Monday, June 8, 2009

Good News / Bad News for a Pastor

Good News: You baptised seven people today in the river. Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current.
Good News: The women's group voted to send you a get-well card.Bad News: The vote passed by 31-30.
Good News: The pastor-parish relations committee accepted your job description the way you wrote it.Bad News: They were so inspired by it that they asked the bishop to send a new minister capable of filling the position.
Good News: The trustees finally voted to add more church parking.Bad News: They are going to blacktop the front lawn of the parsonage.
Good News: Church attendance rose dramatically the last three weeks.Bad News: You were on vacation.
Good News: Your biggest critic just left your community. Bad News: He has been appointed as your conference bishop.
Good News: The youth of the church came to your house for a visit.Bad News: It was in the middle of the night and they were armed with toilet paper and shaving cream.
Good News: The Church Council has agreed to send you to the Holy Land for study.Bad News: They are waiting for war to breakout before sending you

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