My wife and I were talking after dinner and got into a funny conversation. We started by discussing how to explain who certain prominent children’s pastors were to her nursing colleagues. You know like Jim Wideman might be Bret Farve. (not that he has trouble making up his mind but he’s been around a long time and has had a lot of success) Reggie Joiner might be Peyton Manning (very cerebral). It kind of broke down after that maybe you have some better comparisons.
Anyway, after a couple of minutes of that we realized that if we’re making football comparisons the children’s pastor probably wouldn’t be the quarterback…
…but what would we be. Here’s what we were thinking. I don’t have anyone specific in mind here, just general stereotypes and just for fun.
Quaterback – Senior Pastor – no explanation needed here.
Wide receivers – Worship Ministry – you know out front and kind of flashy. Besides the quarterback they probably get the most attention.
Running backs – Student Ministry – All power and intensity, plus there are some exceptions, but they don’t usually last long. (sorry guys you know it’s true)
Tight Ends- Maybe Small Group/Community Ministry? – In the trenches and very important around the goal line. Also when the quarterback has a problem who does he usually drop the ball off to?
Guards and tackles - Executive Pastor – They protect the quarterback.
So where does children’s ministry fit in? My best guess is maybe the Center. We’re right in the middle of every play but does anyone know who we are? We get to start the play because we work with the youngest people in the church. We also get to hand the ball off a lot. A lot of great volunteers start in the children’s ministry, but how many times have you seen your best volunteers get drafted into “big church?”
So that’s my take. What do you think?
On a similar note, JC and I came up with an idea a while back. What if you could have “Fantasy Church Teams” like fantasy sports. I pretty much figured I’d take Andy Stanley or Craig Groschel in the first round, but how would you keep score?
Just a little Wednesday night randomness…
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