First off, I apologize for not spending much time in this space over the past couple of months.
If you've followed my blog activities (and inactivity!), you know that on October 22, I accepted a position as marketing and media director at one of the Assemblies of God's 100 largest churches. I was thrilled not only to have a job but to be in a position that required top-notch creativity and performance from many areas of my skill site — and many areas I was eager to acquire new skills in.
As marketing and media director I designed several promotional and in-house printed pieces, I wrote press releases, I worked with vendors, I approved and gave guidance for the video and broadcast editing (though not much of that because
Back in May of 2006, while in the employ of Christianity Today International, I was asked to do a little something for my boss, Kevin Miller, a CTI vice president and leader of the Resources division.
Kevin's a great guy, a good friend, and an excellent manager — a true joy to work with. When his 20th anniversary at CTI came due, we wanted to do something to poke a little fun at him while still honoring him for his 20 years of service.
CTI took a huge risk asking me to put anytng together, knowing my style of humor (many waited with bated breath and crossed fingers, dreading the final result, and eagerly looking forward to the entertaining train-wreck it was sure to be). Who's great
Remember the "pitch his tents" sermon by Blake Bergstrom? No, tell me you haven't forgotten about the youth pastor who insisted that Lot pinched his bosom ... several times--and then nearly passed out from embarassment. Well, then refresh your memory over at "When sermons go awry", first, because the followup here is priceless.
Blake still has a job, fortunately, but his employers aren't above never letting him live it down. Recently, the film crew of Prank 3:16 showed up with several hidden cameras and wired the church offices for sound.
Okay, I wasn’t going to post merely frivolous stuff here, but this is far too precious to pass up.
You who preach … well. If you gotta slip up, go big.
Here’s a clip below of poor high school pastor Blake Bergstrom, who tried to work his way around a bit of a tongue twister as he introduced a sermon that might have already been doomed, based on his unusual use of metaphors. As you listen, just wait. No: the “light ourselves on fire so they can watch us burn” is not the gaffe you are listening for, surprisingly, but that imagery is bad enough that he might actually have improved his sermon with an extreme Freudian slip!
Okay, I wasn’t going to post merely frivolous stuff here, but this is far too precious to pass up.
