very real, hopefully (largely) anonymous visual reflections on life as a clergyperson…EV'RY DAY I'M PASTORIN'...Tumblr (3.0; @everydayimpastoring)http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/TALKING ABOUT THE BIBLE WITH MY FUNDAMENTALIST FAMILY<p><a href="http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/kentuckgatorhorse/media/TalkingwithfundamentalistsinmyfamilyabouttheGospel_zps84da9471.gif.html" target="_blank"><img alt="photo TalkingwithfundamentalistsinmyfamilyabouttheGospel_zps84da9471.gif" src="http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u570/kentuckgatorhorse/TalkingwithfundamentalistsinmyfamilyabouttheGospel_zps84da9471.gif"/></a></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53304975825http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53304975825Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:20:34 -0500WHEN A SPEAKER IS REALLY PRETENTIOUS<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2f965adcc9c21e6d58bd4a0dd659dd1/tumblr_moa4022SFF1s6zpepo1_500.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53289205822http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53289205822Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:40:48 -0500THE FEAR OF NOT MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDINATION<p><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6b55ae98833b4718b260d7e70382a748/tumblr_moa441la6t1st8cedo1_400.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53223423961http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53223423961Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:32 -0500WORSHIP WITH INCOMPETENT PRESIDER<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/19c4a096225c66bc0c5d85dcb83c80dd/tumblr_moa725EFDk1stya2to1_400.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53207436998http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53207436998Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:40:38 -0500WHEN A PARISHIONER UNNECESSARILY SHARES GRAPHIC MEDICAL INFORMATION, USUALLY ABOUT HIS/HER DIGESTION OR GENITALIA<p><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1cfff66cf8ee9fd6f99f410aca045fa5/tumblr_moa7pewNde1s6zpepo1_250.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53140901329http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53140901329Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:20:42 -0500UNITED METHODISTS: WHEN OPENING WORSHIP AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS ACTUALLY GOOD<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/63c635dd8ddab9147fe7f0c45421b58e/tumblr_inline_moabfzrPEk1rmr6p7.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53124846105http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53124846105Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:40:33 -0500WHEN THE BOOKS I ORDERED ARE DELIVERED TO THE CHURCH OFFICE<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/b6136c4049c9b9c4af286dc0c4b36244/tumblr_inline_moacb42vbJ1rmr6p7.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53050827674http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53050827674Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:20:42 -0500WHEN THE VENUE FOR A LARGE CONFERENCE IS TOO SMALL TO ACCOMODATE THE CROWD<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/3fde5199cae3f666e84027e3ebfdd6fc/tumblr_inline_moaajuapc01rmr6p7.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53036593212http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/53036593212Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:40:38 -0500AT A CONFERENCE: WHEN MY CLERGY FRIENDS AND I HAPPEN TO ARRIVE AT A RESTAURANT AT THE BEGINNING OF HAPPY HOUR<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8fb6424d8c8e2f7ddb8bc28492919bf2/tumblr_mnipvhg4kv1s8rz3mo1_400.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52972839539http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52972839539Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:20:46 -0500SINGLE PASTOR: WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME THAT THEIR COUSIN/NEPHEW/NIECE/SON/DAUGHTER IS "REAL NICE LOOKING"<p><img src="http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/disgusted.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52958368796http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52958368796Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:40:35 -0500AMEN (HONESTLY, PROBABLY OVER HALF)<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17a23083fa4e9a20ce2d4fa0d578bf37/tumblr_mmfha1uHE21rkn8guo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>Source: seekingspirits</p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52894879654http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52894879654Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:20:47 -0500HOW SOME MEMBERS OF A CONGREGATION WILL SAY GOODBYE WHEN A PASTOR LEAVES<p><img alt="image" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb451480003244733a142c47554d0fba/tumblr_mo6ideIz3I1s6zpepo1_500.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52879522881http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52879522881Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:40:42 -0500SPONG'S COMMENTS ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN<p><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m64nbfsCg81rt8apco1_r2_500.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52815783229http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52815783229Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:20:47 -0500roll+eyes+gifGETTING A NEW MINISTRY IDEA, THEN REALIZING THAT I HAVE TO PLAN FOR IT<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb392260b2e08a7607496160e7cdfe53/tumblr_mo2r6qLyRv1s6zpepo1_400.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52801064162http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52801064162Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:40:46 -0500TIMES OF TRANSITION<p><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a8391f1e5188fdfc307e1af2adaa3452/tumblr_mo6dutaeXo1ruj4pro1_250.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52736269595http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52736269595Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:20:36 -0500CHURCH POWER STRUGGLES<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/36ca02f34591828bf99d5c670d054d00/tumblr_mo6jaq62uM1s6zpepo1_400.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52719799679http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52719799679Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:40:35 -0500GETTING TOLD I'M MOVING OUT OF A TOXIC AND DYSFUNCTIONAL CHURCH<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/a3bdc5671bac7dc275a1a0321021640e/tumblr_inline_mo2sj6xKRA1qz4rgp.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52654429340http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52654429340Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:20:32 -0500MY RELATIONSHIP WITH OFFICE EQUIPMENT<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa396c32c8f7f5da5609e107575ba317/tumblr_mo6c2dRRvn1s9a6uco1_400.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52638601744http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52638601744Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:40:49 -0500WHEN MY PERSONNEL COMMITTEE CHAIR PULLS ME OUT OF TROUBLE THAT I WANDERED INTO<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5bc16f430d148907c64dddb1ce1059c7/tumblr_mo2xnmIwtY1sq6cqno1_400.gif"/></p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52574034020http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52574034020Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:20:43 -0500REMEMBRANCE OF BAPTISM<p><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5ee102f54f74d3f1124888152e23d4f4/tumblr_mnzdvt2C811suvanxo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><br/><br/>[giggle]</p>http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52557919888http://everydayimpastoring.tumblr.com/post/52557919888Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:40:43 -0500