I have never been to any other Vineyard church, so I don't know what the others are like. I've read things that just don't happen in my church.
California is a very strange place to find a church. There's not that many, and they can be very strange. It's definitely a lot easier in the Bible belt. There's a lot more to chose from in Texas, and most are pretty Biblically grounded.
Good points.
imho, not every Vineyard group has been able to match the original in balance etc. But, as a group of groups--they do better than a lot of denominations at transmitting the priority values of Scriptural soundness; DOING Scripture in love and humility.
Yeah, California is another planet. I lived in San Diego for approx 10 years. And that's one of the saner spots.