Three Ways to Tell Families About Ken Lambert's Help
Ken can supply your church with business cards and materials for staff and office personnel.
1. When a Family joins the Church as Part of their Welcome Packet. Letting families know what you can do for them is an important part of recruitment. Yes, the Lord draws them, but they attend where they are loved and people care about them. This year, 10 percent of the people in your congregation will lose a loved one in their family. Within 10 years, almost 100 percent will have lost someone. Often, your staff will hear about the death after funeral arrangements have already been made. They need to know ahead of time. Sample Letter.
2. As the Time of Death Approaches. You hear that a family in the church has added a relative to the prayer list and it does not look good. Or a church member shares that someone in the family is terminally ill. The family may not want to talk about their loved one's passing. But by giving them Ken's information, you are at least starting them on the road to thinking about it. If they do call Ken, he comforts the family and helps them see the death as a natural transition. He shows them how to celebrate the life of their loved one without spending their life savings on the funeral.
3. At the Time of Death. This is an emotional and vulnerable time for the family. They may make an unwise, snap decision. I've seen families at the time of death who selected funeral providers who were totally out of their price range. A pastoral counselor prompted the family, "Are you sure you want to do that? You really need to call Ken Lambert and bounce this decision off of him." Never has a family regretted their pastor, deacon, or staff member telling them to call Ken Lambert. In cases where the family did not change their minds on the funeral provider, Ken still saved them thousands of dollars through negotiations and telling them about options that were not volunteered by the funeral home and cemetery. Many families call the next day from the funeral home and cemetery, "Ken, pastor Jones told us to give you a call if we ran into trouble. We need your help." And when Ken Lambert saves that family several thousand dollars and they get a better funeral, Pastor Jones and Church are heroes.
Some families just want to spend $30,000 or more. "We really do not see a need for Ken's help. We are financially able and we know what we want." But if they want to spend $30,000, Ken can get them a $60,000 funeral for the $30,000 price. Or better, he can get the $30,000 funeral and merchandise for $15,000 and let them put the other $15,000 in a college fund for the grand children.
We are all called to be good stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us. But too often, when it comes to paying for funerals, even the most frugal and financially educated people become outrageous spend thrifts. It is usually at the suggestion of the funeral provider and other family members.
Give Ken a call and he will help you personalize a package for your church. families will always be grateful. And later you will not have to respond to the question, "Why didn't my Pastor and staff tell me about Ken Lambert's wonderful service?"
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