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17 Ridiculous Stock Images of Church Leaders

unSeminary is all about providing helpful resources for pastors, ministers and church leaders. Today we’re going to take a break and just have a little fun. Check out these totally crazy stock images that try to capture what it’s like to be in ministry!

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It’s a super-buff minister with a super-small brain!

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Someone please show this dude where the bathroom is.

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I’m not really sure what this is trying to communicate.

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Not the most enthusiastic preacher we’ve ever seen.

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Clearly “love your enemies” isn’t this guy’s strong suit.

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Classic 2004 “Insert Your Text Here” pose.

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This is “high tech ministry” … “Pastor Selfie”.

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Um … what?

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The hipster monocle bishop?

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We’re pretty sure this is “Pastor Selfie” from above … but this time he’s added clouds and motion blur! So kewl.

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It’s not possible to get more awkward smiles in one picture.

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Nom. Nom. Nom. Chewing on the meat of the word.

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“Go stand over there and look like you are on a missions trip.”

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This is what came up when we searched for “Youth Pastors” … yeah, that’s about right.

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In the “who has the biggest Bible” contest, this guy wins.

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I’m not sure what is going on in this picture … maybe we don’t want to know.

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“Pastor Selfie” is back … finally looking just the right amount of pious!

 

 


2 Comments

  1. I must admit that i never should take those priest stockphotos … Everyone have a shame beginning in photography … and I recognize that I laughed a lot with the article.

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Rich Birch
Rich Birch is one of the early multi-site church pioneers in North America. He led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 5,000+ people in 18 locations. In addition, he served on the leadership team of Connexus Church in Ontario, a North Point Community Church Strategic Partner. He has also been a part of the lead team at Liquid Church - a 5 location multisite church serving the Manhattan facing suburbs of New Jersey. Liquid is known for it’s innovative approach to outreach and community impact. Rich is passionate about helping churches reach more people, more quickly through excellent execution.His latest book Church Growth Flywheel: 5 Practical Systems to Drive Growth at Your Church is an Amazon bestseller and is design to help your church reach more people in your community.