So you’re thinking about putting out road signs for your church? Awesome! I’ve been putting out signs for Revolution Church since January ‘08, and I’ve had lots of uh…fun experiences. Let me tell you what you’re in for:
- The Heavens will open. And by that I mean it will rain. Or snow. Or hail. Or precipitate in some other manner. Rain is a mixed blessing; it makes it much easier to get the signs in the ground, but it also makes you wet. I don’t like being wet. Especially when I’m spending three hours driving around putting signs out. Just pray that God has mercy on your soul and puts a plug in it while you’re out.
- Someone will take your spot. You know what I’m talking about. You’ve been doing this for a long time. You know your route. You know where every sign goes. You operate like a well-oiled machine. Then it happens. You pull up to put out a sign, and some idiot already put a sign exactly where you usually put yours. Did they do it on purpose? Probably not. Is it the end of the world? Certainly not. Does it still tick you off? Absolutely. They probably put it in that one soft spot in an area of rock-hard ground, didn’t they? Now you have to spend five minutes trying to find another square inch of ground you can put you sign in without blocking theirs. Take a deep breath, and good luck.
- People block your signs. This is somewhat similar to the point above. Some dude will like the spot your sign is in, so he’ll just stick his right in front of yours, completely blocking it from view. Or some idiot will tape a yard sale sign over your sign. I mean - seriously? You taped your yard sale sign over my sign? Really? [insert SNL segment here]
- Cops happen. There are two kinds of cops that you encounter when you’re putting out signs. The first one sees you pulled over, and pulls up behind you to make sure you don’t need help. Once he sees that you’re just fine, thank you, he’ll tell you to have a good day/night, then go on his way. That’s the kind of cop that I like. The other kind thinks that since you’re out past 10pm/before 6am, you must be a drug dealer. They ask you completely obvious questions (you just saw me pick up that sign…), take your license and insurance, write down your license plate number, then talk to dispatch for forever. When they’ve finally given up trying to peg you for something, they’ll give you your stuff back and tell you to stay out of trouble. I’ll try…I realize they’re doing their job, but it’s still annoying.
- People take your signs. Let’s face it: not everyone likes your signs all over the place. Rather than wait for you to pick them up, they’ll just do the favor for you. I’ve also had people, for a reason not known to me, move my signs. They don’t take them. They just move them. I’ve also heard of people taking our signs and putting theirs in that spot. Don’t be that person. That person is lame.
- The people will come. That’s the bottom line. You do this for a reason. You do this so that people will come. And they will come. You may never know who they are. They may never know who you are. But that doesn’t matter. You don’t need to know them. They don’t need to know you. They need to know Jesus. And that’s why you do this. So that they may know Jesus. Nuff said.
Don't take my word for it...