With all the talk about Pastor's Appreciation on the blogosphere (Perry got a treadmill for crying out loud. That's awesome. Ben got a new car - kidding), I've come to realize that in our 6 years nothing ever happens for me or the other Pastors at our church during Pastor's Appreciation month. So this can only mean one of two things:
#1 - The people we are reaching have never been to church before and have no idea what Pastor's Appreciation month is.
Or
#2 - We really suck as Pastors.
For all I know it could be a little of both :)
HA! I was basically saying the same thing to our staff. The day they remember Pastor Appreciation Month is the day I start worrying we aren't reaching unchurched people anymore...
Or at least that is what I tell myself to feel better about getting nothing. :)
Posted by: Gary | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 07:11 AM
Hi there, guys. As one who gets recognied on PA day, I try to get out church to understand that it is a man-made holiday! Just another chance for Hallmark to sell some more cards. Seriously, though, I let our people know that they are showing their appreciation to me by coming back every week. That's good enough for me. Praise the Lord!
Posted by: donn fisher | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 08:20 AM
PRAISE THE LORD! Bob let's go to lunch on friday for some B and T's.
Posted by: mark Rodriguez | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 08:41 AM
I took myself golfing on the tithes of our church, then sent them a thank you card. Not really
Posted by: Leonard | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 10:03 AM
You're going to kill me for this, but one year they DID give me a car (a 92 Acura Legend). But I agree with Gary, we need to do some more outreach ~ we have too many people flipping through Christian bookstore catalogs. =)
Posted by: Ben Arment | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 02:59 PM
Ben,
That's hilarious! Where do you go in the gift spectrum after a car? A boat perhaps... A house... a free church building...
Right now, I'll settle for a Hallmark card :)
Posted by: Bob Franquiz | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 03:07 PM
Bob, i got a couple of coffee cards with 20 bucks each!!! very cool!
Posted by: gordon | Friday, November 03, 2006 at 07:45 PM
Gordon,
You had to rub it in :)
Posted by: Bob Franquiz | Friday, November 03, 2006 at 10:36 PM
oh wow! This is way to funny a post to not leave my own "HA". All I got for pastor appreciation was a notice from half the worship team at our momentum live service that they're all going out of town at the same time. You wanna play bass for me?
Posted by: Phillip Santillan | Saturday, November 04, 2006 at 02:52 AM