Pastor Appreciation Month · Free

Ten ways to honor your pastor this month

A one-page guide for the men of your church, and a leader page for doing it together before Clergy Appreciation Day, Sunday, October 11.

Why it matters

Your pastor carries more than the church sees

42% of Protestant senior pastors had seriously considered quitting full-time ministry in the past year. Barna, 2022

24% had seriously considered it in 2025. Better, and still one pastor in four. Barna, 2025

When Barna asked the 2022 group why, the top three reasons were the stress of the job (56%), feeling lonely and isolated (43%), and political division (38%).

You cannot take the stress off his desk. But loneliness is the one the men in his church can do something about, and it does not take a committee. It takes a few men who decide to go first.

What you are getting

One page for the men. One for the leader.

1The men’s guideTen ways to honor your pastor this month, on one page, each with a verse behind it.

2The leader pageFor a men’s group doing it together before Clergy Appreciation Day, Sunday, October 11.

3KJV or CSBTwo editions. Only the verse lines differ, so pick the one your church reads.

4For men’s leadersA group text for your men, a bulletin blurb, and a slide, ready on the next screen.

One rule

It works best as a surprise

Keep it among the men until it is done. He spends his weeks noticing everyone else. This month, let someone notice him.

He will never ask for it.
Do it anyway.

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