Church Staff = Fun. Can You Believe It?

Who would have thought that working on a church staff could actually be fun? I wouldn't believe it if I wasn't experiencing it day in and day out here at Watermark. Let me give you an idea of what a fun church staff looks like...

Watermark is legendary for using the infamous "farkle" to unite, inspire, and connect it's constituents. Last week, our entire staff (80+ folks) headed out to The Ranch on Possum Kingdom Lake to retreat at four unbelievable lake houses generously on loan from church members. As tradition dictates, farkling was expected and farkles were delivered....with HIGH stakes.

On the line for this year's farkle challenge: A first class 5 day, 4 night trip to Costa Rica for 3 couples who would be the winners. After a challenging evening of freezing cold swimming, farkling, and a rousing game of the DVD version of "1 vs. 100" hosted by Bob Saget...only 3 remained. When all was said and done, two members of our Student Ministry team were making travel plans for the last week in January. Congratulations to Mike Shelton and Braun Brown. It was so fun watching you both win!

The fun doesn't stop there. In Watermark farkling, the winners get rewarded but the losers get punished. For the losers this time? Humiliation. By the end of the night more than 20 staff members had done some laps in the freezing cold neighborhood pool and after our all-staff meeting today, we saw 17 staff members make their first of three fully-clothed weekly submersions in a pond just outside our building. On top of that, four staffers had to write and perform a rap recounting the weekend for the rest of us to enjoy.

Here's the video footage captured at this morning's staff meeting. Doesn't that look like a place you'd want to work?





Speak Out Reader:
What's the most fun memory you have of time with your church staff?