Welcome to Grant's Heavenly Top Ten. Let me ask you a question. How's the Spring cleaning going?
Okay. Moving on, let me ask you another question. When was the last time you had a Work Day at the church property? I would venture a guess that many churches are wondering if such a project is really accomplishable right now. After all, times are busy and it's hard enough to keep our own places clean! Well, If it's been a while since things were tidied up around your church, this edition of the Top Ten will be a great help in making the decision to clean or not to clean.
The Late May/Early June 1998 Edition of the Heavenly Top Ten, is the:
“Top Ten Indications That A Work Day Is Necessary InYour
Church Building”
- The dust bunnies out number the congregation 3 to 1!
- The baptistery was just featured in National Geographic in an article entitled, "The Quest For New Life Forms"!
- The church mice are circulating a petition demanding better living conditions!
- Instead of using the bathrooms in the building, the congregation has started to frequent the restrooms in the service station next door!
- The plan to include an air freshener in each worship bulletin hasn't really worked to improve the overall air quality!
- The congregation is no longer fully convinced that the mold on the walls is a "message from God that needs to be interpreted"!
- Young people in the community just voted the church as "The Public Building Most Like Their Rooms"!
- A visitor commented on the stained glass windows. You don't have any!
- The grassroots movement in your church refers to the carpet, not the people!
- And the number one indication that a work day is necassary in your church building is:
- Jesus is coming!
With much thanks to Geoff Clarke for help on this one!
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