I found this list on the Good, Clean Funnies List (www.gcfl.net) and laughed…hard! Enjoy!
25 Easy Ways to Curb the Annoying Problem of Church Growth
1. Begin your message with the phrase, “You know what’s
wrong with you people…”
2. Place the student Sunday school space near the “Ruth
class” for ladies 70 and above.
3. Move business meetings to Sunday morning and open up the
floor by asking, “So does anybody have a beef?”
4. Begin that year-long sermon series on the 40 weeks of
Daniel.
5. Place a polygraph machine on the front pew to be used
during the invitation time.
6. Place tire puncture strips in the parking lot for cars
going the wrong way before Sunday school.
7. Pick a NASCAR driver as your favorite and complain about
all the other drivers (this works best in Alabama).
8. Place the roller coaster “You must be this tall” sign at
the entrance of the worship center. (And make it stand about
5′ 8 1/2″)
9. Keep the Christmas pageant livestock in the church choir
room year ’round.
10. Announce that on high attendance Sunday, if the goal is
met, everyone will kiss the pig!
11. If your auditorium slopes downward to the platform, give
every kid under 12 a handful of marbles before the service.
12. Give deacons the ability to “gong” the special music.
13. Place the outdoor welcome center tent a few feet from
the septic tank.
14. Replace the pictures of former pastors with pictures of
Larry, Moe, and Curly.
15. Start arranging marriages in the singles department.
16. Put a blank for “weight” on the membership information
forms.
17. Invite the “cops” crew along during hospital visits.
18. Demand mandatory drug tests for all senior adult
excursions.
19. In order to feel relevant, say “Dude” 15 times from the
pulpit each Sunday.
20. Have the organist play hockey cheers at pivotal moments
of the sermon.
21. Place armed guards in front of the Sunday school supply
closet.
22. Before the offertory hymn, have the worship leader
scream, “Show me the money!”
23. Charge tolls for the use of restrooms.
24. Illustrate all sermons or Sunday school lessons with
scenes from “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
25. Use the “American Idol” format for staff hirings.
Written by Matt Tullos.
