Comments on: The Worst Youth Ministry Video Goof in History http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/ A blog about youth ministry from Josh Griffin, the High School Youth Pastor at Saddleback Church. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rob Britton http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23010 Rob Britton Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:41:49 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23010 Again, I'm late! Oh well. A good resource is to get a ClearPlay DVD player (www.clearplay.com). It is a DVD subscription service that will automatically bypass sexuality, nudity, language and other content based on your own settings. What's great about it is that you use any DVD that you would buy/rent, but the player itself has a file that tells it when to go silent for a word or phrase, where to fast forward and etc. Again, I’m late! Oh well.

A good resource is to get a ClearPlay DVD player (www.clearplay.com). It is a DVD subscription service that will automatically bypass sexuality, nudity, language and other content based on your own settings. What’s great about it is that you use any DVD that you would buy/rent, but the player itself has a file that tells it when to go silent for a word or phrase, where to fast forward and etc.

]]> By: Jon http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23013 Jon Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:23:08 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23013 I know it's a little late but I'm just catching up on all of the posts. I made a mistake in my first year before the movie even started. We did an outreach movie night where our high schoolers could invite friends to watch a movie at the church. The name of the event was Friday Night Flicks. (which sounds bad on it's own) When I was creating the fliers I used a certain font to make it more appealing. I printed it out and gave it to the administrative assistant without looking at it. She sent it to all the high school students. The problem was that in the word "Flicks" the L connected to the I which made the two look like a U. So I had just invited 130 high school students to "Friday Night F***" I never knew until the some parents called and made fun of me! I know it’s a little late but I’m just catching up on all of the posts. I made a mistake in my first year before the movie even started. We did an outreach movie night where our high schoolers could invite friends to watch a movie at the church. The name of the event was Friday Night Flicks. (which sounds bad on it’s own) When I was creating the fliers I used a certain font to make it more appealing. I printed it out and gave it to the administrative assistant without looking at it. She sent it to all the high school students. The problem was that in the word “Flicks” the L connected to the I which made the two look like a U. So I had just invited 130 high school students to “Friday Night F***” I never knew until the some parents called and made fun of me!

]]> By: Josh http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23012 Josh Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:23:50 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23012 Oh man, that's painful! Wow ... JG Oh man, that’s painful! Wow …

JG

]]> By: Lee Roberts http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23011 Lee Roberts Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:30:48 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23011 Josh, a little late....but this just happened to me and last night and afterward I totally thought of you. Had my video guy cue up a scene from The Bucket List when they are on the plane and having a conversation on faith and what do you believe in. Should have been a powerful moment. Unfortunately he cued up about 30 seconds too early, at the implied sex scene between Jack Nicholson and the flight attendant...as she walks out of the bathroom buttoning up her shirt and he sneeks out behind her. Not cool. I told them the exact moment to start the video and end it and even had written out the first line that should start the clip....but it didn't work out like that. So i totally twittered last night afterward and had to mention you man. Josh, a little late….but this just happened to me and last night and afterward I totally thought of you.

Had my video guy cue up a scene from The Bucket List when they are on the plane and having a conversation on faith and what do you believe in. Should have been a powerful moment. Unfortunately he cued up about 30 seconds too early, at the implied sex scene between Jack Nicholson and the flight attendant…as she walks out of the bathroom buttoning up her shirt and he sneeks out behind her. Not cool. I told them the exact moment to start the video and end it and even had written out the first line that should start the clip….but it didn’t work out like that.
So i totally twittered last night afterward and had to mention you man.

]]> By: Ray http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23009 Ray Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:51:54 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23009 Ok...So my first Lock -In at the church I am at now. 4 years ago. I have a couple of great Youth workers who help me plan it. We coincide with the Fall Ahead clock changing. SO I ask the one youth leader to get a couple movies. He has done as many lock in's as I have. So I am doing the score tabulations from our Bowling outing as they all watch a movie before the 3 AM lights out (we have to be at church at 7:45 Am) so I walk in to a movie I had never scene, but seemed fine. I say to Erik...Hey I never knew Cameron Diaz and Crhistina Applegate were in a movie togther, what is it called. He tells me "The Sweetest Thing" it is a story about friends driving to a third friends wedding. I say oh ok, sounds safe enough. I go back to get things together and walk back into the room to pause the movie and I see a bathroom scene portion where somehow They get soaked and try to dry off with the hand dryer. I pause it thinking well at least it is just slapstick and noting too bad. Do the awards. Announce the sleep room is open for those who want to sleep. Then press play, go to the bathroom, come back and see that the two characheters are in a car in just underwear and interacting with a biker on the road. I KILL THE MOVIE and it is now a policy that all movies must be PG 13 or less and is possible edited for TV versions if there is a question. Ok…So my first Lock -In at the church I am at now. 4 years ago. I have a couple of great Youth workers who help me plan it. We coincide with the Fall Ahead clock changing. SO I ask the one youth leader to get a couple movies. He has done as many lock in’s as I have.

So I am doing the score tabulations from our Bowling outing as they all watch a movie before the 3 AM lights out (we have to be at church at 7:45 Am) so I walk in to a movie I had never scene, but seemed fine. I say to Erik…Hey I never knew Cameron Diaz and Crhistina Applegate were in a movie togther, what is it called.

He tells me “The Sweetest Thing” it is a story about friends driving to a third friends wedding. I say oh ok, sounds safe enough. I go back to get things together and walk back into the room to pause the movie and I see a bathroom scene portion where somehow They get soaked and try to dry off with the hand dryer. I pause it thinking well at least it is just slapstick and noting too bad.

Do the awards. Announce the sleep room is open for those who want to sleep. Then press play, go to the bathroom, come back and see that the two characheters are in a car in just underwear and interacting with a biker on the road.

I KILL THE MOVIE and it is now a policy that all movies must be PG 13 or less and is possible edited for TV versions if there is a question.

]]> By: David http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23008 David Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:41:57 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23008 free willy! free willy!

]]> By: Radu http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23007 Radu Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:48:49 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23007 Love the story! :)) Love the story! :) )

]]> By: sam http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23006 sam Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:11:04 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23006 dude... that was nothing. When I was a ms pastor... I wanted to show the depth of relationships and friendships that will last... so I picked a clip from forest gump. It's the clip where he goes in and rescues bubba. I didn't watch it first... just cued it up and played it. I don't remember if it was after the 1st or 2nd "F-bomb" that I decided to turn it off. The next words out of my mouth were... "well... you get the idea." I looked up and saw some parents in the back of the room. I think I peed a little right there. dude… that was nothing. When I was a ms pastor… I wanted to show the depth of relationships and friendships that will last… so I picked a clip from forest gump. It’s the clip where he goes in and rescues bubba. I didn’t watch it first… just cued it up and played it. I don’t remember if it was after the 1st or 2nd “F-bomb” that I decided to turn it off. The next words out of my mouth were… “well… you get the idea.” I looked up and saw some parents in the back of the room. I think I peed a little right there.

]]> By: Terrace Crawford http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23005 Terrace Crawford Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:04:33 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23005 That is milk-through-the-nose funny. I'm so sharing it! I especially love the fact it was a clip from Tommy Boy. That is darn close to my favorite movie. That is milk-through-the-nose funny. I’m so sharing it!
I especially love the fact it was a clip from Tommy Boy. That is darn close to my favorite movie.

]]> By: Kenn Todd http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23004 Kenn Todd Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:43:16 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23004 Josh People know your heart and that of your team! I just had an overnight and I have a lamp that looks like a flame, I wanted it to represent God in our midst, but it got left on and to on onlooker outside the church at 10 pm it looked like a fire! No doors were broken down, no water in the student room, but man it could have been bad. Elders not happy, needless to say the lamp is no goint to be in the window anymore! Peace Bro Josh People know your heart and that of your team! I just had an overnight and I have a lamp that looks like a flame, I wanted it to represent God in our midst, but it got left on and to on onlooker outside the church at 10 pm it looked like a fire! No doors were broken down, no water in the student room, but man it could have been bad. Elders not happy, needless to say the lamp is no goint to be in the window anymore!

Peace Bro

]]> By: joe t http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23003 joe t Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:24:16 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23003 i have seen alot of things in my life but... that... was.... awesome!! oh man..... oh, yeah, i mean that sucks, sorry bro. i have seen alot of things in my life but… that… was…. awesome!! oh man….. oh, yeah, i mean that sucks, sorry bro.

]]> By: Debby Rettino http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23002 Debby Rettino Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:45:52 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23002 Oh my gosh, I am cracking up so bad. This will go down in history. They'll replay it at your retirement party. Oh my gosh, I am cracking up so bad. This will go down in history. They’ll replay it at your retirement party.

]]> By: Another Griffin http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23001 Another Griffin Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:47:11 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23001 Well as a pastor that talked about the "breasts of the field" just last week from the pulpit :) I think you did just fine. Now if they had a video of the entire event?!?!?! I couldn't say beast fast enough, only MY WIFE, a decon's wife and the single guy on the front row couldn't stop laughing at me. I feel your pain. Just not on your scale. Maybe it runs in our genes? Well as a pastor that talked about the “breasts of the field” just last week from the pulpit :) I think you did just fine. Now if they had a video of the entire event?!?!?! I couldn’t say beast fast enough, only MY WIFE, a decon’s wife and the single guy on the front row couldn’t stop laughing at me. I feel your pain. Just not on your scale. Maybe it runs in our genes?

]]> By: Rick G http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-23000 Rick G Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:05:24 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-23000 Priceless. Priceless.

]]> By: kurt Johnston http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22999 kurt Johnston Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:10:47 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22999 That's what you get for trusing a junior high youth worker! That’s what you get for trusing a junior high youth worker!

]]> By: Bryan Bliss http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22998 Bryan Bliss Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:01:34 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22998 Yeah, one time I made the rookie mistake of letting kids pick a video to watch during a lock-in...their exact words: "Hey, Bliss - it's PG-13." I was busy, said "Fine, whatever." Three hours later there is a part in High School High with some lady spinning tassels round and round from her...well, you get the idea. After the movie was over, I stopped the DVD and said, "Well, it's been really fun being your youth pastor..." Yeah, one time I made the rookie mistake of letting kids pick a video to watch during a lock-in…their exact words:

“Hey, Bliss – it’s PG-13.”

I was busy, said “Fine, whatever.”

Three hours later there is a part in High School High with some lady spinning tassels round and round from her…well, you get the idea.

After the movie was over, I stopped the DVD and said, “Well, it’s been really fun being your youth pastor…”

]]> By: Little Sis http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22997 Little Sis Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:00:03 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22997 Oh boy... cringing for you! Will pray that everyone has a sense of humor about it. Oh boy… cringing for you! Will pray that everyone has a sense of humor about it.

]]> By: rob c http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22996 rob c Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:46:56 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22996 my "best" stories involve words that have come out of MY mouth, not out of the mouths of actors on a DVD. and no, i won't share them here. but i do feel your pain! my “best” stories involve words that have come out of MY mouth, not out of the mouths of actors on a DVD. and no, i won’t share them here. but i do feel your pain!

]]> By: Kami http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22995 Kami Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:36:21 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22995 that can best be summed up in the words from Chris Farley... That's gonna leave a mark! that can best be summed up in the words from Chris Farley…
That’s gonna leave a mark!

]]> By: Gman http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22994 Gman Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:21:22 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22994 One time @ Camp I was speaking to Middle Schoolers and well there was this squirrel dropping their acorns in on the tin roof of the setting we were in. I happened in the middle of my talk say: "Hey squirrel, take your nuts and leave." Well afterwords .. all went downhill (Still don't know whether it was a boy squirrel or not) Talk about mis-speaking. One time @ Camp I was speaking to Middle Schoolers and well there was this squirrel dropping their acorns in on the tin roof of the setting we were in. I happened in the middle of my talk say:

“Hey squirrel, take your nuts and leave.” Well afterwords .. all went downhill (Still don’t know whether it was a boy squirrel or not)

Talk about mis-speaking.

]]> By: Youth Ministry Video Goofs « great plains 4square youth http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22993 Youth Ministry Video Goofs « great plains 4square youth Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:34:58 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22993 [...] you ever failed to fully preview a media clip and end up embarrassed because of it?  Check out Josh Giffen’s story, high school student pastor at Saddleback, and see if you can match what he call the “worst [...] [...] you ever failed to fully preview a media clip and end up embarrassed because of it?  Check out Josh Giffen’s story, high school student pastor at Saddleback, and see if you can match what he call the “worst [...]

]]> By: Youth Ministry Video Goofs « Black Hills Youth Worker Network http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22992 Youth Ministry Video Goofs « Black Hills Youth Worker Network Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:26:40 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22992 [...] you ever failed to fully preview a media clip and end up embarrassed because of it?  Check out Josh Giffen’s story, high school student pastor at Saddleback, and see if you can match what he call the “worst [...] [...] you ever failed to fully preview a media clip and end up embarrassed because of it?  Check out Josh Giffen’s story, high school student pastor at Saddleback, and see if you can match what he call the “worst [...]

]]> By: michael http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22991 michael Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:08:16 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22991 right after hurricane rita, some parents asked me to take their kids to a movie... and i did, not knowing what the movie was about... first 10 minutes there were 2 sex scenes with full frontal nudity... not good, especially since the family and my sr pastor's family were staying together while my sr pastors house was being repaired and he heard why we left early... i almost lost my job after 3 weeks. sr pastor was showing a clip from ransom and worked with the sound guy to mute out all the cuss words... after running through it perfectly 5 times... he okayed it for his sermon... during the service, the sound guy got nervous and missed the cue and freaked out and muted out all but the cuss words.... oh what a day! right after hurricane rita, some parents asked me to take their kids to a movie… and i did, not knowing what the movie was about… first 10 minutes there were 2 sex scenes with full frontal nudity… not good, especially since the family and my sr pastor’s family were staying together while my sr pastors house was being repaired and he heard why we left early… i almost lost my job after 3 weeks.

sr pastor was showing a clip from ransom and worked with the sound guy to mute out all the cuss words… after running through it perfectly 5 times… he okayed it for his sermon… during the service, the sound guy got nervous and missed the cue and freaked out and muted out all but the cuss words…. oh what a day!

]]> By: Dennis http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22990 Dennis Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:39:16 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22990 Sounds like the beginning of a new resource... I Know What You Did at Your Youth Ministry, horror stories they wish had happened to somebody else Sounds like the beginning of a new resource…

I Know What You Did at Your Youth Ministry,
horror stories they wish had happened to somebody else

]]> By: Chris Taylor http://www.morethandodgeball.com/the-worst-youth-ministry-video-goof-in-history/#comment-22989 Chris Taylor Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:28:47 +0000 http://www.morethandodgeball.com/?p=4149#comment-22989 You can call that an Epic Fail! You can call that an Epic Fail!

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