NEWSLETTER - Bless Your Pastor

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NEWSLETTER - Bless Your Pastor

BLESS YOUR PASTOR

National research by Barna Group indicates that pastors are discouraged, with 43 percent of pastors saying that they have given serious consideration to leaving vocational ministry. The Bless Your Pastor program encourages, equips and empowers Christians and churches to prepare for October Pastor Appreciation Month. Since 2019, over 2,500 churches have participated in Bless Your Pastor, raising $1.6 million in appreciation offerings. Learn how your church can Bless Your Pastor today.

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PODCAST Intentional Leadership for Kingdom Impact Nona Jones is an accomplished leader in the business/tech community, a pastor in a local church and an author and speaker. As a survivor of abuse and a difficult childhood, the odds were stacked against her. But God used a visit to church in sixth grade to change the trajectory of Nona’s life. Her story showcases the powerful nature of the gospel to transform lives. Listen today. PUBLICATION Loving the Least of These Widespread flooding, record-breaking heat waves and other extreme weather events capture our attention. While the environment affects us all, the most profound impacts are on those in poverty. “Loving the Least of These: Addressing a Changing Environment” is an updated report showing how climate change impacts the world’s most vulnerable. Download the report.

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OTHER RESOURCES Video | Pro-Life Matters: American Churches After Roe v. Wade Take Action | Support Pro-Life Safeguards Survey | Almost Half of Evangelical Leaders Have Been Cancelled Article | What Can Christians Do About Climate Change?

*Don't miss out on FLOURISH in Nashville Oct. 4–5. Registration closes on September 27. Scholarships are available. Please contact [e-mail] with any questions.

Prayer Today, we pray for our pastors and church leaders, especially those who are discouraged and struggling. We pray that you would encourage and surround them with faithful men and women of God who can provide wise counsel. We pray that the Bless Your Pastor campaign would reach more and more churches, so that more and more pastors may be blessed. We pray that you would bring the right leaders to Flourish in Nashville and that your Spirit would empower and equip each leader to know how to navigate complexity with biblical clarity.

Articles to Read Evangelical Group Releases Climate Change Report | Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service Why Pastors Are Burning Out | Tish Harrison Warren, New York Times Stop Applauding Pastors Who Publicly Confess Their Sins | Dave Miller, Christianity Today In Final Sermon at Saddleback Church, Rick Warren Drives Home the Purpose Driven Life | Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post

Events to Attend Outcomes Conference | September 1–October 31, Virtual How Latino Churches Transform Communities | September 15, Webinar Awakening the Christian Community to Advocacy | September 20, Bethany, OK Counting the Costs | September 28–30, Orlando, FL Flourish | October 4–5, Nashville, TN Reconstructing Evangelicalism | October 24–26, Chicago, IL

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