Flock Book
Do the Sums For Your Own Church. In a Congregation of 300 People, About 6 People Have a Birthday in Any Given Week. In a Church of 600, It Is About 12. In a Church of 800, It Is About 15.
That Means Your Church Has a Reason to Rejoice Every Single Sunday of the Year. Most of Those Birthdays Pass Without Anyone in the Church Knowing. Here Is a Simple Way to Change That.
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
1 Corinthians 12:26 (KJV)
Wish Them on the Day, Celebrate Them on Sunday
Two Moments Work Together. On the Day Itself, the Person Hears from Their Pastor: A Message, a Phone Call or a Visit. Then on the Next Sunday, the Whole Church Celebrates With Them. The First Says, “Your pastor remembered you.” The Second Says, “Your church is glad you are here.”
A Simple Plan For Sunday
- Early in the Week, List Everyone With a Birthday in the Seven Days Before Sunday.
- Ask One Person to Read Out the Names, and Check How Each Name Is Said.
- Near the End of the Service, Invite Them to Stand or Come to the Front.
- Let the Church Sing, and Let One Pastor or Elder Pray For Them by Name.
- Keep It to a Few Minutes, So It Stays a Joy and Never Becomes a Burden.
Do Not Forget the Quiet Ones
Some People Love Attention and Some Do Not. A Shy Teenager or an Elderly Widow May Prefer a Quiet Word and a Prayer. Ask Them. Knowing What Each Person Would Like Is Part of Knowing Your Flock.
Remember the Ones Who Could Not Come Too. Someone in Hospital, or at Home Because of Age, Can Still Be Named and Prayed For. A Phone Call That Afternoon Will Mean a Great Deal.
Add the Other Joyful Days
Once the Birthdays Are Going Well, Add Wedding Anniversaries and Baptism Days. A Couple Married For 40 Years Is a Testimony to Every Young Couple in the Room. You Can Read More in Why Your Church Should Remember Baptism Days.
The Impact on a Church
When People See Others Celebrated, They Know Their Own Day Is Coming. Families Feel Loved and Remembered. Children Grow Up in a Church That Knows Their Name and Their Age. A Church Like That Is a Joy to Belong to, and People Want to Bring Others to It.
How Flock Book Helps
The Hard Part Has Always Been the List. Flock Book Keeps Every Member’s Date of Birth, Shows Your Special Days For the Week and Reminds You and Your Team Each Morning. Your List For Sunday Is Ready, Without Anyone Keeping a Notebook.
