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Welcome to Cooper Avenue Baptist Church's web home. We are glad you decided to check out our site and hope you find it helpful and informative. CABC is a very friendly church with many opportunities to get involved in ministry. Our desire is to reach the Yuba/Sutter area with the Gospel of Christ. Please feel free to browse around. Thanks again for checking us out.
The CABC Ministry Team and Church Family
The CABC Ministry Team and Church Family
Why Should We Honor Pastors?
Why is it appropriate to set aside a special time each year to give recognition and affirmation to our clergy and their families? How are their needs and circumstances different from those of any other job or profession?
Spiritual Leadership -
One distinction lies in the nature of the service these leaders provide. God has entrusted to them one of the most precious of assignments - the spiritual well-being of His flock. When a pastor becomes weary, the very souls of his church community are endangered. The month of October has been set aside to recognize and encourage those whom God has called to proclaim His message and lead His people.
There are two ways to help your pastors and their families feel appreciated:
· Figure out what you can do personally to recognize and honor these leaders. A simple card, an invitation to lunch, a promise to pray for them or an offer to babysit, wash a car or mow a lawn make wonderful statements.
· Share the concept of CAM (Clergy Appreciation Month) with others in your congregation and challenge them to join you in some kind of formal planning. You might consider a special service of affirmation, a potluck event or planting a tree in their honor. The sky is the limit!
"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven."
Matthew 10:32&33
Why is it appropriate to set aside a special time each year to give recognition and affirmation to our clergy and their families? How are their needs and circumstances different from those of any other job or profession?
Spiritual Leadership -
One distinction lies in the nature of the service these leaders provide. God has entrusted to them one of the most precious of assignments - the spiritual well-being of His flock. When a pastor becomes weary, the very souls of his church community are endangered. The month of October has been set aside to recognize and encourage those whom God has called to proclaim His message and lead His people.
There are two ways to help your pastors and their families feel appreciated:
· Figure out what you can do personally to recognize and honor these leaders. A simple card, an invitation to lunch, a promise to pray for them or an offer to babysit, wash a car or mow a lawn make wonderful statements.
· Share the concept of CAM (Clergy Appreciation Month) with others in your congregation and challenge them to join you in some kind of formal planning. You might consider a special service of affirmation, a potluck event or planting a tree in their honor. The sky is the limit!
"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven."
Matthew 10:32&33