Season 5 E 12 • 06/22/2016

On Election Day, Boyce realizes how the mayoral campaign has affected his family and their future together.

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Soul singer Boyce Ballentine moves his family to St. Louis to become a preacher, and his daughter Lyric wants to be on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16."

Barton gets overinvolved with how his son practices his ministry, leading Lolli to think he needs female companionship, and Lyric practices driving by running errands with Stamps.

The choir director convinces Boyce to hire outside singers (Tamar and Trina Braxton) to win a competition, while Lolli hires womanizing Stamps to shampoo at her salon.

I Wanna Spend Time Witchoo

Boyce's plans for a quiet birthday with Lolli are disrupted when his bickering former neighbors from Las Vegas visit, hampering Lolli's plans for a surprise party.

Boyce's high school girlfriend visits (looking for more than spiritual guidance), while Barton reveals his last will and testament to his sons after attending a funeral.

When Boyce suffers preacher's block, Lolli invites his former writing partner to help, while Barton and Stamps get trapped after installing an alarm system in Boyce's office.

Boyce is tested by a powerful clerical group that could make or break his church, while Lolli hosts a tea party for the church ladies and Boyce's cousin spikes the punch.

J.C. Carpenter's Gospel Show

Boyce's former backup singer-turned-mega-preacher (CeeLo Green) decides to quit religious showbiz and asks Boyce to break the news to his congregation.

How to Be a Church Lady

Lolli and her friends need to make amends to a church member after they're caught gossiping about her, while Barton chides Stamps for not getting serious with his girlfriend.

The family goes to Las Vegas to attend Boyce's lifetime achievement award ceremony, Barton succumbs to the temptations of Sin City, and Lolli loses some expensive jewelry.

To Leave or Not to Leave

Barton decides to move to Florida after visiting his brother there, and Stamps enlists his mom, Barton's ex-wife Della (Loretta Devine), to convince him to stay.

Barton's ex-wife Della and a huge storm descend on St. Louis at the same time, Boyce attempts to counsel his parents, and Lolli thinks she might be pregnant.

Boyce undergoes a physical to fulfill a new insurance policy and finds he needs a colonoscopy, and Lolli's sister stays with the Ballentines while she's apartment hunting.

Boyce and Lolli lavish in their empty nest after Lyric heads off to boarding school, but not for long when Barton kicks Stamps out of his house and into the Ballentines'.

Daddy and Mommy Dearest

Boyce and Lolli's old Vegas neighbors pay a surprise visit with their teenage foster child, but the Ballentines question their parenting skills.

Boyce and Lolli's neighbors throw a lot of parties without inviting them, so they throw their own and realize they're into different kinds of parties.

The Punching Preacher

After Boyce hits a man who hits on Lolli, the video of the incident goes viral and Boyce enjoys the attention until a young parishioner emulates the violence.

Boyce's congregation has reservations when a lesbian couple wants to get married in his church, and Stamps helps Kim set up her profile on a dating site.

Save the Last Dance for Me

Boyce and Stamps try to snap Barton out of his post-breakup funk and convince him to attend a "steppin'" dance night with a waitress who likes him.

Boyce hires three ex-cons through a second-chance program, while Stamps asks Boyce to finance his bakery venture, and things heat up between Stamps and Lolli's sister Kim.

Boyce and Lolli are surprised by Lyric's raunchy rap video and become her music managers as a way to keep an eye on her, and Stamps and Kim's secret relationship heats up.

Boyce returns to the studio to record a new song and reverts back to acting "like a diva," Lolli and Barton cover at church, and Stamps and Kim hit a relationship hurdle.

In this live episode, Boyce puts on a concert (with B.o.B) to save the church's summer camp, and Boyce and Lolli kick out Stamps, who plans to move in with Lolli's sister Kim.

Lyric brings home her new boyfriend (David Alan Grier), who's as old as her father and threatens to ruin Boyce and Lolli's fund-raising dinner with the Obamas.

Brother, Can You Spare a Kidney?

Boyce and Lolli's Vegas neighbors return to ask for a big favor — an organ donation — while Stamps and Kim adjust to their new living situation.

Boyce learns he's been nominated for a big divinity award that Barton has won 16 times before him, while Lolli's attempt to spice up their love life goes awry.

After Stamps and Kim have a blowup, Boyce and Lolli reflect on the early months of their relationship when Boyce was singing in Las Vegas and they almost broke up.

Barton, Boyce and Stamps take a road trip to Colorado to buy back a classic Ford Mustang, while Kim keeps her potential pregnancy secret from Stamps.

Boyce gets serious about his health after a blood test and cancels the church's annual bake-off, while Stamps avoids Kim following their pregnancy scare.

Boyce and Lolli find their dream condo, but when Barton, Stamps, Kim, Lyric and Lyric's drummer/boyfriend move in uninvited, they reconsider selling their old home.

A blizzard hits St. Louis, trapping everyone inside for days and forcing Boyce, Lolli, Barton, Stamps and cousin Nikki to spend more time together than they bargained for.

No Weddings and 10 Funerals

Boyce worries his congregation is dying out after numerous funerals, so Lolli and Nikki take him to a megachurch with a younger crowd, and Stamps meets a woman at a funeral.

Lolli's wrongfully accused of shoplifting at a fancy boutique so Boyce organizes a protest against racial profiling, while Stamps tries to get rid of his cupcake truck.

Boyce becomes nostalgic for his music career when Lolli makes him sell his memorabilia on eBay, Barton volunteers at the homeless shelter, and Stamps dodges the IRS.

Nikki doesn't invite Lolli for a girls-only weekend, so Lolli invites herself to prove the preacher's wife can still have fun, while Stamps looks forward to some bro-time.

Tell It Like It Isn’t

Boyce's sermons about his troublemaker friend Gooch make moral points but ruffle's Gooch's feathers, while Lolli deals with a bad Yelp review that suggests she's a bully.

Boyce and Lolli play matchmaker for third-wheeling Nikki and lonely Lester, making Boyce realize he hasn't romanced Lolli in a long time, while Stamps tries out dating apps.

Wife of a Preacherman

Lolli catches the preaching bug after delivering an emergency sermon when Boyce and Barton are MIA, while Stamps wants to date a single mom but must impress her son first.

Nikki ignores Boyce's authority as her boss and brings her dog to work, while Barton's regular barbershop shutters and he and his friends set up shop at Lolli's salon.

Mo' Momma, Mo' Problems

Lolli's mother visits and instead of butting heads with Boyce like usual, the two connect over pedicures, and Stamps tries to impress Kim to make her regret their breakup.

Stamps and Nikki are swayed by the philosophy of a self-help guru and Boyce crashes a seminar to prove he's a fraud, while Barton refuses to go to the dentist.

The church plans an anniversary party for Boyce but the congregation backs out when he seems ungrateful, and Lolli gets creative with damage control to avoid low attendance.

Boyce decides to run for mayor after witnessing the red tape involved in paying for a traffic ticket, while Lolli worries that wearing eyeglasses will make her unattractive.

Boyce lets his family run his mayoral campaign, but after a few failed events, he goes behind their backs and hires Alicia, a professional campaign manager.

Hangin' with Mr. Cupper

Alicia finds skeletons in the Ballentines' closet that could derail Boyce's campaign, Boyce considers firing a staff member, and Lolli tracks down lewd photos of herself.

Lolli and Stamps form a Super PAC to fund Boyce's campaign without Alicia's approval, but when they host a casino night event, they need Alicia to bail them out.

Alicia has Boyce attend a donor event to raise funds, but things get complicated by the donor's penchant for Confederate flags, while Barton looks for a temporary preacher.

Lolli's kicked off a wine-tasting train for being too loud and Boyce has her back even though he thinks she's wrong, while Stamps helps Alicia relieve her campaign stress.

Sex, Lies and Video Store

Boyce and Lolli's old Vegas neighbors crash a quiet viewing party of Boyce's first TV campaign ad, while Stamps and Alicia out their relationship.

Current mayor Saxby and Boyce square off for a debate and Boyce tries to keep it clean and focus on the issues, but Saxby uses a story Lolli told his wife in confidence.

Mayor Saxby retaliates for Boyce's debate performance and shuts off power, water and garbage collection at the Ballentine home, resulting in a union strike.

Blamed for the garbage strike, Boyce and Lolli turn to the media to score a victory against Saxby but can't celebrate for long when Barton needs to be hospitalized.

Trailing by one point in a poll, Boyce must convince a third candidate — the local dentist — to drop out of the race and endorse him, while Barton is admitted to the hospital.

On Election Day, Boyce realizes how the mayoral campaign has affected his family and their future together.

06/22/2016