Does the church take itself to seriously? Yes. Do we take our jobs to seriously? Yes. Don’t get me wrong we are in the Kingdom business and our work is eternally important. Of course, we are God’s instruments and sometimes I think we play funny notes. When we do, we should laugh.
This is the third post in the series 5 Things to Make Church Work More Fun . Laughter is contagious! It is good for the soul. It is good for community. It deepens relationships. Think about how often when you get together with old friends you think back and share stories about funny events.
Working for the church would be more fun if we would laugh at ourselves and together. Youth Ministers can bring this gift to the staff by sharing funny things that happened in the youth ministry, something that happened during worship, etc. Don’t share things to bring others down, share them to help folks be a little less serious and a little more joyful.
Our staff is still talking about the story I shared after Ash Wednesday service about the 2 1/2 year old who wanted a butterfly not a cross. See if you can convince the boss that sharing these stories together should be a regular part of your life together as a staff. Its hard to be in a fight when you are laughing about something!
Really stuffy staff, maybe you can break the ice by using a cartoon from Inherit the Mirth. You can find a new cartoon each week on YMtoday.com.