PASTORS, TEACHERS, MISSIONARIES, OFFICIALS, ETC. ARE HUMANS, ALL BEARING NEEDS THE SAME AS WE LAY PEOPLE DO. THEY BECOME TIRED, LONELY, AND DISCOURAGED, SICK, ETC. JUST WE AS YOU AND I DO.
WHERE DO THEY TURN TO FOR BOLSTERING? TO WHOM MAY THEY TURN?
WE NEED TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT CHRISTIAN WORKERS ARE IN NEED OF SOME SOLACE, BOLSTERING, ENCOURAGMENT, SYMPATHY, EMPATHY, AND PHYSICAL REST.
YES, EVEN AS PEOPLE IN THE PEW, THERE ARE MANY THINGS WE CAN OFFER THESE JUST-AS-HUMANS AS WE ARE.
PROVIDE A MEAL, WHETHER IN YOUR HOME OR AT A RESTAURANT. OR, IF POSSIBLE, HAVE A MEAL DELIVERED TO THEIR HOME, ESPECIALLY IF ONE OF THEM IS ILL.
GIVE SOME MONEY TO ASSIST THEM WHEN TRAVELING OR ON VACATION, INCLUDING GOING TO NATIONAL OR REGIONAL CONFERENCE OR MEETING.
REWARD THEM FOR SPECIAL HOLIDAYS, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, CHRISTMAS, EASTER FOR EXAMPLE. TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY LIKE OR NEED FOR A GIFT.
A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A CAR REPAIR PLACE, OR FOR NEW TIRES, OIL CHANGES, TUNEUPS OR ELSE. CAR WASHES, TIRE ROTATION, WAX JOBS!
HOW ABOUT OFFERING TO COVER FOR NEW CLOTHES/OUTFITS! I ONCE PREACHED IN MY "BIRTHDAY SUIT", A GIFT FROM PARISHIONERS!
CHILD CARE OR BABYSITTING WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. WHAT ABOUT LAWN CARE? LEAF RAKING? WINDOW WASHING? PAINTING, INSIDE OR OUT?
GAS CARDS? PREPAID CREDIT CARDS SO THEY CAN BUY WHAT THEY WANT OR NEED?
BOOKS OR TAPES? STUDY BOOKS OR REFERENCES, SUCH AS "CRUDEN'S"?
THE LIST SEEMS ENDLESS. GOD EXPECTS US TO TAKE CARE OF HIS "UNDERSHEPHERDS", HIS GIFT TO US FOR OUR GROWTH AND UNDERSTANGING OF THE BIBLE, HISTORY, THE "SIGNS OF THE TIMES" AND MORE.
IN SUMMATION: TAKE CARE OF YOUR PASTOR/SPIRITUAL LEADERS, WHETHER YOU
"LIKE THEM" OR UNDERSTAND THEM, OR NOT. THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED, HOPEFULLY, TO SERVE THE CHURCH, THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND................ YOU!!
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