Tag: clown ministry

Some clown talks about juggling prayer, bible reading, and evangelism

A day after I watched this video I’m still thinking about it…

I can’t decide if it’s shockingly bad, as in bad enough to post, or just bad. But it’s a ministry clown. There’s something about the second self-satisfied ball toss at the end that drags it towards shockingly bad…

Clowning around with the gospel

Here are some rules, or principles, for Christian clowning.

“When you enter the nursing home do not stand together with your group in a large cluster of clowns. Clowns can look rather intimidating if you see a lot of them in one place.”

“Choose a partner. Two clowns together are really great. If you attempt to make visits with 3 or 4 you outnumber the person so much that they may feel a bit uneasy.”


 
Via Scotteriology.

The guy in the video is Floyd Shaffer – the so-called “father of clown ministry”… he’s written a few books.

If I Were A Clown

And this one called Clown Ministry

Clown Ministry

If you want a good guide to “Everything New and Who’s Who In Clown Ministry” there’s this guide out there too.

Here are some tips for setting up a clown ministry in a hospital, rather than a nursing home. Because a captive audience is vital.

But here’s another rule. Don’t be creepy.

It turns out you can head along to a Clowns for Jesus conference if this excites you.

I’m so glad this is a thing.