Book Description
A hilarious, tongue-in-cheek celebration of the foibles of the Frozen Chosen!

This Presby 101 handbook uses an advice format to describe Presbyterians by ostensibly addressing new members of the church. But it is a funny primer and survival manual for ALL members of the denomination! How to Survive Being a Presbyterian gently skewers the history, worship habits, and the endless committee meetings. And it covers clothing, potluck dinners, and yes, sex—as well as raising kids—all from the Presbyterian viewpoint. It's the self-help book with a difference.

You'll want to regale your friends with the little quips of the 300-year-old Percy T. Presby, who declares:

"Presbyterianism is a series of meetings occasionally interrupted by a worship service."

"The national drink of Presbyterian women is decaf coffee."

"Some Presbyterians believe that a jazz band is the Boston Pops."


About the Author
Bob Reed is a proud native of Marcus, Iowa (pop 1,171). He has spent 25 years building and managing public television stations and as an executive at PBS. He has also served as a publisher and tenured professor and has penned dull, scholarly, research tomes including encyclopedias and dictionaries. This retiree is a Navy veteran and an awfully proud grandfather who plays that happiest of instruments—the banjo. But as his wife often reminds him, the difference between a banjo player and a treasury bond is that eventually the bond matures and makes money. He and his wife Max are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Northport (a harbor village on Long Island, New York) and sing in the Chancel Choir there—without the banjo. Bob was raised a Methodist, and this little book grew out of his 13 years of continuing attempts to comprehend his new denomination. He is also the author of a collection of humorous short stories titled The Potluck Dinner That Went Astray (Smyth and Helwys Publishing). And his next book is another collection of comic tales titled The Choir That Couldn’t Sing. He thinks his very presence on this earth is proof that God has an unusual sense of humor. And he’s certain that heaven is Iowa!

FROM THE PUBLISHER

A hilarious look at the practices and people of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). A hilarious, tongue-in-cheek celebration of the foibles of the Frozen Chosen! This Presby 101 handbook uses an advice format to describe Presbyterians by ostensibly addressing new members of the church. But it is a funny primer and survival manual for ALL members of the denomination! It gently skewers the history, worship habits, and the endless committee meetings. And it covers clothing, potluck dinners, and yes, sex—as well as raising kids—all from the Presbyterian viewpoint. It's the self-help book with a difference! You'll want to regale your friends with the little quips of the 300-year-old Percy T. Presby, who declares: "Presbyterianism is a series of meetings occasionally interrupted by a worship service." "The national drink of Presbyterian women is decaf coffee." "Some Presbyterians believe that a jazz band is the Boston Pops."

SYNOPSIS

A hilarious look at the practices and people of the Presbyterian Church.

A hilarious, tongue-in-cheek celebration of the foibles of the Frozen Chosen! This Presby 101 handbook uses an advice format to describe Presbyterians by ostensibly addressing new members of the church. But it is a funny primer and survival manual for all members of the denomination! It gently skewers the history, worship habits, and the endless committee meetings. And it covers clothing, potluck dinners, and yes, sex-as well as raising kids-all from the Presbyterian viewpoint. It's the self-help book with a difference!

You'll want to regale your friends with the little quips of the 300-year-old Percy T. Presby, who declares:

"Presbyterianism is a series of meetings occasionally interrupted by a worship service."

"The national drink of Presbyterian women is decaf coffee."

"Some Presbyterians believe that a jazz band is the Boston Pops."

About the Author

Bob Reed is a proud native of Marcus, Iowa (pop 1,171). He has spent 25 years building and managing public television stations and as an executive at PBS. He has also served as a publisher and tenured professor and has penned dull, scholarly, research tomes including encyclopedias and dictionaries. This retiree is a Navy veteran and an awfully proud grandfather who plays that happiest of instruments-the banjo. But as his wife often reminds him, the difference between a banjo player and a treasury bond is that eventually the bond matures and makes money. He and his wife Max are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Northport (a harbor village on Long Island, New York) and sing in the Chancel Choir there-without the banjo.