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A winning coach or player in sports (especially football) often receives a “Gatorade shower.” Some people believe that church should have similar enthusiasm.

“It’s that time of year. After the sermon, we dumped Gatorade on the pastor’s head. #football=churchideas?” was posted on Facebook by American Christian comedian Tim Hawkins on January 15, 2012. “‘I think church should be more like football. Let’s get here an hour before service on Sundays and tailgate. Then, start the service by having the worship team run through a banner. Everyone should be waving towels around during worship. And hey, if the pastor gives a good sermon, dump a cooler of Gatorade on his head!’-Tim Hawkins” was posted on Facebook by Cody Trail on December 11, 2012.

“You should be as excited about church as about the Super Bowl. So when your pastor makes a point this Sunday, pour Gatorade® over his head” was posted on X/Twitter by Church Curmudgeon on February 5, 2016. “Pastor wants you to be as excited about church as you are about football. So go ahead and dump Gatorade over his head when he makes the last point of his sermon” was posted on X/Twitter by Church Curmudgeon on February 1, 2020. “Prove you’re as excited about church as you are about the Super Bowl. Dump Gatorade on your pastor after his last point” was posted on X/Twitter by Church Curmudgeon on Febuay 11, 2023. “If you care as much about church as you do about football, dump Gatorade on your pastor at the end of the sermon” was posted on X/Twitter by Church Curmudgeon on February 8, 2025.

Wikipedia: Gatorade shower
The Gatorade shower, also known as the Gatorade dunk or the Gatorade bath, is a sports tradition that involves players surreptitiously dumping a cooler full of liquid (most commonly Gatorade mixed with ice) over the head of their coach (or occasionally a high-profile assistant coach, star player, or team owner in professional leagues) following a meaningful win, such as the Super Bowl, World Series or other major sporting event. This includes all levels of play including Little League World Series, high school, college (NCAA), and professional teams.

Wikipedia: Tim Hawkins
Timothy Aaron Hawkins (born March 30, 1968) is an American Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer, best known for song parodies.

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Tim Hawkins
January 15, 2012 at 12:25 PM ·
It’s that time of year. After the sermon, we dumped Gatorade on the pastor’s head. #football=churchideas?

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Cody Trail
December 11, 2012 at 6:54 PM ·
“I think church should be more like football. Let’s get here an hour before service on Sundays and tailgate. Then, start the service by having the worship team run through a banner. Everyone should be waving towels around during worship. And hey, if the pastor gives a good sermon, dump a cooler of Gatorade on his head!”
-Tim Hawkins

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milesbrooks
@milesdbrooks
If church was more sports oriented, it would seem more appropriate to dump Gatorade on your bishop after a great Sunday. #churchistrue
1:42 PM · Mar 30, 2014

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Holly Nolen
April 15, 2014 at 8:19 PM ·
church should be like football, get there an hour early and tailgate, have the worship team break through paper, and when the pastor does a good sermon dump gatorade on his head….I’d go to that church. -TH

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Cross Hill Community Church
May 12, 2015 at 5:58 AM ·
Church Should Be Like Football
Let’s get here an hour early on Sunday and tailgate.
Have the worship team or the choir break through paper, waving towels and shouting, “Are you ready for some Jesus?”
Pastor preaches a good sermon, dump Gatorade on him or on his head.

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Church Curmudgeon
@ChrchCurmudgeon
You should be as excited about church as about the Super Bowl.
So when your pastor makes a point this Sunday, pour Gatorade® over his head.
1:30 PM · Feb 5, 2016

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Dan Vanderbilt
February 5, 2016 at 5:47 PM ·
I just read that “this Sunday we should be as excited about church as we are about the Superbowl. When the pastor makes a good point we should dump Gatorade on him”. I agree with the first part, but if I did the second part I’m sure I would be called into Kevin Holt s office.

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Coach Morgan Randall 🧢
@TheCoachRandall
To show my pastor I’m as excited about church as the #SuperBowl when he makes a point I’m gonna dump
@Gatorade over his head Sunday.
8:52 PM · Feb 5, 2016

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St. Andrews Catholic Church
February 6, 2016 at 6:03 PM ·
We should be as excited about going to Mass as we are about watching the Super Bowl. If Father makes a good point tomorrow, let’s dump Gatorade on his head!

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Ed Hetrick
February 7, 2016 at 8:38 AM ·
I heard this quote saying today. Just a thought:
You should be as excited today about church as you are with the Super Bowl. Sooooo, when your pastor makes a great point in his sermon, dump Gatorade over his head! Watch out Pastor Joel!

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Hallowqueen JB⚕
@KissLikeHockey
You should be as excited about church as you are about the Superbowl, so when your pastor preaches a good sermon, dump Gatorade on his head!
9:39 AM · Feb 7, 2016

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Tom Beagan
February 7, 2016 at 3:52 PM ·
RT @COCStudents: If we got as excited about church as the Super Bowl, we’d dump Gatorade on our pastor every time he makes a point. #truth

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blackbrandt—February 4, 2017
You should be as excited about church as about the Superbowl.
So when your pastor makes a point this Sunday, dump gatorade all over his head.

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Church Curmudgeon
@ChrchCurmudgeon
Pastor wants you to be as excited about church as you are about football.
So go ahead and dump Gatorade over his head when he makes the last point of his sermon.
11:05 PM · Feb 1, 2020

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Beth Ann Cook
@revbethanncook
They tell me they are enjoying my preaching style. Deal was 600+ cans of soup and they could do this. It started with a leader sharing that meme going around about being excited about church-dump Gatorade on your preacher. Lol
8:39 PM · Feb 13, 2022

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Church Curmudgeon
@ChrchCurmudgeon
Prove you’re as excited about church as you are about the Super Bowl.
Dump Gatorade on your pastor after his last point.
6:10 PM · Feb 11, 2023

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Tim Hawkins
July 29, 2024 ·
Church should be like football
(A video is shown.—ed.)

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Mollie Brush Griffith
February 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM ·
You should be as excited about church as you are about the Superbowl.
So next Sunday when your pastor makes a point, dump Gatorade on his head.

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John McHaffie
February 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM ·
Fun Fact: You should be more excited about church than the Super Bowl…
When your pastor makes a powerful point, dump Gatorade over his head.

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Church Curmudgeon
@ChrchCurmudgeon
If you care as much about church as you do about football, dump Gatorade on your pastor at the end of the sermon.
11:44 AM · Feb 8, 2025