There is a lot of pressure when you have the responsibility for running the presentation during a church service. And it doesn’t help when the worship leader goes with the Spirit. Such an experience inspired me to write and draw this worship slides pressure cartoon.
I have been on both sides of the screen. There have been times when I am in the congregation and I have been distracted by the erratic timing of the slides. I have wondered, “What in the world is the operator thinking? Is this even the same song?”
But I found myself feeling more gracious after I was tapped to run slides. Sometimes, no matter what you practice, the worship leader may be led to add a chorus or change the words. It happens! Whenever there is a live event, something unpredictable will happen.
And with any technology, there comes the possibility of a freeze or crash. I have been in a worship service, where the music is divine, only to see the screen go blank and a hideous Windows icon steals the spirit right out of the room. Or perhaps it’s an Apple icon. That forbidden fruit strikes again! The Serpent brought technical difficulties to the Garden of Eden, and look where it got us!
However, you haven’t lived until you needed someone to run your presentation in children’s ministry. Frequently, the lone volunteer is a precocious ten-year-old. They may be great at technology, but their attention spans can wane very quickly. It gets more interesting when they want to participate in an opening game and they leave their post.
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I drew this cartoon for the November 2022 CHOGNews.
