So, can you withdraw fellowship from someone for beating you in Ping Pong?
We had some work to do last night preparing the church provided residence for our incoming Associate minister. I called one of our members, who has been hinting and begging to play ping pong with me, to come and help with the work holding out the promise of ping pong. It’s all in how you motivate the troops. We worked and accomplished our objectives and then set about to participate in the sport of table tennis.
We played a number of games (I actually don’t remember) I won some he won some. I think he was taking it easy on me. Which I hate worse than getting beat. He’s got a game of style, finesse and spin. I shout a lot - usually random quotations from Leviticus, try to engage in distracting conversation, and trash talk to intimidate my opponent. My worthy opponent just smiles, laughs and spins the daylight out of that ball. With such spin prowess he should have a job in politics.
I told him, right up front, that if he beat me I would kick him out of the church. Can anyone think of any way to make it stick? Be careful, however, he reads and is a frequent comment contributor to the ol’ blog!
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August 19th, 2005 at 11:29 am
Someone much wiser than I said the best way to defeat your enemy is make him your friend. Just love him till he can’t stand it. Or use him as sermon illustrations until he leaves out of sheer humiliation!
August 19th, 2005 at 12:26 pm
I don’t think you can kick him out! Do you have influence on a majority of the elders?
August 19th, 2005 at 1:05 pm
I have a sure fire method that will not only stop “Ping-pong prodigies” but also close friends as well as your worst enemies depending on their “I.Q.” Tell him that you will evoke the same “power” that Paul exercised over Timothy when he told the young preacher to appoint some men to be elders! This will also work on any female opponents as well. Just insert the term “wife of an elder” for elder.
If the poor slob, I mean gentleman is already an elder then you’re in trouble. This will mean your opponent’s brain functions are operating at such a low capacity that even a “Vulcan mind-meld” cannot bring them back from this neurological pit. Being an elder myself I understand the depravity of this situation. 
August 20th, 2005 at 7:11 pm
Ping Pong prodigies (such as they are) need pastors/ ministers too. And some ministers despite professions to the contrary have some game.