By Caleb Kaltenbach
MALIBU, CAโPastor Paul Porgman needed an executive pastor, so he went onย The Leadย Pastor: XP Edition.
The show is patterned after the hit seriesย Theย Bachelor,ย whichย features a single man who spends weeks with many attractive women until he chooses his future wife. Inย The Lead Pastor: XP Edition, Porgman spent weeks with many unattractive, out-of-shape, type A personality men until he chose one to be his executive pastor.
โIt was . . . bizarre,โ Porgman said. โWe never got in a hot tub, but I walked on the beach with each one of them. I also had to take them out for dinners. Most of them wanted to talk about systems or the latest church database.โ
โIn each elimination ceremony,โ reflected Sam Alzar, who was chosen by Porgman to be his executive pastor, โinstead of a rose, Paul handed each of us a page from the staff handbook. At the end, I knew I won because I had the whole handbook!โ
โHe asked me to map out the process and action steps I used to choose him,โ Porgman said. โI told him not to use so many words in a sentence again. But you knowโ,โ Porgman was interrupted.
โOur department head meeting is in an hour,โ Alzar said, โDo you want to chart the steps of the meeting so itโs streamlined for an intentional discussion concerning the variables?โ
Porgman fell on the floor. โAre you OK?โ a childrenโs minister asked.ย
โShhh,โ Porgman whispered. โIโm playing possum.โ
Caleb Kaltenbach is just kidding.
Author: Christian Standard
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