Staff
DOUG MATHERS – SENIOR PASTOR
Hometown – Grew up in Minneapolis, Austin, Okinawa, Austin, Duluth in that order
Schooling info – Duluth East HS, University of MN (education), Bethel Seminary (MDIV)
Interests – fishing, skiing (although it’s been a while), travel, swimming, cheering on the Vikings (sad, I know)
Favorite TV – still a Survivor Fan – although there are fewer and fewer of us as the years go by…
Food Favorites – small mouth bass from my hook to my frying pan to my plate within an hour.
If I wasn’t a pastor I would – be a teacher and have summers free!
Family Info – Son – Jeremy @ University of BC Daughter – Molly a soon to be driving freshman at Century
Favorite Books - Science Fiction and Grisham
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor - Vanilla with a drizzle of hotfudge
Favorite Pizza Toppings – Sausage and Mushroom (don’t mess with perfection)
Paper / Plastic - At the grocery store, plastic. In the bathroom, paper.
Top Flite or Titlelist – To hit: Titelist; To pay for: Top Flite
Doug’s email address – doug.mathers@crosswindschurch.com
DOUG WEINCOUFF – YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRIES PASTOR
Hometown – Northbrook Illinois a suburb just north of Chicago
Schooling info – HS / College / Seminary info - Glenbrook North High School, Bethel College – BA Business, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School – Masters of Divinity
Interests – golf, soccer and work in my yard.
Favorite teams – Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears
Favorite TV - CSI Miami
Food Favorites – A great Steak, potato chips/dip
Family Info – Children: Meredith, Keith, and Adam. Wife: Amy.
What’s in your iPod – Switchfoot/Todd Agnew/David Crowder Band
Favorite Authors - John Grisham and Robert Ludlum
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor – Kemp’s Sundae Cone
Favorite Pizza Topping – Sausage
If I wasn’t a pastor I would - like to be a golf pro.
Doug’s email address – doug.weincouff@crosswindschurch.com
MERV MILLER – ARTS & WORSHIP PASTOR
Hometown – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Schooling info – West Bank School of Music, Music Theory U of M,
Orchestration – U of W Eau Claire
Interests – Walking, biking, skiing, reading, hanging out with people that I love, using Sprint PCS time talking to my three kids scattered across North America.
Favorite TV - Seinfeld, Seinfeld and Seinfeld
Favorite Movie - Count of Monte Cristo
Food Favorites – My Wife’s Feticheeny Alfraydo
Family Info – I have the wife of my dreams.. Lisa and three awesome kids. The thing we enjoy most together is laughing out loud!
What’s in your iPod – John Mayer, Bebo Norman, Chris Rice and my very favorite band Red Fox Grey Fox
Favorite Authors - My favorite books include Searching For God Knows What by Donald Miller and A Short History of Nearly Everything By Bill Bryson
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor – Vanilla, (It’s all about the toppings)
Favorite Pizza Topping – Black olives, mushrooms, pepperoni
Paper / Plastic - What? You gotta be kidding!
Top Flite or Titlelist – Golf is a good way to spoil a nice walk in the woods.
If I wasn’t a pastor I would – Volunteer at crosswinds!
Merv’s email address – merv.miller@crosswindschurch.com
WENDY DANIELS – ADMINISTRATIVE – ASSISTANT
Hometown – Rochester, Minnesota
Schooling info – School of hard knocks
Interests – Computer Technology, Genealogy, Video Creation
Favorite TV - American Idol
Favorite Movie – Titanic
Food Favorites – Chinese
Family Info – Husband Dennis (25 years); Three grown kids and three honey-pie grandkids
What’s in your iPod – Alice Cooper – Last Temptation album
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor – Mint Chocolate Chip (ask my husband, he should know this)
Favorite Pizza Topping – Hawaiian
Paper / Plastic – Plastic; they serve a dual purpose for disposing of stinky diapers
Top Flite or Titlelist – What?
If I wasn’t working at crosswinds I would - Be out of money. There is no other place I would rather be