This past Thursday, while in New York, I attended the taping of the Dave Letterman Show with a pastor friend Tommy Duke from Pittsburgh.
I learned some invaluable lessons I hope to employ at Life Church.
Here goes my Top Ten List:
10. Make people line-up and get tickets in advance for church.
9. Have young pages with way too much energy whip up the crowd. "If you give a lot, Dave will give a lot."
8. Have a team of writers who do nothing but write jokes and find great illustrations for me.
7. Have a comedian come out and "warm up" the audience.
6. Have movie stars, politicians, and sports heroes drop in for a visit. (Howard Stern was the only guest my night :(
5. Have a band of professional musicians who can play anything. (But still volunteer)
4. Have a make-up person. (You all know I need this one).
3. Have a team of people standing around getting me coffee and telling me I'm wonderful (wait, that's what my wife does)
2. Stop every ten minutes for a commercial and a break between sermon points.
1. The ability to edit out all my mistakes!
