Flock Book
Many Pastors Carry a Quiet Guilt. They Know There Are Families They Have Not Visited For Months. They Work Hard, and Still They Feel Behind. The Bible Has a Word For This, and It Came from Moses’ Father-in-law.
The thing that thou doest is not good. Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
Exodus 18:17-18 (KJV)
Jethro’s Answer Was to Share the Load With Able People, So That Everyone Was Cared For and Moses Could Endure. The Early Church Did the Same When It Chose Seven Men of Honest Report in Acts 6, So That Widows Would Not Be Neglected.
Give Each Leader a Small Group of Families
Here Is a Simple Pattern. Give Each Associate Pastor, Elder or Deacon About 10 to 15 Families. Those Families Are Theirs to Know, to Call and to Visit. In a Church of 100 Families, Eight Faithful Leaders Can Make Sure That Every Family Has Someone Who Knows Them by Name.
How to Begin
- Choose Leaders of Good Character, Whom the Church Already Trusts.
- Teach Them to Visit, to Listen, to Pray and to Keep What They Hear in Confidence.
- Share Out the Families. Consider Who Lives Near Whom and Who Already Has a Friendship.
- Tell the Families Who Is Caring For Them, and That They Can Still Always Come to You.
- Meet With Your Leaders Every Month. Ask Who Needs Help, and Pray Together by Name.
What a Leader Does in a Month
- Sends a Greeting on Each Special Day in Their Families.
- Calls Any Family Not Seen at Church For Two Sundays.
- Visits One or Two Families, in Rotation.
- Tells the Pastor Quickly About Sickness, Loss or Serious Trouble.
You Are Still Their Pastor
Sharing the Care Does Not Mean Stepping Away. In Times of Serious Illness, Death or Crisis, People Need to See Their Senior Pastor. The Team Makes Sure That You Hear in Time, and It Frees You to Go Where You Are Needed Most.
How Flock Book Helps
Invite Your Team With the Right Role For Each Person. They See the Same Records on Their Own Phones and Get Their Own Morning Brief. You Assign Each Visit and Each Follow-up Task to the Right Person, and They Are Notified. If You Share Out 10 to 15 Families to Each Leader, You Can Assign Those Families’ Visits to That Leader, So Nothing About Your Members Is Missed.
