A pastors anniversary is an excellent time to show some extra pastor appreciation . It can also be a good opportunity to build unity around your church’s ministry vision. And building unity will generate excitement and help launch your church forward into the next year.
And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. | Jeremiah 3:15
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. | 2 Timothy 3:16
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. | Acts 2:38
And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin? | Luke 1:34
And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” | Matthew 19:17
But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. | Matthew 1:20
By canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. | Colossians 2:14
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. | Matthew 6:33
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. | Acts 1:8
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. | Malachi 3:10
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. | John 3:16
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. | Isaiah 9:6
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.| 2 Timothy 4:3-4
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. | Jeremiah 29:11
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. | 1 Timothy 6:10
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. | Matthew 28:19
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. | 2 Chronicles 7:14
In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel. | 1 Corinthians 9:14
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. | 1 Timothy 5:17
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. | Acts 20:28
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. | 2 Timothy 4:2
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way. | Psalm 37:23
The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. | Matthew 10:41
There are many things to do for your pastor’s anniversary. You can do something as simple as sending a card. Or you can plan a major celebration.The pastor’s anniversary might just be the perfect time to reflect on the past and paint a vision of your church’s future.