New Reality Show Idea
April 30th, 2008 | by Scott |–A church is looking for a new preacher. 20 aspirants to the pulpit vie in different tasks.
Those tasks include:
–Preaching ability
–Bedside manner
–Casserole making
–Bulletin prep
–Dealing with difficult people
–Hospital visitation
–Finessing an eldership
Each week a would-be minister is eliminated by the congregations specially appointed panel of judges.
Fox could promote the new reality hit: Parish Wants a Homiletician.
Season two could reverse the playing field. One preacher chooses from 20 rudder-less churches.
What do you think?
13 Responses to “New Reality Show Idea”
By Jim MacKenzie on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
Why would most of us who have lived this “reality” throughout our careers want to subject anyone else to the same thing, and for a national TV no less?
Oh yeah, I forgot… it makes good entertainment doesn’t it, watching another’s demise.
By Scott on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
Great entertainment and you can just imagine the number of aspiring preachers who would line up for their 15 minutes.
By len on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
I am ashamed to admit that my first thought was, “I’d watch it.”
By Dan on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
If you’re a “rudder,” then you’re a “pastor.”
Hail, Pastor Free (as opposed to pastor-free)
By Scott on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
Hey, that’s our weekly greeting.
By Jeff Slater on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
It might be interesting to watch someone else go through that little slice of Hell.
By John on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
So this is what I’m missing by never watching reality shows?
By Kevin Bussey on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
That is a real show in SBC life.
By Greg Brooks on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
Your packaging is a little off. Try this: Twenty ministry hopefuls will vie for leadership of a struggling but extremely wealth church on the Atlantic coast of South Carolina. To him that overcomes, I will give the right to–WIN IT ALL!! Don’t miss a singe episode of: Parish Hilton!!
Name recognition is like 90% of the battle, dude.
By Steve D on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Your telling me we can judge 20 preachers by giving them 2 1/2 minutes to preach like AI gives singers 2 1/2 mintutes to sing? I am for it!
By Greg Brooks on May 1, 2008 | Reply
oh, I didn’t notice you included Parish in your post. I’ll think of something else.
By T.H. on May 1, 2008 | Reply
How about this for the show’s tag line: It’s every Minister for him (or her)self in Parish or Perish from the Pulpit!
By Scott on May 2, 2008 | Reply
It’s the new TV phenomenon. I’m telling you, that’s a hit.