tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13873773.post112420583679179796..comments2023-09-17T08:45:50.720-04:00Comments on Stuff Out Loud: Moody ChurchLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04886866662463467215noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13873773.post-1124232101230155362005-08-16T18:41:00.000-04:002005-08-16T18:41:00.000-04:00Awesome. Thanks for the report. Good photos, too. ...Awesome. Thanks for the report. Good photos, too. I've been by the Moody Church building on my trips to Chicago, but never been inside or attended a service. My father-in-law's family attended there when he was a small child (during the H.A. Ironside era).<BR/><BR/>I have the same habit as you and the church visit is one of the things I look forward to most during vacations. I've been to Willow, Coral Ridge, Saddleback, Grace Community Church (MacArthur), First Baptist Atlanta (Charles Stanley), Westwinds, Mars Hill (Rob Bell), Calvary Church (Dobson), Grace in Rouge (Rogier) and a host of lesser known churches (Northridge, Kensington, et al).<BR/><BR/>In fact, once when we were visiting CA on vacation, we went to LA just to go to Saddleback and Grace Comm. We went to Saddleback on Saturday night (stopping by Crystal Cathedral on the way just to see the building and grounds) then visited Grace on Sunday morning.<BR/><BR/>The most valuable thing about this exercise is the visitor feeling that you alluded to. It just changes your perspective about what it is like for first timers at your own church. All pastors should be required to do this annually at least. Once, at Coral Ridge, the song leader said we would "stand together" to sing the next song, so I stood up. I felt like a dork because the rest of the congregation did not stand until the music began which felt like 5 minutes later. So there I am in the front half of a very large auditorium standing alone. I was embarrassed and didn't know whether to keep standing or risk sitting down just as everyone else stood up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com