• Where did you grow up? Belleville, MI
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? Found on Willow Creek Association website; recommended by neighbor. I also believe in the mission to turn irreligious people into fully devoted followers of Christ.
• Favorite book(s)? Robert Morgan: 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know By Heart; Kevin DeYoung: Don't Call It A Comeback; Hawkins & Parkinson; Move - What 1000 Chruches Reveal About Spiritual Growth; Tim Challies: The Next Story- Life & Faith After the Digital Explosion; Larry Osborne: 10 Dumb Things That Smart Christians Believe; Randy Alcorn: Managing God's Money; Richard Foster: Celebration of Disciplines, Streams of Living Water, Freedom of Simplicity
• What’s on your iPod? Podcast… Money Life from Crown Financial Ministries
• Favorite vacation spot? Wyndham Resorts
• Favorite food(s)? Mid-Eastern / Lebanese
• Favorite pastime(s)? Long Distant biking… www.pactour.com
• Favorite movie quote? Princess Bride “As you wish”
• Favorite TV show? Food Network: Chopped; Survivor.
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)?   Michigan State University – 1997 Executive MBA; Ashland Theological Seminar – 2005 MA – Spiritual Formation
• Who’s your hero? Interesting that most heroes are make believe… real people disappoint when you see them clearly enough.  We are all flawed… all except the real person, Jesus Christ.  The closer we see Him, the more perfect He is!
• What is one unique fact about you? Biked from San Diego to Charleston in 3 weeks in 1996

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• Where did you grow up? Mansfield
• How did you become a part of Crossroads?  Michelle and I launched Crossroads as a church plant after Seminary in 1996.
• Favorite book(s)? The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton
• What’s on your iPod? The three “J’s”: John Denver, James Taylor & Jimmy Buffett
• Favorite vacation spot? Laguna Beach, CA
• Favorite food(s)? Smoked Catfish
• Favorite pastime(s)? Playing with my kids, Bowhunting
• Favorite movie quote? (Jaws) “We’re going to need a bigger boat.”
• Favorite TV show? Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? University of Southern California Archery Team
• Who’s your hero?  Martin Luther
• What is one unique fact about you? I play the bagpipes
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? West Bank of Israel

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• Where did you grow up? Ashland, Ohio
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? We were invited by Bill Hill and Dan Fleming
• Favorite book(s)? ESV Study Bible, Dangerous Surrender- by Kay Warren, Imagine That by Manuel Luz, Gifted To Lead by Nancy Beach and Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie
• What’s on your iPod? Our kid’s bands, Andrea Borcelli, Toby Mac, Chris Tomlin, Sarah Brightman, Salvador
• Favorite vacation spot? Cruise Ship
• Favorite food(s)? Italian, Asian, Gyros, Steak, asparagus, spinach, tomatoes – everything not picky!
• Favorite pastime(s)? Filling our home with family and friends
• Favorite movie quote? "Make My Day"
• Favorite TV show? Extreme Makeover (anything HGTV)
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Cleveland Cavaliers, Columbus Crew
• Who’s your hero? My parents for following Christ consistently my entire life!
• What is one unique fact about you? I’m a big chicken!  Completely controllable by being afraid I’ll get in trouble for something.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Scotland to find the castle that is rumored to be somewhere in my family history.

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• Where did you grow up? Mansfield, Ohio
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? We were invited by a friend!
• Favorite book(s)? Purpose Driven Life, Dangerous Surrender, The Hole in our Gospel
• What’s on your iPod? James Taylor, The Beatles, The Eagles, Beach Boys, Jeremy Camp, La De Les
• Favorite vacation spot? Anywhere with my wife!
• Favorite food(s)? Italian, Asian, Mexican, Greek… basically everything!
• Favorite pastime(s)? Camping with our kids at Christian music festivals
• Favorite movie quote? "A man’s got to know his limitations"
• Favorite TV show? Anything on the Discovery and History Channel
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Buckeyes, Browns, Indians
• Who’s your hero? My Grandfather
• What is one unique fact about you? Rode from Texas to Ohio on a bicycle
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Australia           

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• Where did you grow up? Born in Ashland, I grew up and went to school in Mansfield.
• How did you become a part of Crossroads?  My parent have good friends who invited me to check out the church.  The music and contemporary atmosphere is what I’d grown to love in the church that I attended in Alabama and was desperate to find again in Mansfield.
• Favorite book(s)?  I love reading a good, thick 400 page novel by Jonathan Kellerman or James Patterson.
• What’s on your iPod?  I don’t have one; the radio works well for me and it’s usually blasting when I clean.
• Favorite vacation spot?  Sweet home Alabama, Gulf shores, that is.
• Favorite food(s)?  Mongolian, Chinese  
• Favorite pastime(s)?  I enjoy spending quality time with my family and friends - laughter is a MUST!
• Favorite movie quote?  “Holy electro-magnetic footprint finder, Batman.”
• Favorite TV show?  “Lie to Me”
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)?  I like going to a Super Bowl party at someone’s house and rooting for the losing team.  I don’t even know how to play the game, or who the teams are, but everybody looks at you like you’re nuts!
• Who’s your hero?  Definitely my mom!
• What is one unique fact about you?  I like to have fun and I love to laugh.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?  Maybe Paris…

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• Where did you grow up?  My father was in the Air Force, so I grew up in New Mexico, Germany, Alaska, Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio.
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? My wife made me come for a service.  I started to put on my suit and she said I could wear shorts and a polo shirt.  Coffee, donut holes and a great message on marriage had me returning every weekend after that!
• Favorite book(s)? The Magic of Thinking Big
• What's on your iPod? The Cranberries, The Prodigals, Styx, Neil Young
• Favorite vacation spot? My backyard
• Favorite food(s)? Pizza, Leaning Tower Sub

• Favorite pastime(s)? Swimming, hanging out with friends, watching a great TV series
• Favorite movie quote? "Everybody remember where we parked!"  Star Trek IV and "Two corpses, everything's fine."  Clue
• Favorite TV show? Parenthood, Mad Men
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Any pro team in Cleveland, Any college team at OSU
• Who's your hero?  Jesus, He was everything a hero should be...
  Also, Mr. Schwantes, my fourth and fifth grade teacher.  He taught me to be a good person.
• What is one unique fact about you? I grew up in Alaska.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?  Hawaii and Australia

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• Where did you grow up?  Butler, Ohio
• How did you become a part of Crossroads?  We lived in Florida and kept hearing about this new church that was soon to start.  When we moved back to Ohio in August 1996, we decided to check Crossroads out.  It only took one visit and we’ve been here ever since!
• Favorite book(s)?  All kinds of mystery books!  I love to read!
• What’s on your iPod?  I keep lots of books and Christian music on my iPad so I always have it with me.  And of course, the Crossroads App!
• Favorite vacation spot?  Anywhere HOT!  Especially if it’s on a Cruise Ship!
• Favorite food(s)?  Anything BBQ or Cajun
• Favorite pastime(s)?  Reading while sitting in the sun and spending lots of time with my kids!
• Favorite movie quote?  That would require me to remember them! 
• Favorite TV show?  I don’t watch much tv but if I do, it would be: Biggest Loser or CNN.
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)?  UC Bearcats, just because Chelsea and Nick go there!
• Who’s your hero?  My son says he’s my hero…he does have a good sense of humor.
• What is one unique fact about you?  I love to coupon, get lots of free stuff and then give it away!
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?  On a Cruise Around the World.

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• Where did you grow up?  Mansfield, Ohio
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? We were invited by a friend. Got plugged in, Got saved and became part of the fabric here.
• Favorite book(s)?  The Bible
• What’s on your iPod?  What’s that?
• Favorite vacation spot?  Little Harbour, Bahamas
• Favorite food(s)?  Chocolate
• Favorite pastime(s)?  Fixing or building something.
• Favorite movie quote?  Don’t watch movies. Won’t support liberal progressives.
• Favorite TV show?  Glenn Beck
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)?  Highly overpaid babies.
• Who’s your hero?  Jesus
• What is one unique fact about you?  I seem to enjoy working.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?  To the farm.

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• Where did you grow up? Petersburg, Virginia and Georgetown, Ohio
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? My first visit to Crossroads was on my birthday 2000. I started serving as a small group leader and was later elected to the Elder Board. I began serving on staff in January of 2007.
• Favorite book(s)? The Bible (specifically the ESV Study Bible); The Frontiersmen by Alan Eckert; Animal Farm by George Orwell; Team of Rivals by Doris Kerns Goodwin; The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara.
• What’s on your iPod? Beethoven, Boston, Bluetree. Plus lots of podcasts of sermons by Al Mohler, Ravi Zacharias, John MacArthur, Matt Chandler and of course….Tim Armstrong!
• Favorite vacation spot? Anywhere where there is sun, a beach, a book to read and most importantly a place where I can just be with my wife, Jean.
• Favorite food(s)? I love all food. But if you made me choose…sushi and steak (rare, please).
• Favorite pastime(s)? Reading and being outside doing anything!
• Favorite movie quote? I have two… 1. “I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is…” -Forrest Gump;    2. “The thing about a shark is he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn't even seem to be livin'. 'Til he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then..." - Quint, "Jaws"
• Favorite TV show? Shark Week, Myth Busters, Dirty Jobs, Fox News, Criminal Minds and The Mentalist.
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)?  The Ohio State Buckeyes (football and basketball); The Cincinnati Reds and Bengals.
• Who’s your hero? I’d have to say Jesus, hands down. I also have to give a shout out to my parents.
• What is one unique fact about you? People always ask me where I got my name. It’s a family name that has been passed down from generations past, but mostly as last or middle name. I’m the first in my family to have “Deering” as a first name.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? The Holy Land.

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• Where did you grow up? Good old Mansfield, Ohio and then Bozeman, Montana for 11 years.
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? A friend thought I’d like it and the rest is history.
• Favorite book(s)? The Shack
• What’s on your iPod? Nothing, don’t have one.   
• Favorite vacation spot? Marathon, Florida
• Favorite food(s)? Pizza
• Favorite pastime(s)? Reading in the sun, genealogy, certain histories and computers
• Favorite movie quote? Can’t think of one, don’t watch many movies.
• Favorite TV show? Anything from Netflix!
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Ohio State
• Who’s your hero? God and my sons
• What is one unique fact about you? I am very dependable
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? The Holy Lands

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• Where did you grow up? Wadsworth, OH and then Shelby, OH
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? My son, Andrew had visited with a friend in 1997 when Crossroads was at the Ontario High School. He was 12 at the time, ran in the front door and said that I had to see this church. The rest is history and great memories!
• Favorite book(s)? Anything my granddaughters like me to read to them; Breaking Free by Beth Moore; Penelope stories with McKenna, Isabelle and Jack
• What’s on your iPod? Chris Tomlin, Hillsong, Big Daddy Weave, James Taylor, Michael McDonald, Chicago, Bread, Michael W. Smith, Light Jazz mix, Earth, Wind & Fire, Michael Buble, Norah Jones, Avalon, Natalie Grant, Dave Koz, Sugarland
• Favorite vacation spot? Lake Erie
• Favorite food(s)? Mashed Potatoes, meatloaf and peas
• Favorite pastime(s)? Spending time with granddaughters, family and good friends; spending time at Lake Erie.
• Favorite movie quote? I don't have one 
• Favorite TV show? House Hunters and Say Yes to the Dress
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Football: The Ohio State University and Cleveland Browns
• Who’s your hero? I don't necessarily have a hero - rather- a few good peole that I trust, that are good examples, and positive influences and then Mamaw and Papaw who loved God, talked to me about God and prayed for me.
• What is one unique fact about you? I was named after Julie London, one of my Dad’s favorite singers. He would dance with me to her LPs.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? I would love to spend more time in Israel. Italy.

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• Where did you grow up? Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio  
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? Interviewed for the worship leader position (part-time) as the church was launching
• Favorite book(s)? Purpose Driven Life (Rick Warren)
• What’s on your iPod? Don’t have one
• Favorite vacation spot? Vero Beach, Florida
• Favorite food(s)? Pizza, Chinese
• Favorite pastime(s)? Sports  (Cavs, Browns, Indians (NOT)
• Favorite movie quote? “You be good out there among the English” (The Witness)
• Favorite TV show? Don’t have one
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? BROWNS
• Who’s your hero? Billy Graham
• What is one unique fact about you? Have perfect pitch (sometimes)
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Alaska

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• Where did you grow up? Mansfield, Ohio
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? My husband and I came to church here in High School and decided to start attending again when we moved back to the area this summer. 
• Favorite book(s)? Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret, The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems.
• What’s on your iPod? Bleach, Skillet, Flyleaf 
• Favorite vacation spot? Road trips across America.
  
• Favorite food(s)? Junk food.
• Favorite pastime(s)? Camping, traveling, Sunday drives, spending time with family & friends, and board games.
• Favorite movie quote? "What if Andy gets another dinosaur? A mean one? I just don't think I can take tha t kind of rejection!" - Rex 
• Favorite TV show? The Office and House Hunters International
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Not a sports fan.
• Who’s your hero? Everyday people who make the world a better place and do it without recognition. 
• What is one unique fact about you? I went to Mooseberger Clown Arts Camp and earned my red nose!
  
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? I would travel all over Europe.

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• Where did you grow up? Loudonville, Ohio/Sumter, South Carolina
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? My aunt had been inviting me to Crossroads while I still lived in South Carolina. She said she knew this great church and told me I’d have to go with her when I came up for vacation. One year later, I moved here, visited once and immediately got plugged in.
• Favorite book(s)? Joshua, Colossioans and Philippians.  The Circle Trilogy (and Green) by Ted Dekker.  The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.  Jurassic Park and Lost World by Michael Crichton.  Crazy Love by Francis Chan, Radical by David Platt.  And I definitely cried when I read A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks...and I pretty much love reading the Harry Potter books.
• What’s on your iPod? A junk load of stuff. The Rocket Summer, Switchfoot, House of Heroes, lots and lots of Hillsong, The Goo Goo Dolls, Lecrae and raw sounding acoustic music. That and Podcasts from Matt (Daddy) Chandler, Mark Driscoll and Perry Noble. Oh! And how could I forget? I have Jumanji and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Seriously.
• Favorite vacation spot? Home with my family in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Favorite food(s)? Anything that is edible and preferably not still moving, breathing, or bleeding. Top on my list: Salisbury steak, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn and a large glass of both milk and water!
• Favorite pastime(s)? Reading, playing Pokèmon and Super Mario Bros., doing improv, collecting air fresheners that look like real animals.
• Favorite movie quote? Mr. Tumnus: "He's not a tame lion." Lucy Pevensie: "No...but he is a good lion."
  
• Favorite TV show? Whose Line is It Anyway, Phineas and Ferb, Lost and Once Upon a Time
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)?  Ohio State Buckeyes and South Carolina Gamecocks.
• Who’s your hero? My youth pastor growing up - Lee Brown
• What is one unique fact about you? I can walk on my toes...it's a family thing!
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Australia.

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• Where did you grow up? Hinckley, Ohio…yes home of the Buzzards
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? After our son was born, my husband and I made a commitment to return to church. We attended church sporadically, but never really committed. Our wonderful neighbors/friends attended Crossroads faithfully as a family. Watching them live their faith “out loud” made us curious about their church. After getting to know them better, we decided to attend. We had never experienced anything like it and couldn’t wait to return the next week.
• Favorite book(s)? Uhhh that would involve reading, right?
• What’s on your iPod? Pachelbel, AC/DC and everything in between
• Favorite vacation spot? Siesta Key, Florida!
• Favorite food(s)? Prime Rib medium rare, baked potato with extra butter and sour cream, and steamed broccoli.
• Favorite pastime(s)? Time spent with family and friends
• Favorite movie quote? "The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds and that's what you've given me."-The Notebook
• Favorite TV show? The Middle, Seinfeld Old school sit-coms!
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? I say without shame……Cleveland Browns
• Who’s your hero? David- brave beyond comprehension and forever faithful
• What is one unique fact about you? I cannot drink milk if somebody else pours it.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Tuscany, Italy

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• Where did you grow up? Born in Detroit, Michigan....I was 10 years old when we moved to Mansfield, Ohio when my dad transferred with GM.
• How did you become a part of Crossroads?  I wasn't attending any particular church at the time and had heard about Crossroads.  The first time I visited, the message directly pertained to what I was going through in my life at the time, and knew this was where I was supposed to be.   
• Favorite book(s)? Do magazines count?  Love to read, but don't have a lot of time to do so.....I'm not Wonder Woman, but God Made me Wonderful! by Sheila Walsh is great.
• What's on your iPod? Casting Crowns, Country, and the good ole' 80s.
• Favorite vacation spot? Anywhere with a nice sandy beach, blue water, and hot, sunny  weather!
• Favorite food(s)? Salads, homemade broccoli cheese soup.
• Favorite pastime(s)?  Anything outdoors, watching my kids play sports, okay....and shopping!
• Favorite movie quote? So what happens after he climbs up and rescues her? She rescues him right back----Pretty Woman.
• Favorite TV show?  Love to watch Discovery Health; 19 and Counting, Cake Boss, Little People Big World....basically anything on the TLC channel!
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Buckeyes and Cavaliers
• Who's your hero?  My grandparents; they definitely lived their faith "out loud" no matter what the circumstances, and are the reason I am a Christian today.
• What is one unique fact about you? Hmmmm.....I am a bit of a perfectionist; and a germaphobic!
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Anywhere warm and sunny with my family!

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• Where did you grow up?  Lucas, Ohio!
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? My friend Luke brought me here my Junior year of High School.
• Favorite book(s)? The Bible, Crazy Love
• What’s on your iPod? Zac Brown Band, Jeremy Camp and Journey
• Favorite vacation spot? San Diego and Myrtle Beach
• Favorite food(s)? El Campestre and grilling out
• Favorite pastime(s)? Soccer and Video Games
• Favorite movie quote? Rumack: Can you fly this plane, and land it? Ted Striker: Surely, you can't be serious?! Rumack: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley
• Favorite TV show? Psych, Community and Conan
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? The Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Cavaliers, Manchester City and Columbus Crew
• Who’s your hero? My Dad.
• What is one unique fact about you? I put orange juice on my cereal instead of milk.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Europe

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• Where did you grow up? I was born & raised right here in the fun center of Ohio. Mansfield.
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? We did not attend any church prior to Crossroads. Finally decided that material things, drinking and partying was not filling the emptiness in our hearts.
• Favorite book(s)? Lee Iaccoca’s bio. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy. The Whole In The Gospel.
• What’s on your iPod? I do not own an I-pod.
• Favorite vacation spot? Ocean Isle North Carolina
• Favorite food(s)? Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and noodles.
• Favorite pastime(s)? Watching my grandchildren grow & explore new things. Camping.
• Favorite movie quote? “Make my day”, Somebody stop me”, and P-A-R-T-Y? Because I gotta”
• Favorite TV show? Weather Channel—Sports—News
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Ohio State Football--- CLEVELAND BROWNS
• Who’s your hero? My dad.
• What is one unique fact about you? For my size, I am a big teddy bear.
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Back to Israel.

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• Where did you grow up? I haven’t yet.
• How did you become a part of Crossroads? Lisa and I came to the original services in the ontario middle school that has since been torn down. I played bass on the team. Then for work reasons we moved to Columbus for 4 years. Crossroads was one of the deciding factors in moving back from Columbus to Mansfield.
• Favorite book(s)? Animal Farm, The Jesus I Never New, Unshakable Foundations
• What’s on your iPod? I’m not a technology buff, it consumes too much time and attention away from reality and people that are right in front of us. If I had an i-pod it would be Captain and Tenille.
• Favorite vacation spot? Any Gulf coast beach or good size mountain and my house as a very close second.
• Favorite food(s)? Anything I love to cook and to try new things
• Favorite pastime(s)? Gardening
• Favorite movie quote? "We're gonna need a bigger boat!"
• Favorite TV show? News
• Favorite pro/college sports team(s)? Steelers
• Who’s your hero? My Parents
• What is one unique fact about you? I am not unique and quit calling me names
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Italy

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