Flock Book
Every Pastor Loves Their People. Every Pastor Wants to See Them Happy, Wants to See Them Succeed, and Remembers Them in Prayer. But People Cannot See Inside a Pastor’s Heart. They See What the Pastor Does.
That Is Why a Small Thing Like a Birthday Wish Carries So Much Weight. It Takes One Minute, and It Says Something a Sermon Cannot Say: “I know you. You are not just a face in the crowd.”
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
John 10:3 (KJV)
Being Known Is at the Heart of Being Shepherded
The Picture the Lord Jesus Gives Us Is Personal. The Shepherd Does Not Only Count the Flock. He Calls Each Sheep by Name. Everyone Wants to Be Loved and Cared For, and Being Remembered Is One of the First Ways Love Is Felt.
Why Good Pastors Still Miss Birthdays
It Is Not Because They Do Not Care. There Are Services to Lead, Sermons to Prepare, People to Visit and Problems to Solve. A Church of 200 People Has 200 Birthdays, Plus Anniversaries and Baptism Days. No One Can Hold All of That in Their Head, and a Paper Diary Only Helps if It Is Opened on the Right Day.
What to Do on the Day
You Do Not Need Anything Grand. Choose What Suits the Person:
- A Short Message, With Their Name and a Line of Prayer.
- A Phone Call. For an Older Member, Hearing Your Voice May Be the Best Gift of the Day.
- A Card For a Child, Who Will Be Delighted to Receive One.
- A Visit, if the Day Is a Big One or the Person Is Alone.
Make the Message Personal
Use Their Name. Mention Something True: Their New Job, Their Service in the Church, the Grandchild They Are Proud of. Then Pray For One Specific Thing. Three Honest Sentences Are Better Than a Long Greeting Copied to Everyone.
A Long and Lasting Bond
Over the Years These Small Moments Add Up. The Child You Wished at 7 Is the Young Adult Who Calls You When Life Gets Hard at 20. When You Rejoice With People in Their Joy, They Will Open the Door to You in Their Sorrow.
How Flock Book Helps
Flock Book’s Morning Brief Shows You Each Day Who to Wish, With Their Phone Number One Tap Away. All You Bring Is the Love. And Once You Are Wishing People on Their Day, You May Like to Celebrate Them in Church on Sunday.
