I Think Somebody Is Playing Around With the Church Listings
September 4th, 2007 | by Scott |I got this email today of a church looking for a preacher. It can’t be serious.
Check out the description:
pastor-comedian
This is a newly forming church. Job duties will be to set up church from ground up. We have a 5000sf building to start off in and are planning to build a new building as we grow. We have many ideas God has put on our hearts, would like to hear about yours too and see if we feel like a match to grow God’s Kingdom together.
Job Requirements
Must be very funny!! Please send copy of a cd or dvd.
* Job Category: Senior Pastor
* Pay to relocate: No
* Job Status: Full-time
* Education required:
* Experience required (years): 0
Organization
Developing new age church. The idea is to use humor and comedy to bring people to Christ. With the right Pastor we plan on becoming a rapidly growing mega church soon. We are thinking the church will be called Comedy Hour and be open Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday mornings. We want to show people that being Christians does not mean we can’t have fun. Would like to work with new Pastor to come up with new ideas, so please share what God has put on your heart.
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* Denomination: Non-denominational
* Organization Association: Emerging Church
* Church Size: 0-100
* Worship Style: Gen X / post-modern
15 Responses to “I Think Somebody Is Playing Around With the Church Listings”
By Kevin Bussey on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
LOL,
Maybe JEFF FOXWORTHY should apply.
You might be a preacher if…
By Greg on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
is there a link or anything? where are these people?
By Scott on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
There is no website or anything but they are listed as being in Edmund, OK. But you know what they say: Oklahoma is at the leading edge of emergent thought today.
By R-Liz on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
On the NBC line-up this fall: Last Pastor Standing
By Shane on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
Expecting someone to want to move to Edmund–that is funny.
Do people have to get your humor in order for you to be considered funny? I, after all, find myself hilarious even if I am usually laughing alone.
By Dan on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
A priest, a rabbi, and a nun walk into a Church of Christ….
By Dan on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
And another thing…
“Church Size: 0-100″
Zero is an option?
Talk about your tough crowd….
By Scott on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
Last Pastor Standing. We should have like some kind of minister blog reality show.
Shane, it doesn’t matter if people think you are funny. You know the truth. The same thing has been happening to me for years.
Probably some churches that are pretty close to 0
By R-Liz on Sep 4, 2007 | Reply
I didn’t see anything about salary. I wonder if that’s where the sense of humor comes in handy.
By Scott on Sep 5, 2007 | Reply
I wonder what the heckling would be like? “You call that an altar call? My mamma gives better altar calls than that?”
By R-Liz on Sep 5, 2007 | Reply
Yeah, and I’m trying to think what they’d say in the booth:
“I know I’m more pious than…”
Or maybe something from the beatitudes:
“I know I’m more meek than…” or “I know I hunger and thirst for righteousness more than…”
By Shane on Sep 5, 2007 | Reply
How about a Seinfeld church. You could celebrate Festivus (for the rest of us) every December and begin every sermon with something like, “What’s the deal with unleavened bread, anyway? I mean, what’s the Savior got against yeast? I know, I know, something about Pharisees–yeah real clear, clear as mud! I mean, here’s a guy that can turn water into wine and we’re supposed to believe that this tasteless unsalted cracker is his body? Come on! What’s the deal?!!”
By Jenny Perkins on Sep 5, 2007 | Reply
Now Shane, I have always found you quite amusing. I mean that Seinfeld bit, who else could come up with that? =)
Jenny
P.S. Just got your e-mail about The Grove. Exciting stuff! We’ll be in touch.
By Jason Bybee on Sep 5, 2007 | Reply
I’ve known some preachers who were clowns…but none that were comedians.
By Travis on Sep 5, 2007 | Reply
This would only work if there was alcohol involved. Lots of alcohol needed to make church funny.