You Might be a Preacher if......

To get us started....

1. You hesitate to tell people what you do for a living.

2. You've ever dreamed you were preaching  only to awaken and discover you were.

3. You've wondered why people couldn't die at more appropriate times.

4. You find yourself counting people at a sporting event.

5. You're leading the church into the 21st century, but you don't know what you are preaching on Sunday.

6. A church picnic is no picnic.

7. You've ever spoken for free and were worth every penny of it.

8. You drive a Buick with more than 100,000 miles on it.

9. People sleep while you're talking.

10. It's Sunday, but Monday's coming.

11. You feel guilty when you go fishing.

12. Instead of being "ticked off," you get "grieved in your spirit."

13. You've been tempted to take an offering at a family reunion.

14. You jiggle all the commode handles at the church before you leave.

15. You'd rather talk to people with their heads bowed and every eye closed.

16. You've ever wanted to 'lay hands' on a deacon's neck.

...by Stan Toler and Mark Hollingsworth from the book "You Might be a Preacher if..."

Now, please send in your contibution's for additions to "You Might be a Preacher if...."

1. You've been told to get a 'real job.'

2. You've been asked, "What's so hard about preaching?"

3. You've been told that "I wouldn't have your job for all the money in the world!"

4. Others wished they only worked one day a week for a weeks pay!

5. You've been told that you get a week's pay for only three hours of work. You work one hour on Sunday morning, one hour on Sunday night and one hour on Wednesday night. 
submitted by Wayne Reid

6. You might be a preacher if: you have ever been tempted to name your fishing boat, "Visitation."
submitted by Robin H. Cowin; rhcowin@greencis.net; http://www.greencis.net/~grovefbc 

7. You win a door prize at the church banquet and people say it was rigged. submitted by Melvin V. Rodriguez 

8. You name your bed "The Word." submitted by Chapster 

9. ...if you have ever said "I'm NEVER going to be a preacher!"

10. The alarm goes off on Sunday morning and you reach over to hit the snoose button for the third time, only to find out your wife has moved the clock!
submitted by Kyle Marciniak; KJM4@worldnet.att.net; http://home.worldnet.att.net/~KJM4

11. You wear your new shoes to church and someone comments "We are paying you too much money!"

12. ...you couldn't sell used cars.
submitted by Steve

13. Wine is on your breath and you don't drink. submitted by Jackie Dee jayjay1-2@webtv.net

14. You're awakened in the middle of the night by a couple wishing to get married.....you wake your wife and daughter to be "witnesses".....you get dressed and perform the ceremony.....the groom asks, "How much do I owe you?".....you reply, jokingly, "Whatever you think she' s worth".....the groom thinks for a moment, puts a quarter in your hand, and the couple leaves! (Note: True)

15. Your family feels as if they live in a fish bowl....

16. Your children want to be paid for any stories /references/examples about them or quotes from them, that you use in sermons.....and want editing rights to same.Cash only.
submitted by Carol Pearcy Shour

17. People look at your beer belly and call it a wine cellar...
...once they see your clerical collar, nobody sits beside you on a crowded bus except the drunk.
...people apologise to you before they tell you a dirty joke.
...mothers ring up and want their baby 'done'.
...women ring up and say they want you to marry them.
submitted by Rev. R. Wayne Carney; rwcarney@iol.ie

18. Your nightmares involve forgetting the deceased's name at a funeral or walking into the sanctuary Sunday morning and realizing you've forgotten to prepare a sermon.

19. The teacher asks for pictures of the food groups, and your kid brings in a picture of a covered dish.
submitted by Tom Austin; taustin@texoma-ok.com

20. If your belly is referred to as a chicken coop... submitted by Rev. Gregory Trent; DaGregSTer@aol.com

21. ...if you've ever spoken for "Career Day" at the local Elementary School and afterwards, expected to receive a 'Love Offering' and a glass of orange juice. submitted by Rev.H.Charles Canty; harveycanty@cincybible.org

22. You woke up craving chicken and didn't want to go to work!

23. Your kids nickname you "Our Father Who Art At A Meeting".
submitted by S. Jean Squire

24. Your kids call you Bro. Bob or Bro. Joe instead of daddy.

25. If you can roll your eyes from one side of the church to the other without moving your head while the collection plate is being passed.

26. If you can close your eyes and sing along with the congregation while thinking about the notes of your sermon.

27. You wake up on Tuesday morning and think it is Sunday and then panic because you can't remember what your sermon is about.

28. Folks keep you waiting at their door while they hide the beer and girlie magazines and change the cable channel.
submitted by Ralph Walker; tnspider@aol.com

29. Amazing Grace is what gives you the ability to keep working.

30. You keep relating movies you've seen to sermon topics.

31. You answer your home phone St. ?'s (insert name).


32. You took a psych test and you flunked. #29-32 submitted by Robin Hawker

33. Your children are the worst kids in the church!

34. Your kids ask when church will be over, and you know the time!

35. Your kids know they will always be in church when the door opens!

36. Your vacation times are always planned around church conferences!

37. Your only vacations are at church conferences!
#33-37 submitted by Marilyn Osborne; mosborne@lci.org

38. The teacher asks your son, 'What is your father's job?' And he said: "MY FATHER DOESN'T WORK!" submitted by Luis Orlando Acero; orarero@hotmail.com

39. When you find yourself in your office swarmed by people from your congregation asking, "When can we start on the repairs: How much should I make this check out for: When is it my turn to teach Sunday School." Then you wake up. submitted by Randy Holloway

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