-mobilization-win-at-pastor-appreciation-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=10529","title":{"rendered":"Subversive Mobilization: Win at Pastor Appreciation Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What if the crazy missions people at church (us!) were also the ones who absolutely nailed Pastor Appreciation Month? We typically ask for a lot. What if we showed appreciation the best? How cool would that be? Very way cool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First off, don\u2019t get your pastor a Bible or a book on being a better pastor! And don\u2019t regift a religious trinket, wall hanging, or mug! Of course, a shot glass with the Footprints poem on it would be an edgy exception to this rule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt at the Ten-Minute Bible Hour<\/a> leaned hard on several of his pastor buds, finally convincing them to tell him what they\u2019d really like for Pastor Appreciation Month. The video<\/a> is more fun, but the list of his ideas below is quicker! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Fix something for them. Just take your \u201cfixing things kit\u201d to their house, ask what needs to be fixed, and knock it out for them! <\/li>
  2. Take total and permanent responsibility for something at church. Tell your pastor, \u201cI\u2019ll take this off your plate to free you for other things.\u201d<\/li>
  3. Let them try something new. Maybe your pastor has been wanting to try something and you\u2019re a gatekeeper who thinks it\u2019s a bad idea. Back off. Let them give it a go. <\/li>
  4. More books. Of their choosing! Consider a book budget, Amazon credit, or a Barnes and Noble card as appropriate. <\/li>
  5. Offer some deep-level affirmation. Pick something about them, maybe non-ministry related, and tell them how they\u2019re doing a good job as a parent, a spouse, a friend. Write a letter, not a card.<\/li>
  6. Heal a relationship, then go together to tell the pastor it\u2019s better now. You\u2019re going to think this is crazy but go to the 9:30 minute mark on Matt\u2019s video<\/a>. This would be an amazing gift!<\/li>
  7. Knock out a financial debt. Find one they\u2019re wresting with of a size you and your buds can handle, and just kill it! You\u2019ll give them a tax-free raise, instant relief from minor or major despair, and maybe some sweet momentum on their debt snowball. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u2019ve got a great idea for a Pastor Appreciation gift, I\u2019d love to hear it<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What if the crazy missions people at church (us!) were also the ones who absolutely nailed Pastor Appreciation Month? We typically ask for a lot. What if we showed appreciation the best? How cool would that be? Very way cool! First off, don\u2019t get your pastor a Bible or a book on being a better … Continue reading Subversive Mobilization: Win at Pastor Appreciation Month<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-practical-mobilization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10530,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10529\/revisions\/10530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}