Comments on: Seeing your pastor in the wild. http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/ Musings by Jon Acuff Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:17:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chloe http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-196405 Chloe Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:20:18 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-196405 I go to a smaller church and I'm friends with the PK so I see my pastor in the wild quite often. Haha I go to a smaller church and I’m friends with the PK so I see my pastor in the wild quite often. Haha

]]> By: Maria http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-91324 Maria Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:39:45 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-91324 "this should be one of those posts where people who go to smaller churches say, “I play golf with the pastor three times a week, he’s like my best friend” and people who go to bigger churches will say, “I saw my pastor once at Home Depot but got nervous and hid behind a row of broom handles.” Our church isn't THAT small, but I do tend to see my Pastor in the wild-- at our tailgate, football and basketball games, and other such events. He also calls us and asks us if we want to go to games. Sometimes he even practices for the day he becomes a grandparent and will watch our son. LOL! "this should be one of those posts where people who go to smaller churches say, “I play golf with the pastor three times a week, he’s like my best friend” and people who go to bigger churches will say, “I saw my pastor once at Home Depot but got nervous and hid behind a row of broom handles.”

Our church isn't THAT small, but I do tend to see my Pastor in the wild– at our tailgate, football and basketball games, and other such events. He also calls us and asks us if we want to go to games. Sometimes he even practices for the day he becomes a grandparent and will watch our son. LOL!

]]> By: Laugh A little More | WithoutWax.tv by Pete Wilson http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-90409 Laugh A little More | WithoutWax.tv by Pete Wilson Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:08:07 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-90409 [...] amazing gift. He can make fun of you and you just sit there and laugh. He poked fun of me here and here and as always, did it in his brilliant [...] [...] amazing gift. He can make fun of you and you just sit there and laugh. He poked fun of me here and here and as always, did it in his brilliant [...]

]]> By: Layne http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-64833 Layne Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:15:02 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-64833 It took me a second, then realized that this scenario is a not a worry for me because I see my pastor enough outside Sunday morning that the thought it would be awkward is silly. It took me a second, then realized that this scenario is a not a worry for me because I see my pastor enough outside Sunday morning that the thought it would be awkward is silly.

]]> By: Julie http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-60853 Julie Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:28:16 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-60853 I used to work at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory on Sunday afternoons after church, and the pastor of our 3,000 member mega-church always swing by to get a big glorious candy apple as his post-sermon pick-me-up or for his wife who was pregnant at the time. He also stops by occasionally on a date-night with his wife which is a prime candidate for Pastor in the wild sightings. The best thing is that almost everyone who works at our store goes to his church, so we freak out when he comes in. You don't even have to turn around before you hear his unmistakable voice bursting through the double doors! He comes in like a whirlwind - talking to everyone ordering his apples all at once as we play-fight over who gets to take his order and ring him up, and we comment on how much we appreciated his sermon that day or week and tell everyone in the store - this is our amazing pastor. We love JD, and we're also glad that he loves candy apples :). I used to work at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory on Sunday afternoons after church, and the pastor of our 3,000 member mega-church always swing by to get a big glorious candy apple as his post-sermon pick-me-up or for his wife who was pregnant at the time. He also stops by occasionally on a date-night with his wife which is a prime candidate for Pastor in the wild sightings. The best thing is that almost everyone who works at our store goes to his church, so we freak out when he comes in. You don't even have to turn around before you hear his unmistakable voice bursting through the double doors! He comes in like a whirlwind – talking to everyone ordering his apples all at once as we play-fight over who gets to take his order and ring him up, and we comment on how much we appreciated his sermon that day or week and tell everyone in the store – this is our amazing pastor. We love JD, and we're also glad that he loves candy apples :) .

]]> By: olivia http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-60524 olivia Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:24:30 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-60524 Well... considering my dad is my pastor... I have indeed seen him "in the wild". Well… considering my dad is my pastor… I have indeed seen him "in the wild".

]]> By: Emily http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-58388 Emily Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:54:41 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-58388 I saw my pastor the other night going to see the movie 2012... I wanted to say, "But I thought pastors don't believe in the world ending like that. A great worldwide flood...? Really?" I saw my pastor the other night going to see the movie 2012… I wanted to say, "But I thought pastors don't believe in the world ending like that. A great worldwide flood…? Really?"

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-58008 Stephanie Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:05:51 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-58008 When I was growing up, my family attended a very conservative Baptist church, in which my father was a deacon and my mother taught the children's sermon. My mother does not drink, but for my parents' 20th anniversary they went out to a fancy restaurant and my mother decided to have a glass of wine with dinner. Of course (of course!) the pastor of our church just so happened to be at the restaurant and came over to say hello just as the waiter arrived to drop off my mother's wine. My mother was mortified. She was only talked out of rededicating her life to Jesus right then and there by the retelling of the miracle of turning water into wine, but I didn't see her raise an alcoholic beverage to her lips for ten years. When I was growing up, my family attended a very conservative Baptist church, in which my father was a deacon and my mother taught the children's sermon. My mother does not drink, but for my parents' 20th anniversary they went out to a fancy restaurant and my mother decided to have a glass of wine with dinner. Of course (of course!) the pastor of our church just so happened to be at the restaurant and came over to say hello just as the waiter arrived to drop off my mother's wine. My mother was mortified. She was only talked out of rededicating her life to Jesus right then and there by the retelling of the miracle of turning water into wine, but I didn't see her raise an alcoholic beverage to her lips for ten years.

]]> By: Jeffrey Holton http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-57940 Jeffrey Holton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:46:12 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-57940 The church I attend is very liturgical and sacramental, so as you can imagine the pastors there are typically robe wearing and serious. The first time I saw one of them on a Saturday morning, he was wearing a Harley Davidson wife-beater. (Don't worry. His wife was next to him, and she seemed just fine.) On the other hand, the pastor I grew up with was a friend of the family. Turns out they're people just like us! Who would have known? If you prick them, they bleed. Well, not that I tried... The church I attend is very liturgical and sacramental, so as you can imagine the pastors there are typically robe wearing and serious.

The first time I saw one of them on a Saturday morning, he was wearing a Harley Davidson wife-beater.

(Don't worry. His wife was next to him, and she seemed just fine.)

On the other hand, the pastor I grew up with was a friend of the family. Turns out they're people just like us! Who would have known?

If you prick them, they bleed.

Well, not that I tried…

]]> By: Jeffrey Holton http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2009/11/seeing-your-pastor-in-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-57939 Jeffrey Holton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:40:38 +0000 http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/?p=1399#comment-57939 BWAAHAHAHAHAHA! =) BWAAHAHAHAHAHA! =)

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