Father Tim's Church Survival Guide

• The author is a popular writer, humorist, blogger, and priest with a strong social media presence

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I Surviving the Welcome
PART II Surviving Sunday Morning
PART III Surviving the Meeting
PART IV Surviving the Ministries
PART V Surviving the Bishop
PART VI Surviving the Clergy
PART VII Surviving the Liturgical Year
PART VIII Surviving Stewardship
PART IX Surviving Parish Life
PART X Surviving Ecumenism
Conclusion
Afterword

"My take on church life isn't for everyone-clergy who take themselves too seriously will hate it. But know that it all comes out of a place of deep love for God and the Church. There are inevitably things that drive us nuts about such an imperfect (i.e., human)institution. Yet if we can't observe and comment on our own foibles we're left withoutmuch hope. And anyway if God doesn't have a sense of humor, I'm hosed."

For followers of Lent Madness, Tim's blog, and those who appreciate church humor and his earlier book, What Size are God's Shoes: Kids, Chaos, and the Spiritual Life