Spray Painting Mother's Day Crafts

I had the opportunity to visit a big church on Mother's Day a few years back.  It was awesome.  They treated every mom in the pace to a Starbucks coffee of their choice.  Nice!

That's the big difference between a big church and (what I like to call) a small-but-growing church.  I can't imagine the big church pastor staying up until midnight spray-painting crafts for the children's church Mother's Day project.  For that matter, I can't imagine the big church pastor making corsages to honor the ladies on their special day.  I'm pretty sure that they just delegate to a staffer to go and get 2,000 Starbucks gift cards. 

That's the hidden benefit of the small-but-growing church, the personal touch.  See, I get to help make each of the rose corsages that the ladies wear--it's personal.  I get to be a part of the craft that the kids make for their moms.  Those aren't the only differences. 

They say that as a church grows, the role of the Pastor changes.  A big church pastor can't possibly know the name of more than a select bunch of people, usually key leaders.  A small church pastor not only knows the name of all the people that call the church home, but also know their extended family member's names, and in a lot of cases, even their dogs' names. 

Pastoring a small-but-growing church--too much fun!