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The Little Church Stories is a project inspired by a couple incidents in my own life. First, I was asked to serve on a committee at my own church. As I got a peek "behind the scenes" I realized how much outrageously funny stuff happens in a church which is seldom if ever portrayed in entertainment media. I thought there must be a lot of people out there like me who would enjoy what in TV parlance would be called a "workplace comedy" set in a church.
The second event was when a good friend married a Presbyterian minister. In the casual social environment, my friend's wife told great stories about her experiences at the church. More fodder for my workplace comedy. (You may also see a character in the Little Church Stories in the future that explores the unique challenges of being a clergy member who's single and dating.)
But what to do with this material? It didn't feel like a movie, or even really a TV show. It felt most like a series of short stories. But the short story market is pretty weak these days, especially for anything serialized. So I decided to explore the new media frontier by doing the stories as a blog and podcast. And who knows where that may eventually take me?
The stories are specifically meant to not be religious in nature (though, like all good stories, they will touch on spiritual themes from time to time). They are meant simply to be light entertainment enjoyable by all stripes of churchgoers and perhaps even those who don't attend church. They are much more about the interaction of people than people's relationship with God. Most of all, they are meant to be funny. I hope you check them out and enjoy!