In my research travels I've come across many interesting concepts that other countries are using to care for clergy and their families. This one in particular caught my eye as quite unusual...the first I heard of it I had visions of elaborately staged events with formal wear and glittering trophies..."and the most sermons preached in 2014 goes to....".
Actually...maybe that wouldn't be so bad (who doesn't want an excuse to wear a tux or glamorous dress...)

This idea is a little less glitzy but perhaps more interesting and much more personal: "Clergy Appreciation Month is a special time that congregations set aside each year to honor their pastors and pastoral families for the hard work, sacrificial dedication and multiple blessings provided by these special people."
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