How to Find a Picture for a Pastor & Wife Appreciation Program
Pastors and their spouses contribute incredible amounts of time and energy to the running of the church. Sacrificing personal time and space, they elect to serve God in ministry by tending to the spiritual needs of others. Holding a pastor's appreciation is a wonderful way to honor your pastor, his wife and their contributions to the life of your congregation. Designing the program for the service is integral to the success of the special day. Choosing a special photo of your pastor and his wife for the cover of the program is an ideal way to make the perfect first impression.
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Search through church archives looking for photos of the pastor and his wife. You might find them in old church yearbooks or in photo albums of church picnics and other special events.
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Contact the pastor's family members by phone or email. If the appreciation service is a surprise, do not mention your efforts to the pastor or his wife, and ensure that any family members you contact can keep a secret. If the pastor's parents are still alive, they will likely be good resources for finding photographs of the couple.
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Look for photos on your pastor's online social networking pages. You will need to ask for permission to use the photos, but you might be able to ask in a way that does not give away what you are trying to do.
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Call active members of your congregation to ask whether they have any photos they might be willing to share.
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Ask one of your members to take photos during your next church service, making sure to get a good one of the pastor and his wife. You will need to ask the pastor's permission for the photographer to take pictures during church, but that does not mean you have to give away the surprise. If the pastor sees the photographer taking pictures of a variety of people, he will probably not guess why the photographer is really there.
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