Preach Magazine ISSUE 8 - Preaching and comedy | Page 12

12 FEATURE Rolling in the aisles WHY IT’S GOOD TO LAUGH IN CHURCH by Paul Kerensa WHEN I BRING A COMEDY SHOW TO A CHURCH, I ALWAYS RESPECT THE SPACE, AND REMIND MYSELF THAT WHILE WE’RE SHARING COMMUNAL LAUGHS, THE STAR OF THE SHOW IS THE ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE SET-UP AND PUNCHLINE, THE CREATOR OF ALL.