My name is Rob Bergman. I have the most beautiful wife in the world, Rachel and 2 amazing kids, Caden and Claire.
I am a pastor at a church called Windsor Crossing. Although I say some pretty awesome things here, it doesn't necessarily reflect the views of The Crossing.
Last night was our once a semester Big Hairy Question night in one of our classes. I get to be on the panel of pastors answering these questions. It was tough. Maybe I'll unpack it a little more later.
At any rate...I needed a little laugh and creativity today. Games You Must Play from Tyler Stanton's blog:
Grocery Carting Grocery shoppers are notorious for walking away from their (unguarded) cart to grab a few items throughout their shopping stint. The goal here is to place an item in the unguarded cart without them knowing and see if they check out with it. Obviously, the more absurd the item, the more points you get. Getting them to check out with an extra jar of pickles is one thing, but watching them pay for an 18-pack of Natty Light they didn’t want is a thrill unlike any other.
Reunion If you’re hanging out with Neil, and Neil sees someone he went to school with (say, Samantha), get Neil to tell you as many details as possible about her (teachers she had, neighborhood she grew up in, etc). Then, you excitedly approach Samantha as though you haven’t seen her in years, reminiscing about those classes you had together, the neighborhood memories, the one slow dance you shared Sophomore year (your favorite dance ever!), followed by an apology for “that mean thing” you said about that haircut she had in middle school. If you get her to say that she remembers you, you win.
Holy Cow! What a revolution! Just a few years ago this little movement started to push back on consumerism and in turn provide clean drinking water for people around the world.
3 churches turned into a few hundred.
A few hundred turned into a few thousand.
And this year we have no idea what to expect.
At youthcrossing we've seen students dreaming big dreams and hashing out monumental plans to raise money for clean water.
One middle school girl trick or treated for clean water. She raised $70.
A few high school students are collecting spare change. They started with $8.
A couple of other students somehow convinced the principal of their public school to let them pitch this whole idea to their entire school. We'll know in a few weeks what happens.
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