Pastor Gift Ideas
The pastor gift ideas listed below are just some thoughts to help you get creative. The best pastor gifts are ones that are personal – that show you know their needs and that you care.
Pastor Gift Ideas for the Entire Family
What does your pastor's family like to do for fun?- Bowling gift certificate
- Pizza gift certificate
- State park vehicle sticker
- Miniature golf certificate
- Loan them your camper, RV, or boat
- Movie tickets
- Prepare a picnic lunch (call first)
- State or County fair tickets
- Loan them your timeshare
- High speed internet
- Theme park tickets
Pastor Gift Ideas for Both the Pastor and His Spouse
- An extravagant wedding anniversary celebration
- Tickets to a sporting event or concert
- An overnight at a Bed-n-Breakfast
- A Pastor's and wives retreat
- Babysitting
- Gift certificate to a restaurant
- An extra weekend off to visit family or friends
Pastor Gift Ideas
Buy pastor gifts that he would buy if he had the money.- Golf greens fees
- Fishing license
- Hunting license
- Boat show tickets
- Computer upgrade
- A laptop
- PDA (electronic personal data assistant)
- Membership at a local gym
- A bicycle
- Scholarship money for earning his Doctorate of Ministry degree
- Fishing boat
- Ski lift tickets
- Book store gift certificate
Simple Pastor Gift Ideas
Simple gifts are great for giving any time...for no special reason!- McDonalds Gift Certificates
- Greeting Cards
- Movie Tickets
- Take the pastor's kids to the beach with your family
- Prepare supper for the pastor's family (call first)
- Tickets to a local high school sporting event
Practical Pastor Gift Ideas
Sometimes giving a pastor and his family what they need is the best pastor gift of all.- A side of beef
- Pay a utility bill
- Borrow the pastor's car and have the oil changed
- Take some buckets and a vacuum over to the pastor's house and wash and clean out their car
- Mow the pastor's lawn (unless he prefers to do it himself)
- Tires for his car
- Seal his driveway
- Put a new roof on his house
- Replace a broken window
- Diapers for a new baby
- Pay for a new suit or dress
- Pay for the kid's music lessons
- Pay the fees for the kid's summer sports activities (soccer, baseball, softball, etc.)
- Pay for the kids to attend summer camp
- Appreciation Gift Card
 ! to Wal-Mart or other similar store - A gas card
Extravagant Pastor Gifts
High priced gifts are not necessary. But if your church can afford it this kind of pastor gift can benefit both your pastor and your church.- Pay for travel to the Holy Land, Israel.
- Send your pastor and his wife on a cruise.
- Send your pastor and his wife to visit your church's missionaries on the field (don’t count this as vacation).
- Purchase airfare so the family can go some place special for vacation.
- Pay for the pastor's wife to go visit friends or family.
- Rent for them a sports or luxury car for a few days.
---------------------I hope these ideas spark your imagination. Remember, the best pastor gift ideas are those that you put a little of yourself into.
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