The word Christian, when properly used, really should not be an adjective. It should always be used as a noun referring to a person that follows Jesus. And yet, here we are. We often hear references to things like “Christian Music” or “Christian Radio” or “Christian Television” or even a “Christian Book” being sold at a “Christian Book Store.”

So why, then, do we call ourselves the “Christian Comedy Association?” That’s a great question! What is “Christian Comedy anyway?” We recognize, after all, that at the end of the day there is really no such thing as “Christian Comedy!” What we really are is a community of Christians— followers of Jesus Christ— who also happen to enjoy writing and performing comedy. Many of us in this community have even managed to turn our God-given talent for making people laugh into a professional career. Ultimately we decided that to call our organization the “Association of Christians Engaged in Creating and Performing Comedy” was just too tedious and wordy. Plus, the “CCA” sounds a lot better and is easier to remember than the “ACECPC.”

But we don’t want this organization to be comprised of comedians who just happen to be Christians. No. We want to be Christians who just happen to be creators of comedy. In other words, our desire is to encourage one another to have, what our good friend T.C. Stallings refers to as a “Jesus First Mentality.” We don’t want to be seen simply as people who are trying to create “Faith-Based Comedy” (whatever THAT is), but rather as followers of Jesus that put Him first in
every aspect of life, including our comedy.