[A frien=
d asked for some “pastor/church humor” for the 25th =
celebration of her pastor at the church. Kudos to the brother with a long t=
enure; 16 years was my longest. So share this old 1996 Grif Net with everyo=
ne because it may me smile again.]
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GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS FOR PASTORS
Good News=
: You baptized seven people today in the river.
Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current.
Good News: The =
Women’s Guild voted to send you a get-well card.
Bad News: The vote passed by 31-30.
Good News: The Elder Board ac=
cepted your job description the way you wrote it.
Bad News: They were so inspired by it, they also formed a search c=
ommittee to find somebody capable of filling the position.
Good News: You f=
inally found a choir director who approaches things exactly the same way yo=
u do.
Bad News: The choir mutinied.
Good =
News: Mrs. Jones is wild about your sermons.
Bad News: Mrs. Jones is also wild about the "Simpsons," &quo=
t;Beavis and Butthead" and "Texas Chain Saw Massacre."
Good =
News: Your women’s softball team finally won a game.
Bad News: They beat your men’s softball team.=
Good News: The tr=
ustees finally voted to add more church parking.
Bad News: They are going to blacktop the front lawn of your parsona=
ge.
Good News: Church attendance rose dramatically the last three weeks.
Bad News: You were on vacation.=
Good News:=
Your deacons want to send you to the Holy Land.
Bad News: They are stalling until the next war.
Good News: Your big=
gest critic just left your church.
Bad Ne=
ws: He has been appointed the Head Bishop of your denomination.
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Good News: =
The youth in your church come to your house for a surprise visit.
Bad News: It’s in the middle of the night and they=
are armed with toilet paper and shaving cream to "decorate" your=
house.
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Dr. Bob Griffin
“Abhorring =
all my sin, adoring only Him”
[email protected] www.grif.net
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