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ENUMCLAW, Wash., October 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- When he became the senior pastor of a small country church, Dr. Billy Ray Johnson - aka, "preeecher" - learned that a lot of the tasks a pastor is expected to perform aren't taught in seminary.

"The 'preeecher' should know something about everything," he advises. "Because when trouble arises or help is needed, everyone calls the 'preeecher'." In his new book, "Simple Living in a Complex World," Johnson offers important advice for country preeechers:

1. Don't expect the church to be packed on the opening day of hunting or fishing season.

2. Learn how to herd stampeding horses... and deacons.

3. When you accidentally flood the sanctuary while filling the baptistery, immediately institute a church work day.

4. Never bet your congregation that you'll dye your hair pink if they bring their Bibles to church. They take their bets seriously.

Johnson peppers Simple Living with laugh-out-loud stories that illustrate the principles of living the way God designed us--a way we often neglect in our stressed-out, hurry-up world.

He believes we have complicated the living of life far beyond God's design, spending too much time worrying about things that don't matter when we should be focusing on the Giver of life.

"In the country, when the pastor visits folks, if you don't stay for a meal, your visit is considered way too short," says Johnson. "They need to tell you where Aunt Sue used to live, where Jed's old classroom used to be, and where Tom's store was located fifty years ago."

When we stop to visit and laugh, we begin to re-align our lives to honor God, says Johnson. "God is enough. He satisfies all our needs. It's as simple as that."

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