Emphasis Preaching Journal
A group of clergy gathered...
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A group of clergy gathered monthly for a meeting and lunch. They were asked to call in reservations so that lunch might be planned. The clergy were lax in doing so, so often the amount of food prepared did not match the number of clergy desiring lunch. The host church decided to fix that problem by requiring the clergy to pay for lunch. This still did not help them plan the right amount of food. Finally the host church decided to let all the clergy who wanted to stay for lunch to do so, but only if they had a ticket.