Comments on: Shaking the Pastor’s Hand

By: Ernestine Brownell

Ernestine Brownell — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:49:03 +0000

My husband and I love our Pastor Don. I grew-up in churches where at the end of service, it was customary for the pastor to step out and stand by the exit doors to shake hands with those who had been in attendance. Our Pastor doesn’t have the luxury of shaking hands with people at the door, but if you meet him in the hallway and greet him, he will never turn you away. I think sometimes we expect too much of our Pastors. I’d like to think that we should all remember to minister to the Lord by honoring our Pastor’s for all the service they do on behalf of the body of Christ. I’m a greeter at our church and I can tell you that sometimes it is challenging to make contact with each and every person coming in to the sanctuary.

By: Don Niederfrank

Don Niederfrank — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:16:01 +0000

I agree about the importance of this, especially as it gives me time to do a brief ‘check-in’ with parishioners and a chance for them to tell me what is on their hearts and minds regarding their lives (or my sermon!). There’s an excellent chapter on this in a very good book titled “This Odd and Wondrous Calling”.

By: Donovan

Donovan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:35:43 +0000

Wow, thats so true! After reading this article, I am just beaming for my pastor, haha, He still shakes everyone’s hand after service! We all have to greet one another and shake hands and hug, and our pastor stands on the pulpit and just greets people! Even when we have a lucheon after service, people sit with him and talk with him, and he doesnt leave until we are done talking with him. He even spends that time praying and encouraging people! I am always so thankful for my pastor, but after reading this article I realize how truly and fully blessed I am to know my Pastor as a personal mentor and spiritual father, and to have long, one on one conversations with him!

By: mark

mark — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:06:23 +0000

That was an interesting article. As someone who has done alot of preaching in quite a few churches in the midwest, I appreciate meeting the people I have just spent the better part of an hour talking to. And i do believe its a good thing not only for the congregation, but for the pastor too as he relates to real people.

By: keshia

keshia — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:25:40 +0000

After reading this article I have to give God glory because in my church we are very blessed to have a close relationship with our pastor. He still visits the sick,goes to the hospital with parishoners having surgery (he & his wife are actually sitting with our family right now in an out patient surgey lobby), he recieves phone calls no matter what hour of the day, and I can honestly say he is my friend and family. Thank the good Lord that I am a 21 year old wife, pharmacy tech, and youth worker who is blessed to have the pastor I have….