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| - I don't even know where to begin in this review. From the friendships I've made at this church to the work that has been done on my own soul, I feel like I owe this place and these people my very life. I came to this church deeply suspicious of Jesus and Christians, and now, I am a serious, card-carrying Jesus freak. This community has accepted me and all my junk, and I love these people like they are family.
Pastor Jonathan Martin roams in his references from obscure 1st century theological texts to comic books to U2 lyrics - he is as entertaining as he is insightful in his preaching. It's the first time I'd ever experienced such a profound intellect in a pastor...I didn't have a lot of experience, so I don't mean to smack-talk anybody else's pastor - it was, however, new and refreshing for me to respect this pastor's intelligence as much as his spirituality...to respect his mind as much as I respect his heart.
Renovatus is also home to Lisa Koons, who is the founder of the Charlotte 24-7 prayer center. I've never met a more powerful woman of God, and I am so grateful to have her insight in my life. She's helped me get through some junk I don't think I could have navigated without her. She'll do it for you, too.
If, like me, you are at all Christ-curious, it's a great place to get your feet wet in the church world.
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