Guiding the flock: honoring pastors during Pastor Appreciation Month

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com “Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching” 1 Timothy 5:17 (ESV). Pastor Appreciation Month is celebrated every year in October. The month is set aside to help honor those who labor in churches, as many people know, (and some don't), that being a pastor is a lot more than just preaching on Sunday morning. Pastor Appreciation Day, or as it was originally called, Clergy Appreciation Day, wasn't officially observed until 1992, despite the words of Paul in the above mentioned verse. Hallmark Cards led the way in 1992 by creating cards for the day, however, org