DA Weaver
17th December 2007, 11:18 AM (11:18)
Ok, I probably should have asked this BEFORE yesterday. I'm curious, what do you as pastors like to get for birthday gifts from your church / congregation?
Our pastor's b-day was yesterday. As secy of the church board, it was my responsibility and honor to find a b-day present for him. Several suggestions had come in for gift cards for either restaurants or book stores, etc... However, I had a little piece of information that not many other folks knew about. The pastor's first week at the church was the week I had surgery. After seeing me into the operating room, and departing with my husband they went to an electronics store to look at HDTV's. I had asked his wife at one point if he was able to find his television, and she replied he hadn't. So, as I was wondering what to get him for his b-day, I remembered the HDTV he had gone to look at. I pretty much knew the church's budget wouldn't foot his TV, but I suggested to the finance committee that we make a monetary gift toward the purchase of his HDTV. Our finance committee liked the idea, I purchased a card and wrote a little note about perhaps his applying it toward the purchase of the television he had been wanting. We decided that writing a check was better than purchasing a gift card, that way he could use the finances at any store he wished instead of being locked into some place like Best Buy or Circuit City.
Anyway, we as a finance committee thought it was a great idea. Upon asking his wife what she thought, she thought it was a great idea too.
So, here's the question, as a pastor what kinds of gifts do you enjoy getting from your congregation?
I could tell by the look on the pastor's face that he was looking forward to his birthday pie that someone had baked him as well.
Our pastor's b-day was yesterday. As secy of the church board, it was my responsibility and honor to find a b-day present for him. Several suggestions had come in for gift cards for either restaurants or book stores, etc... However, I had a little piece of information that not many other folks knew about. The pastor's first week at the church was the week I had surgery. After seeing me into the operating room, and departing with my husband they went to an electronics store to look at HDTV's. I had asked his wife at one point if he was able to find his television, and she replied he hadn't. So, as I was wondering what to get him for his b-day, I remembered the HDTV he had gone to look at. I pretty much knew the church's budget wouldn't foot his TV, but I suggested to the finance committee that we make a monetary gift toward the purchase of his HDTV. Our finance committee liked the idea, I purchased a card and wrote a little note about perhaps his applying it toward the purchase of the television he had been wanting. We decided that writing a check was better than purchasing a gift card, that way he could use the finances at any store he wished instead of being locked into some place like Best Buy or Circuit City.
Anyway, we as a finance committee thought it was a great idea. Upon asking his wife what she thought, she thought it was a great idea too.
So, here's the question, as a pastor what kinds of gifts do you enjoy getting from your congregation?
I could tell by the look on the pastor's face that he was looking forward to his birthday pie that someone had baked him as well.