Comments on: Why do you attend Riverview? http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/ Home of Noel Heikkinen's thoughts, audio, photos, video, etc. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sean http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178436 Sean Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:10:38 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178436 My reasons for first attending were different than my reasons for continuing to attend. My wife and I first attended because we were looking for a non- denominational christian church in the willow creek model or association. We were instantly struck because Riv was a nice hybrid reminding us of the warm qualities of other churches we both had been to in the past. We enjoyed the architecture, the music, and the teachings. Over time we both begin to appreciate the team teaching model and the great bands. Even though, I don't go to riv anymore ... I miss riverview, hope this helps your pseudo science pole. My reasons for first attending were different than my reasons for continuing to attend.

My wife and I first attended because we were looking for a non- denominational christian church in the willow creek model or association.

We were instantly struck because Riv was a nice hybrid reminding us of the warm qualities of other churches we both had been to in the past. We enjoyed the architecture, the music, and the teachings. Over time we both begin to appreciate the team teaching model and the great bands. Even though, I don’t go to riv anymore … I miss riverview, hope this helps your pseudo science pole.

]]> By: Sean http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178435 Sean Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:09:05 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178435 My reasons for first attending were different than my reasons for continuing to attend. My wife and I first attended because we were looking for a non- denominational christian church in the willow creek model or association. We were instantly struck because Riv was a nice hybrid reminding us of the warm qualities of other churches we both had been to in the past. We enjoyed the architecture, the music, and the teachings. Over time we both begin to appreciate the team teaching model and the great bands. I miss riv, hope this helps your pseudo science pole. My reasons for first attending were different than my reasons for continuing to attend.

My wife and I first attended because we were looking for a non- denominational christian church in the willow creek model or association.

We were instantly struck because Riv was a nice hybrid reminding us of the warm qualities of other churches we both had been to in the past. We enjoyed the architecture, the music, and the teachings. Over time we both begin to appreciate the team teaching model and the great bands. I miss riv, hope this helps your pseudo science pole.

]]> By: Noel http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178432 Noel Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:14:37 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178432 :) :)

]]> By: Hans http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178431 Hans Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:51:41 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178431 Ignore the first half of that last comment, I went back and scrolled down to see his other results. Fools rush in. Enough said. Ignore the first half of that last comment, I went back and scrolled down to see his other results.

Fools rush in. Enough said.

]]> By: Hans http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178430 Hans Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:42:37 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178430 Dude! Your results will be different. They are sampling unchurched people, and your sampling churched people. Try the survey again and ask only people who don't go to Riverview or any church for that matter to participate. I'm surprised that Doctrine ranks so high with unchurched people. Makes me wonder what the precise definition of unchurched is.Also, I'm dying to see a laundry list of what people's "Other Issues" are. OK, I'm not really dying. Sorry. My inner scientist is kicking real heard right now. Dude! Your results will be different. They are sampling unchurched people, and your sampling churched people.

Try the survey again and ask only people who don’t go to Riverview or any church for that matter to participate.

I’m surprised that Doctrine ranks so high with unchurched people. Makes me wonder what the precise definition of unchurched is.Also, I’m dying to see a laundry list of what people’s “Other Issues” are. OK, I’m not really dying.

Sorry. My inner scientist is kicking real heard right now.

]]> By: Noel http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178429 Noel Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:49:26 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178429 Yeah, that one was weird to me too. I used it because I wanted the options to be the same as the article I was linking to. Yeah, that one was weird to me too. I used it because I wanted the options to be the same as the article I was linking to.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178428 Lisa Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:32:38 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2008/08/08/why-do-you-attend-riverview/#comment-178428 The "Sensed God's Presence" option is a weird one, for me at least... thinking about it, it's quite clear that God's there and is at work, but I can't honestly say I sit there each week and think, wow, I really feel the presence of God. It's entirely possible that I'm usually trying to do too much to notice. The “Sensed God’s Presence” option is a weird one, for me at least… thinking about it, it’s quite clear that God’s there and is at work, but I can’t honestly say I sit there each week and think, wow, I really feel the presence of God. It’s entirely possible that I’m usually trying to do too much to notice.

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