30 Fabulous Gifts for Your Pastor
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It is my favorite time of the year.
I love the decorations, the music, the lights, and the joyful sounds.
It’s Christmas!
It was not always that way for me.
I may have enjoyed Christmas in my early childhood. Actually, I have only one happy Christmas memory as a child. When I was around seven years old, my mother, two sisters and I were living with my maternal grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa’s good friends who lived next door invited us over for Christmas goodies and music.
We watched Walt Disney on television and they gave Christmas presents to my sisters and me. I received twin six-shooters and holsters just like Roy Rogers.
Wow, was I ever excited.
I really do not have good Christmas memories after that and really did not like Christmas time when Wanda and I were married.
Our second Christmas together changed my attitude forever.
We were planting a church in a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I was doing custodial work to support us. One day while at work at the Mississauga Mall, I sensed the Holy Spirit nudging my heart.
“Listen to the music.”
“I don’t like Christmas music,” was my response.
“Just listen to the words of the music.”
I began listening and tears came to my eyes as the message of “Silent Night” came through.
The pain of my childhood was blocking the message and the love of Christmas.
Although I preached salvation through in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the beauty of His birth had been stolen from my heart through the pain of human experience.
Father healed my heart that day and there are very fond memories of that Christmas as we had a few of the small congregation in our tiny apartment to celebrate.
It became the first of many wonderful memories celebrating the birth of the Son of Man, the Son of David, and the Son of God!
Each year I take some extra personal time through the music and reading the Christmas story for reflection and one on one with the Lord.
Here is the ultimate gift guide for your pastor!
You can make Christmas a wonderful and special time for your pastor.
Often, pastors and their families are so busy during the Christmas season their personal experience of the season is hurried and exhausting.
You can make it special through a thoughtful gift given with love and a personal expression of appreciation for his faithful service and ministry.
Study Aids
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
Gesenius’ Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon
New Spirit-Filled Life Study Bible
The New Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the BibleThayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Coded with Strong’s Concordance Numbers
Gesenius’ Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures: Numerically Coded to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, with an English Index of More Than 12,000 Entries
NKJV, Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Third Edition, Hardcover, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Kingdom Equipping Through the Power of the WordAccu-Gel Bible Highlighter Study Kit (Pack of 6)
Pigma Micron 01 Fine & 05 Medium Point Inductive Bible Study Kit (Set of 8)
Verse Keeper Book Darts (40 Mixed Colors)
Books
Reese Howells, Intercessor, by Norman Grubb
Release of the Spirit, by Watchman Nee
Union and Communion, by Hudson Taylor
Rees Howells: IntercessorThe Release of the Spirit
Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon
The Cost of Discipleship
Mighty Prevailing Prayer: Experiencing the Power of Answered Prayer
The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun
The Resolution for Men
Magazine Subscriptions:
CharismaMinistry Today
Men of Integrity – Magazine Subscription from MagazineLine
Gift Cards:
Amazon.com $50 Gift Card in a Plaid Gift Box (Holiday Globe Card Design)Starbucks Gift Cards, Multipack of 4 – $10
Panera Bread Gift Card $25
App Store & iTunes Gift Cards Configuration Asin – Email Delivery
Spotify Gift Card $30
His Favorite Worship CD
Elevation Worship – Hallelujah Here Below
Hallelujah Here BelowSurrounded
Sing! Live At The Getty Music Worship Conference
Echoes
Something For His Office
Thomas Kinkade’s Cape Hatteras Light, 8Man of Faith Mug & Coaster Set
Know the Plans Jeremiah 29:11 White 8 x 10 Wood Poem and Photo Frame
Thank you for sharing such a personal story with us, Dean. 🙂
Jen @ Being Confident of This
Thank you for stopping by, Jen.
I love the gift card suggestions! I know my pastor would love the Panera one.
Oh yes! I think most pastors would. 🙂
Thanks for such a fun link party! Found some awesome projects that I want to do this weekend, now I just need to find more TIME this weekend 🙂
Thank you for stopping by, Lindsay. I hope you’ll be back by again today.
Dean, I loved your story about Jesus healing your wounds associated with Christmas. I had many happy Christmases as a child, but that ended suddenly with my mother’s death. Christmas can be a mixture of joy and pain as it is associated with strong emotions. Thanks also for hosting the link-up and for the ideas for pastor gifts. God bless you and your ministry.
I am so sorry for your loss. Yes, it can be a time filled with both joy and sorrow for many.
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for stopping by, Kathleen. I hope you’ll be back by today.
Thank you for hosting!
Thank you for stopping by, Debbie. I hope you’ll be back by today.
Thank you for choosing to feature my article on Heart Clutter this week. I am honored.
You’re welcome, Sarah. It is a great article!