The pastor is reaching out to a church member who has stopped attending services. In 3 sentences, the summary is: The pastor understands there are many reasons someone may stop attending church, including illness, hurt, or life changes, and wants the member to know they are missed and considered part of the church family; An upcoming Christmas program is an opportunity to reconnect with the church in two weeks; The pastor is available to discuss any issues and help facilitate a reconnection to the church.

1. Hello ______________________________
I just wanted to take a moment to let you know we have missed you. We understand that there are
many reasons why a person or family stops attending church. Among those can be illness, hurt,
disagreement, life/career changes or personal issues.
We want to respect your wishes and your choices. At the same time, we want you to know that we miss
you and wish you would reconnect with our church family. And that is what we are. A
Family.Imperfect.Yet, a family.
We want to let you know there is a great opportunity to reconnect coming up. In two weeks, on Sabbath
December 18th
we are having a wonderful Christmas program that involves our children and adults in a
special presentation. We would love for you to join us at that time or any other time.
I just want to make sure you know that we will regularly be reaching out to all members. If there are any
issues you’d like to talk about or anything we can do to make this reconnection a reality, please contact
me:
Pastor John
555-333-8888
prjohn@adventist.org
Sincerely,