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Someone needs to say it, so here I go: all too often, church sucks.

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Church is supposed to be about love and grace, about loving God and helping our neighbors.  Instead, some churches are about long fights over candle wax on the carpet, acceptable fashion, who sits in what pew and a thousand other pointless things -- at least on the surface; the fights are always really about power and money.



What a mess. Maybe that's why Jesus said so little that was positive about organized religion.



Awakening is an experiment in building a better church.

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Can we build a church free of the nonsense and dedicated to God? A place where "loving our neighbor" isn't an empty phrase we give lip-service to but a honorable code we pledge to live by? Can we build a church where the Minister isn't interested in scolding his congregation but instead walks with them as their faith grows and develops over the course of their lives? Can we build a faith community dedicated to pure democracy but unburdened by countless squabbling sub-committees and endless, endless meetings? Can we build a beloved community of humble seekers curious about the life and work of a first century palestinian whose teachings shook the world to its very core?

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We can. We will. We are. Welcome to Awakening. Come join us.