Drew

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http://theawesomeproject.net
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Regular Attender

History

Member for
2 years 7 weeks

Contributed Reviews

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“Any announcements for today?” You can tell the size of the church based on the format of the announcements.  If they are strictly regimented, read off a piece of paper, with no extemporaneous audience comments allowed, you’re at a big church; over a hundred where inviting in the peanut gallery would bring mayhem. If they ask for announcements, and the congregation rambles on about their own stuff, you’re at a small church.  An extremely small church.
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I went to the Base Church not knowing what to expect, but already predisposed to not be its biggest fan.  Base started because of a schism at my church (it took place a couple years after our last schism.  We were a schism friendly church), the new teaching pastor we had hired left after six months on the job to plant Base 5-minutes from us.  It's hard to say we took this news with outstretched open arms, but instead as the stiff rebuke from a guy you were dating (Amen) only to find out he was messing around with your friend the whole time (Amen) and guess who's now enga
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I watch a lot of movies. In movies—especially those in which someone claims sanctuary in a sanctuary—the churches strike awe in you.  The architecture and design instill the grandeur of God, you walk in and you think, “Why not become Christian?
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You know the churches that have a cheap 8 grand espresso machine, and open a "cafe" every Sunday morning and Wednesday night to serve subpar coffee?  Yeah, that's not Woodside.  They don't waste time with a consumer machine and hock bad coffee as culture.  They're the kind of church that thinks harder, better, faster, stronger.  They would never be caught dead with a $8,000 machine.  They'd spend 15 grand on the espresso machine, 4 grand on the POS terminals, 1 grand on the undercounter stainless steel refrigerator, 3 grand on the coffee brewers, and more

Contributed Comments

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I've heard of this church, I'm curious though what you mean by "Fundamentally biblical, but not religious or dogmatic"?  It's an interesting phrase that could go either way.  Also...
5
I see the media coverage has come into play!  Instead of replying to everyone, I’m gonna do an umbrella post and hopefully cover all the issues raised.  First a few simple points: I...
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The coffee test is a good one.  If you walk in and there is a full-fledged coffee bar: espresso machine, people taking orders, and a cafe then you're in a big church.  If you walk in and it...
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I've been to the Cranbrook twice, the review is based off of both visits.  I've been wanting to go for a while but it's a 35 minute drive for me so a little out of my way.  Unfortunate...