Okay, this is going to be fun! Maybe you’ve noticed that this year’s holiday special at the Colley House is for shepherds in the body. All five items in the bundle are designed to help men grow into becoming great elders in the Lord’s church or to help existing shepherds to grow in wisdom that comes from the scriptures. The bundle is a very nice gift for any elder in the body or a very useful addition to your church library. Each item in the package is a great individual gift for any Christian man, young or old, as well (so it’s really five gifts in one). You can read about this 40%-off special here: https://thecolleyhouse.org/christmas-shepherds-special-christmas-save-40-for-a-limited-time
This year’s contest is in the same vein. I know you have some good stories here. Send us your favorite funny story about a leader in the church. It can be about one of your elders, one of your ministers, or one of your Bible class teachers. It can be one of those “this-should-never-happen-in-a-worship service” moments or it can be the one about “my husband.the minister who forgot…” I know the cogs are already turning. Please be sure it’s something we can publish on the blog. If you need to change or omit names (to protect the blundering), be sure to do that. No one is exempted from entering (unless you are actually an admin on our website!).
Send us your entries by December 15th at noon to byhcontest@gmail.com. The winning entry will receive a $50.00 gift certificate good for any Colley House products. The best entries will be published.
So let us hear from you. Share some holiday cheer. Here’s my story:
When I was a child, we had an elder in the congregation who just had a hard time talking in front of a large audience. Our congregation changed the order of exactly what was done prior to eating the Lord’s supper. It was decided that we would stand while the scripture was being read that preceded the supper and then remain standing while the prayer was offered in thanksgiving for the bread. (Prior to this particular Sunday we had been standing while reading and then we all sat down for the prayer.) So this flustered elder, as he presided at the table said this, following the Bible reading:
“Cease be pleated…uh…er…I..I mean restain manding.”
Or, I could tell the one about the Sunday school teacher (also the minister), who, during the auditorium class, turned around to write on the dry-erase board, revealing that his wife was needing to get to the store to get those BOUNCE sheets for the dryer. Red panties were stuck on the back of his shirt.
Or, I could mention the time my husband was preaching and using an illustration about family reunions. He said this: “I love family reunions. I especially love to see all the new babies and the young children running around. It gives me such a feeling of immorality.” (He actually meant to say “immortality”.)
I could go on. But so could you! So send us the submissions. Have a great Monday!
