Alice asked me what I thought the pastor looks like. That got me thinking. What do almost all young, hip mega-church hopeful pastors look like these days? It strikes me that there are three aspects of their appearance that are critical to success.
First, the hair must be gelled.
Second, funky glasses must be worn whether needed or not.
Third, facial hair must be present on at least the chin (full goatee is optional).
Even if you are not young, you can still aspire to be a hip mega-church pastor if you will simply follow the above steps.
By the way, when Alice showed me the photo of the new church planter/pastor in Savannah, he met all three criteria.
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Well, I guess I'm just completely out of luck. 1) My hair is too thin for gel. 2) I wear contacts and can't stand glasses (even fake glasses) unless they are absolutely necessary. 3) I can't grow facial hair.
I suppose I'll have to just stick with making disciples and leave the mega-church pastoring to someone else.
By the way, I think you should probably add "Fourth, hang out in a coffee shop with their Mac." (I can do that one.)
-Alan
Alan,
Sorry you didn't make the cut. You're goal of making Messiah Baptist the next mega-church is bound to fail. Maybe you could at least get a tattoo of some kind.
Eric,
I'm chuckling about Alan's comment, and thinking: I'm too ancient to be young, gel on what hair I have would look like a snow halo, plenty of snow on the chin. Hmmmn!
I suppose I'm past it. Oh, well!
John,
You could at least have the glasses and chin hair. Two out of three might be acceptable. You could be an associate, hip, mega-church pastor.
I wonder if that is the same pastor we built the extreme makeover house for. He fits your description perfectly and the church he leads is supposed to officially launch soon.
Bobby,
He's the one!
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