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THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY LETTER, PASTOR!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was back in 2004 someone approached me in the church foyer and said these words; “thank you for the birthday letter, Pastor”!\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Well, that meant a lot to them, but it meant a lot to me personally as well as I realized I had done something to brighten the day for this individual.<\/p>\n

This started the journey we have been on for well over ten years now to provide quality, well-written letters from the heart of a Pastor with the goal of providing a way for Pastors and Secretaries around the world to have an accessible library of letters available at all times, and yes, some are even free church letters<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Our story started with a vacation… yes, a vacation. \u00a0It was that time of year that we would make a trip that would require quite an extensive time in the vehicle, so the quest to produce an “e-book” of 100 letters for pastors began. \u00a0My wife is OK with driving, so I took advantage of the time, pulled out my laptop and started to type on a variety of topics, and after a few days which included “non-vehicle” time as well, the first version of Ministry Letters was “born.” \u00a0It was Ministry Letters Version 1.0 and consisted of 100 letters of some of the most popular letters needed in ministry.<\/p>\n

I realized as time went on that I wasn\u2019t the only pastor looking for letter templates, so soon began to develop a website that would launch us into the concept of memberships to access the 100 letters, as well as letters that would be added\u00a0to our site over time. Soon, we were over 450 letters, then just continued to grow with over 1,000 offered at our website ChurchLetters.org<\/a>. \u00a0(new tab opens)<\/p>\n

We are so very thankful for the members who have joined our site over the years and look forward to many more years of service ahead!<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0A minimal amount of our letters (about 100) have been available in Logos Bible Software for many years, and we continue to enjoy an excellent relationship with them. \u00a0Logos is one of the top Bible Study Software tools for Pastors and Scholars around the world. \u00a0If you own Logos, be sure to request they place more of our letters in the software!<\/p>\n

REASONS FOR A BLOG<\/h4>\n

As a Pastor for over 35 years in full-time ministry, I have found that there are times we can all use a bit of encouragement. \u00a0Yes, there are many blog sites available for Pastors, and I would never say “we're the best,” but perhaps one of the articles on our site will be a blessing to you. \u00a0We will have articles of encouragement, education as well as sample letters from time to time you can use regardless of whether you're a member of churchletters.org<\/a> or not!\u00a0 Please note that you will find a number of free Church Letters<\/a> on this blog to use in your ministry.<\/p>\n\n

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THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY LETTER, PASTOR! It was back in 2004 someone approached me in the church foyer and said these words; “thank you for the birthday letter, Pastor”!\u00a0 Well, that meant a lot to them, but it meant a lot to me personally as well as I realized I had done something to … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"\nTips and More for Pastors and Church Secretaries from ChurchLetters.org!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ideas, Tips, Encouragement and Resources for Pastors and Church Secretaries. Browse our selection of Free Church Letters too! 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