Lead Pastor
Shawn Grant

Hometown:
Orlando, Florida

Married since:
August 11, 2001

Number of Children:
Our son Jude Michael Grant was born on Nov. 20, 2009.  He’s awesome.

Favorite Bible Verse:
Matthew 22:37-40.  Love God. Love People.

Favorite Passtime:
I like a good story.  It can be told in books, music, movies, video games, or sitting across the dinner table with some friends.

Favorite Music:
Beatles, Monkees, Counting Crows, Gorillaz, Modest Mouse, The Pussycat Dolls, The Eagles, Seal, you know basically any band with an animal in the title.

Favorite Books:
I have my list of smart books, and then my list of stuff that I enjoy reading just for fun. Here they are mixed.  The LOTR, Chronicles of Narnia, Lyrical Ballads, Anything Jane Austen, Frankenstein, Harry Potter, and so many more

Favorite Movies:
Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings, The Princess Bride, Ocean’s 11, The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, Batman Begins, Band of Brothers, The Bourne Identity, and Supremacy, Up, Star Trek (2009), and so many more.

Favorite place to eat:
In Tallahassee it’s Decent Pizza, Chili’s (It’s the New Golf Course), Sahara, Tan’s, and Kool Beanz Cafe.  Best Meal ever Flip Burger in Atlanta, and Old Hickory Steakhouse in Orlando.

Director of Church Planting in the UK
Mark Michael

Hometown:
Robinson, IL

Married since:
1989

Number of Children:
2 = Jordan & Ashlyn

Favorite Bible Verse:
Colossians 3:12-17

Favorite Passtime:
Travel & Music

Favorite Music:
U2, Mumford & Sons, Foy Vance, Foo Fighters, The Rend Collective, Derek Webb, The Frames

Favorite Books:
Ragamuffin Gospel, The Imitation of Christ, Mere Christianity, Tangible Kingdom, The Wounded Healer, The Forgotten Ways

Favorite Movies:
Waking Ned Divine, Dead Poets Society, Tommy Boy, The Princess Bride

Favorite place to eat:
Monical’s Pizza, Sahara, Kool Beanz

Creative Arts Pastor

Dan Cole

Hometown:
Cumberland, MD

Married since:
2004

Number of Children:
2 = Kylie & Reed

Favorite Bible Verse:
Isaiah 53:5

Favorite Passtime:
Time w. Family; Writing/Recording Music; Reading

Favorite Music:
Radiohead; Sigur Ros; Jeff Buckley; The Album Leaf; Phil Wickham; Over the Rhine; Neil Young; Ryan Adams & The Cardinals; Stan Getz; Coldplay

Favorite Books:
“The Ragamuffin Gospel” – Brennan Manning; “Worship Matters” – Bob Kauflin; “Man’s Search for Meaning” – Viktor E. Frankl; “Perelandra” – C.S. Lewis; “A Severe Mercy” – Sheldon Vanauken; “Living the Cross Centered Life” – C.J. Mahaney; “Don’t Waste Your Life” – John Piper;  “A Grief Observed” – C.S. Lewis; “The Prodigal God” – Tim Keller

Favorite Movies:
Band of Brothers; Dead Poets Society; There Will Be Blood; Say Anything; Up; Gladiator; LOTR; Once; Cast Away; The Shawshank Redemption; Everything Christopher Guest

Favorite place to eat:
Chipotle, Masa, Jasmine Café, Skyline Chili

Campus Pastor

David Cauble

Hometown:
LaGrange, GA

Married since:
2005

Number of Children:
2-3 = Zimri, Cason, and one on the way

Favorite Bible Verse:
Joshua 1:6-9

Favorite Passtime:
Watching movies, running, building stuff, spending time with family

Favorite Books:
Kindle

Favorite Music:
David Crowder, Black Eyed Peas, Garth Brooks

Favorite Movies:
Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pelican Brief

Favorite place to eat:
Black Bean, Chinese anything, Sahara, Mr. Roboto’s, Governor’s Square Mall, Fuzion Yogurt

Crossbridge Kids Director

Ben Calisch

Hometown:
Bentonville, AR from 5 to 14 (complicated answer, as I spent High school and now holidays in Pensacola, FL)

Married since:
2012 (Lord willing)

Number of Children:
4 by 2030

Favorite Bible Verse:
Jeremiah 31:31-34

Favorite Pass-time:
Debating (talking about God)

Favorite Music:
Beatles, Sufjan Stevens, Decemberists, Waterdeep, 100 Portraits, (honestly, if I am in the car with you, I will appreciate anything that hits my ears, usually).

Favorite Books:
Chronicles of Narnia, Thursday Next Series, LOTR, Biology text book, Organic Chemistry Text book, Chemistry: A molecular approach, Introduction to Psychology (Honestly, that is the bulk of my reading, being a college student.  If I don’t put stuff like that, then it looks like I don’t read much.)

Favorite Movies:
Shawshank Redemption, Schindler’s List, The Dark Knight, Stranger Than Fiction

Favorite place to eat:
SUSHI!!!!

Crossbridge Students Intern

Dave Hyer

Hometown:
Bradenton FL

Married since:
12-18-09

Number of Children:
0

Favorite Bible Verse:
Isaiah 44:22

Favorite Passtime:
Drinking coffee, Ultimate Frisbee

Favorite Music:
U2

Favorite Books:
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Favorite Movies:
Inception

Favorite place to eat:
Black Bean Café