What's That, You Say?

I'm in the process of recycling LOTS of stuff. If it's in my files and I haven't accessed it in the last ten years, it's going in the recycle bin. I have lots of files I haven't touched in longer than that. And so I'm sorting and sorting and throwing lots of things out. But occasionally I find something that is worth keeping.

This morning, in the middle of one of those files, I found this. It's from a church newsletter that is probably 15 or more years old, but the truth is, things haven't changed all that much! So, without further adieu, slightly updated, here are...

THE TOP 10 THINGS PASTORS NEVER (or rarely...but mostly never) HEAR

10. Hey, it's my turn to sit in the front row!

9. I was so enthralled, I never noticed the sermon went overtime by 20 minutes.

8. Personally, I find sharing my faith more enjoyable than golfing.

7. I've decided to give our church the $500 a month I used to send to the TV preachers.

6. I volunteer to be the permanent Sunday School teacher for the middle school class.

5. Forget the denominational guidelines—let's pay our pastor a good living wage.

4. I love it when we sing songs we've never sung before!

3. Since we're all here, let's start the worship service early.

2. We'd like to send you to that Bible seminar in the Bahamas.

1. Nothing inspires me and strengthens my commitment to the church like the annual business meeting.