• 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