The Ten Funniest Church Leadership Moments Ever!

Orginally published on Friday, February 09, 2007 at 7:19 AM
by Todd Rhoades

It seems that everyone is creating a list these days... the ten most innovative churches; the ten most influential pastors; etc. I thought... "why not?" I mean, the lists are tremendously successful; people link to them and traffic goes through the roof... right? So, here's the Friday challenge today. Take a look at my newly compiled "The Ten Funniest Church Leadership Moments Ever" and then do that annoying 'forward thing' to everyone on your email list; send it to every blogger you know; and if you're a blogger, tell the world about it as if it's the best thing since unsliced bread (as our Amish friends would say). Come on, let's make this one viral...

OK, here we go, the top ten counted down (#1 is the funniest)…

10.  Pickles Are Ruining My Life. Now for something completely different. (I’m sure you’ll not find this on any other church leader website!) I’m not an avid viewer of daytime TV; and here’s a good reason why. Really, I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry as I watch this. This girl is really goofed up; yet she found her way to the “Maury” TV show to share with the world her secret fear of… pickles.

9.  Rick Warren & Ed Young Introduce Clothing Line at “The Gap”. Pastors Rick Warren of Saddleback Community Church (Lake Forest, CA) and Ed Young of Fellowship Church (Grapevine, TX) have announced a new joint business venture:  a new clothing line to be featured nationally at “The Gap”.  (OK, I wrote that one… another lame attempt at humor on my part.  If you don’t like it, I’m sorry!)

8.  Why Doesn the First Service Get It? Pastor Bruce Smith’s funny sermon-starter went over vastly better in second service than in first.  The cute illustration, involving a child who mis-read a Bible verse as “be ye one another’s burdens,” caused only scattered chuckles in first service. Smith’s face pinked up and he moved on to his sermon…

7.  When Worship Goes Badly (Really Badly). If you’re a worship pastor, you’ll really appreciate this one. It’ll help you feel alot better about yourself; and at the same time, help you appreciate the real importance of the capo.

6.  Barna: Regular Baptists not regular at all. It appears that a disproportionate number of members of the General Association of Regular Baptists (GARBC) are regular in name only. In a study released in early May by the Barna Research Group, the GARBC comfortably—or perhaps not so comfortably— topped the list of major denominations for chronic constipation among members with a whopping 10 percent. That’s nearly eight times the national average…

5.  The Doctrine of Hairology. As a public service to our Friday audience at MMI, I thought I would pass on this from our sermon archive. This one is by famous evangelist Dr. G. I. Barber. For many of you who grew up (like I did) in a strict theological setting, I’m sure Dr. Barber’s “Doctrine of Hairology” will bring back some memories. Listen, enjoy, and be convicted (if need be)…

4.  Outreach Effort Goes Horribly Wrong. In an effort to ‘plant the seed’ with lost people in his community, Rev. Jeremy Ironside of Overlook Blvd Church of the Nazarene invested the entire outreach budget to purchase a John 3:16 shirt for every member of his congregation. Tragically Rev. Ironside lacks the gift of proofreading T-shirt orders…

3.  “I Like Big Bibles and I Can Not Lie” Here’s a video that I found absolutely hilarious.  Very well done, and yet roll on the floor laughable.

2.  A Pastor’s Biggest Nightmare: Pitching Your Tents.  Oh my goodness… I laughed until I cried.  Of course it could have been that it was late and I was in deep need of some sleep.  Have you ever said something while speaking that just didn’t come out right?  Well, so did this pastor… (Warning:  This one’s not for the faint of heart).

1.  My Name is John Daker. Some of you may remember John Daker. If you’ve never met him before, you must take the time to view his television debut…

FOR DISCUSSION:  OK… which one is your favorite?  Which one is the funniest/unfunniest?  You think you’ve got something funnier?  (I doubt it) Post it here!

Have a great weekend!

Todd

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