29/08/2023
" *Understand ECWA clergy (Pastors) appreciation Sunday"*
✓The terms ECWA means "Evangelical church winning all"
✓Founded as Sudan interior mission (SIM) in 1893.
✓Registered as Evangelical churches of West Africa (ECWA) in 1956.
✓ Renamed "Evangelical church winning all (ECWA) in 2010.
✓ She Is a major Evangelical denomination in the world.
✓With over ten millions congregants globally. And with about ten thousand pastors.
✓She exist to glorify God, to win souls to God's kingdom and edify those souls warn to Christ.
✓Her headquarters is located at #1 Noad Avenue, Jos, plateau state, Nigeria.
✓ECWA leadership fixed 1st Sunday of Sept. each year as clergy appreciation day.
✓The motive behind it is to encourage ECWA congregants to show gratitude for everything the pastors do for both individual and the church as a whole.
✓The fact is that many members celebrate their pastors throughout the year, but this Sunday is a unique day set aside globally by ECWA for pastors appreciation and recognition.
✓ On this special Sunday, ECWA encourages her congregants to thank, bless, and celebrate their pastors contributions to the growth of both individual and the church in general.
✓ Pastors are ordained by God, they are given spiritual authority and grace to lead, teach, preach, counsel and pray for the the congregants. Their roles in the church are important and need to be genuinely recognized and appreciated by the parishioners.
✓ kindly, take a time and reflect on the works or impacts your pastors has done for the spiritual, physical, social and financial growth of the church. Also reflect on how you are being blessed under his ministrations.
✓Lastly, congregants are encouraged to realize their pastor's need and work together to revolve such need on that Sunday.
✓May the Lord bless you greatly as you are preparing for this year ECWA Pastors appreciation Sunday of 3rd Sept. 2023.
Shalom.
