Pastors hear news all the time. Some of it's good, and some of it's, well, not so good…
GOOD NEWS:
Now that you have an associate, you don't have to prepare a sermon every Sunday. BAD NEWS:
She can preach better than you can.
GOOD NEWS:
Your church's new recovery group is well attended. BAD NEWS:
Your spouse and kids are in it.
GOOD NEWS:
The board voted for a staff salary increase. BAD NEWS:
The church janitor got it.
GOOD NEWS:
Your church is getting lots of free publicity recently. BAD NEWS:
It's on the crime-reports page.
GOOD NEWS:
Your youth director is finally getting kids to attend church. BAD NEWS:
They're going to the church down the street.
GOOD NEWS:
With your new wireless microphone, everybody can understand your sermons. BAD NEWS:
The hard-of-hearing suddenly discover they disagree with you.
GOOD NEWS:
People have caught the vision for church growth. BAD NEWS:
Now they ask why it's not happening.
GOOD NEWS:
The people missed you during your vacation. BAD NEWS:
They also missed attending church and giving their tithes.
GOOD NEWS:
The new donated computer is loaded with all the latest technological advances… BAD NEWS:
… for 1983.