Fans Are Funny People
It never ceases to amaze me just how emotionally involved fans are with their team. I’m not talking about the occasional attenders, here. No, I’m talking about the come-to-every-game, scream-until-I’m-hoarse, paint-my-entire-body sort of fan. For a professional people watcher like myself, these folks are a gold mine!
As I said in an earlier post, fans like to cheer when their team is winning, and yell when they are losing. It seems that every fan knows exactly what to do to remedy a bad situation. They know what the players need to do, and what changes the coaches make, and they will express their opinions until their voices give out. The game is ridiculously easy to play and coach when you’re in section 212, row 13, seat 5. No matter how loudly a fan yells, however, a coach will never listen to their “advice.” They will listen to their assistant coaches who are specialists in teaching a particular position or scheme. They will listen to their players who are actually out there in the trenches and doing the job. But they will never, ever listen to the fan screaming their heads off in the stands.
Oddly enough, this doesn’t stop the fan from yelling.
Fans are funny people.
Fans in church are no different. Attending, but not committing. Complaining, but not serving. Opinionated, but not generous. Will cheer when things are going well, and yell when they aren’t. All the while having the unrealistic expectation of being heard.
Fans are funny people.
Are you a fan of your church, or a member serving in your church?
