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church staff + golf cart + police + DUI = yesterday afternoon
something i love about working on staff at cross point is the amazing amounts of fun we get to have. for instance, taking our parking lot shuttle/golf cart a mile down the road to get ice cream with a bunch of my coworkers.
what you are about to see unfold may take you by surprise. especially if your church doesn’t like to have fun. in the video you’ll meet matt (creative arts director), jenni (executive director), miranda (creative arts coordinator), ashley (office manager/first impressions), chad (dickson campus pastor) and jarrod (music director).
i should also note that even though a DUI was mentioned in the making of this film, the only influence we were under was the influence of sugar. just to clarify.
enjoy! :)
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9.10.2008
I may have just found my favorite video of all time!! That is too funny. I’m glad the Cross Point staff can have fun while on the job…makes for a much healthier work environment!
9.10.2008
GREAT video!!! to answer the question at the end of the video…YES…i have never seen a DUI arrest on a golf cart, but it is possible…i have seen them on both a lawn mower and a farm tractor!!! too bad i can’t post that video…
9.10.2008
What fun you guys were having. I am following you on Twitter… that’s how I found your blog/video. I love your wit…you are very amusing. God bless you.
bree
9.10.2008
nice!! i wanna come play! :)
9.10.2008
So…was the guy not eating, really the designated driver? Tell the truth!
And…near the end, did I see a kid on a tricycle pass you guys?
One more thing…ever seen clowns get out of the little car at the circus…just wondering if that’s how it looked when all of you piled out of the cart…
9.10.2008
Oh - how I love our staff!! Miranda’s laugh is something I totally miss from that campus!
9.10.2008
how funny……..i was totally waiting for you to get pulled over! enjoy life! Sometimes people never see us as believers having a good time!
9.10.2008
rough day in the office for sure.
next time you guys need to ride a donkey’s or something!
9.10.2008
fun…
9.10.2008
Cool blog. Sounds like a great church. My friend goes there and directed me to your blog. I also help contribute to and edit Neueministry.com. If you’ve got the time, it’d be great to connect and chat.
9.10.2008
Fun at the office…and out! LOVE IT!
9.10.2008
love the video, we have an awesome staff! glad you’re part of it!
9.10.2008
looks like you’re having a great time at cross point. glad you made some good connections. one question…why is everything backwards (words on your tee, steering wheel, etc)? did i miss something?
9.10.2008
I’m bummed I missed out on a Dairy Dip run!!! Guess I should try to come to work more often.
9.10.2008
holly, i used my photobooth which flips everything. :) and i was too lazy to flip it back… :)
9.10.2008
Completely diggin the music. That’s one bad thing about being a SAHM. No staff. But I do have great tunes.
9.10.2008
@holly, very observant. . The video portrayed backwards was an artistic way of saying that most of our staff is backwards. :)
I wanted to go but I was too busy praying for people.
9.10.2008
Anne.
Tell Miranda that I remember that song from our puppet show’s too………oh the good ole’ days! NOT!
you guys have fun……..
Randy
9.10.2008
i thought the waxy one was too busy cheating on his wife…or at least that is what his post yesterday said…now he’s claiming it’s prayer???
and was this the same cop that pulled you over two nights before??? is that why you guys were so worried, you were out of warnings…
9.10.2008
Notice to Cross Point Attenders . . . . Your Tithe Dollars At Work!
9.10.2008
So fun! Can you tell me what the music is! I love it! Thanks, Emily
9.10.2008
John, yep! We are all about fun!
Emily, It’s Beck - Que Onda Guero from the Guero album. Fun little bit of work!
9.10.2008
You haven’t had church staff fun until you’ve raced high speed go-karts in the church parking lot with Bill Hybels, John Ortberg, & Lee Strobel (along with the rest of the staff) (And Hybels won of course!)
9.10.2008
okay, seriously. there are NO SUCH ice cream stores here in southern california. nothing like that at all
the variety
the sugary goodness
the fat content.
we just have baskin robbins, coldstone and the rest of the weird, yogurty places like pinkberry.
and i’m on a diet. so i almost had to stop watching. ouch.
9.10.2008
Sarah - i would love to try pinkberry!
9.10.2008
I love how Jarrod the Music Director is just kind of along for the ride but not totally there. That’s because he’s probably the one guy that actually has a pile of WORK to still do for this coming weekend like most Music Directors do around this time of the week. But of course, he got talked into going along so he doesn’t feel left out. That’s OK Jarrod . . . I’m there with ya man . . . I’m there with ya.
John (Music Director!)
9.10.2008
If y’all are up in the Chicago area ever, check out one of the many Oberweis Dairy/Ice Cream stores. http://www.oberweisdairy.com Highest butter fat content of any ice cream in the country. Mmmmmmmm . . . . I’ve been enjoying this stuff since it was a small local dairy when I was in college 20 years ago. (which probably accounts for a small bit of weight gain over the years!)
9.10.2008
Anne made me go.
9.10.2008
That Anne . . . she’s always getting musicians in trouble. Nice to meet you Jarrod!
9.10.2008
made my day
too fun
thanks for keeping the lighter side going
need that once in a while
-roxanne
9.10.2008
Wow, fun!!! I just want to say that…Anne, you are just about the only person I know that could look so incredibly beautiful just riding around in a golf cart! Haha, I know that sounds kinda funny…but you are just so pretty!
9.10.2008
good to see not every church is uptight!!! Ps. 100.2 says serve the Lord with gladness = FUN!
9.10.2008
Makes me hungry for a milk shake!
9.10.2008
‘you can get it on a lawn mower”
ha ha ha! love it
9.11.2008
Fun! Fun!
9.11.2008
I like the Beck in the background. :)
9.11.2008
Jarrod LITERALLY has a pile of work on his desk because it is never cleaned!
Sweet innocent Jarrod, who got dragged along to the ice cream shop with his co-workers! lol! Now that’s a funny story!
I love this video and I hope we have many more adventures!
10.06.2008
That ice cream looks REALLY great! On a different coin, there is a cool frozen yogart, here called Red Mango, It’s yum! BTW, your make up looks smashing! Do you use bare minerals? I’m serious!! I wanna know!! : )