Kentucky pastor figures out how to keep people from sitting in the back

A pastor at Second Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., came up with an ingenious way to prevent people from sitting in the back: life-size cardboard cutouts of Rick Pitino, Coach K, Christian Laettner and more.

A pastor at Second Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, Ky., came up with an ingenious way to prevent people from sitting in the back: life-size cardboard cutouts of Rick Pitino, Coach K, Christian Laettner and more.

As captured on Twitter by former Kentucky guard Cameron Mills, Pastor David Tucker pulled out all the stops to bring his church closer together.

David, the Pastor here came up with a fantastic idea to keep people from sitting in the back of the church tonight. pic.twitter.com/5ls2SRBsQ9

— CAMERON MILLS (@CameronMillz) March 11, 2015

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He also put some rather unpleasant folks in the back pews to push people to the front for my sermon tonight. pic.twitter.com/Exlvg9gedR

— CAMERON MILLS (@CameronMillz) March 11, 2015

Duke alum Christian Laettner, the subject of a new documentary fittingly titled I Hate Christian Laettner, also got a cutout.

The brilliance of a @KentuckyBaptist pastor to keep people from sitting in the back. pic.twitter.com/i6KPHAIigg

— CAMERON MILLS (@CameronMillz) March 11, 2015

As if that wasn't enough motivation to move up, look who's seated in the front:

My favorite pic from the revival I preached tonight. @UKCoachCalipari sat up front & wore a cardigan. pic.twitter.com/fS6cGZnBuw

— CAMERON MILLS (@CameronMillz) March 12, 2015

With the SEC tournament underway, we'll see what the rest of March holds for Kentucky and Second Baptist Church.

- Mike Fiammetta