How to Encourage Your Pastor

I have written on many occasions about the level of stress and pressure felt by pastors across our nation. I have specifically expressed serious concerns about some of the critics who constantly berate and demoralize our pastors (here and here).In this post, let me offer some practical suggestions on ways we can encourage our pastors. The list below is not exhaustive, of course. But it does represent some of the most frequent ideas I have heard from pastors and their families.Let your pastor know specifically how you learned something from his sermon. Pastors spend dozens of hours each week preparing...