Ten Ways Being a Cheerleader Prepared Me for Ministry

Posted on February 3, 2012 | 5 Comments

My name is Jan and I was a High School Cheerleader. I’ve thought many times how well those years of jumping with pom poms prepared me for professional ministry. Here are The Top Ten Things I learned:

1- It’s good to be flexible.

2- Sometimes you have to yell “A little louder now.”

3- Sometimes you have to yell “A little softer now.”

4- Keep your hair out of your face.

5- Standing in front of crowds can be unnerving, but pick a focal point and keep going.

6- It helps to have rhythm.

7- One word: teamwork.

8- Sometimes you have to smile whether you feel like it or not.

9-All of us stand on the shoulders of others.

10- Sometimes you fall on your backside.

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5 responses to “Ten Ways Being a Cheerleader Prepared Me for Ministry”

landon whitsitt | February 3, 2012 at 8:59 pm | Reply

Part of me hopes this post is unfinished so you can share your wisdom.

But another part hopes that this is it, because it’s stinking hilarious. Unbelievably hilarious.

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- jledmiston | February 3, 2012 at 10:03 pm | Reply
  
  It was totally unfinished. And yes it was funnier in the unfinished form.
  
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  - landon whitsitt | February 4, 2012 at 11:24 am |
    
    I disagree. Loved it.
    
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The Praying Life | February 4, 2012 at 9:17 am | Reply

Love it!

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