Oh, let's see...
Raised as a non-practicing Lutheran (not even Christmas and Easter). Considered myself "Christian," but really was more of a generic theist.
Got saved during winter trimester of my sophomore year at college, in the privacy of my dorm room.
Attended the campus interdenominational fellowship.
When I transfered to the "main" campus, I began attending the campus fellowship of the local CMA church. "Contemporary" praise and worship style, and a little bit of charismatic stuff going on. The pastor was Spirit-filled.
Was disappointed to find that "typical" CMA churches feature more "traditional" worship styles, and are not charismatic.
Discovered a Christian coffeehouse in my hometown. Friends there invited me to their church. I was curious, but since I knew it was Pentecostal, I was apprehensive.
After studying some teaching tapes by Pat Robertson, I got filled with the Spirit, again in the privacy of my own room. That was right around five years after I got saved. I immediately visited my friends' church, and felt completely at home with its contemporary worship style. I began attending regularly, and soon found myself on the ushering, greeting, and custodial staffs.
For several years, I eagerly embraced that church's doctrines -- Pentecostal, WoF (but not as hard-core as some), neo-holy-roller (my term; we had the "holy laughter" stuff several years before Toronto hit the news), gender-hierarchialism, Pre-Trib eschatology, etc.
I eventually began to question almost all of it. I saw inconsistencies with Scripture, and factual and other problems with the "Father of Word-Faith's" visions.
On exiting that church, I briefly went so far as to dabble with Calvinism, but found there are too many Scriptures that just don't fit.
Visited several churches over the years, but never really "stuck" anywhere. *Sort of* fit in at a local Calvary Chapel, but it closed.
I've benefited a lot from the works of Gordon Fee, Craig Keener, Malcolm Smith, and a bit from Pat Robertson.
Like Fee, I disagree with the AG on the issues of "separate and subsequent" and "initial evidence." I do not believe Scripture supports "messages" in tongues, though it also does not absolutely rule them out. However, with Pentecostals and contra most Charismatics, I agree that "tongues" is intended for all believers.
I would have trouble embracing the "holiness" aspect of the AG, since to me it smacks of legalism.
I've become convinced and convicted that Scripture supports gender egalitarianism, and would at the very least feel out of place in a body committed to "leadership is male" theology.
My soteriology is probably what Robert Picirilli would call "Reformation Arminianism." I am Arminian on all points, and in regard to "Eternal Security," I believe one cannot "lose" salvation, but can conceivably, at least in theory, choose to abandon it -- and that such a choice is irrevocable.
I do not have a firm eschatological stance, other than I think "Pre-Trib" is the *least* likely option.
Um... Did I leave out anything?
