I notice that #15 is Church of the Resurrection, Adam Hamilton.
This is a very, very liberal Methodist, though growing by leaps and bounds (truth is that just as many walk away after a few years due to lack of following Word of God.)
Adam Hamilton, preaches and teaches that abortion and homosexuality, are "tough choices" and that there are no clear right/wrong conclusions.
Many have thought that Adam really was a "strong believer" only to find that while attractive and entertaining, he is merely candy coated Christianity Lite!
Amen. We just left the FUMC ( in a southern town ) after our 6 year experiment at my wife’s behest. I was raised SBC but she was against SBC for some reason but after two sermons and Sunday school at the church we are visiting she is on board.
Over the last several years I had seen the UMC become more of a “let’s not offend” church and not a church of the word. Our pastor kept trying to tell me that changes were coming but the one’s I have seen the last couple of years were the wrong way and I got tired of waiting. Bless him, he was a God fearing man but just didn’t want to stir the pot.
It was so nice to hear a sermon that wasn’t milk-toast and a pastor who tells it like it is feelings be damned. I had forgotten what it sounded like.