Originally published at djchuang.com. Please leave any comments there.

I like connecting people to people. There, I’ve said it. Whether it’s people to God, people to resources, people to churches, people to places, it’s listening people’s question and connecting to what they’re looking for.

In a recent conversation, someone moving into the Irvine area is looking for a church. He’s been checking different churches out, but hasn’t yet found the right one. Ingredients that he’s looking for: a Bible-teaching church, a strong children’s ministry, fellowship with other Christians, a place to serve, and not too loud. A church like Bent Tree Bible Fellowship would be ideal, he said. It’s a kind of healthy church that feels like home (for certain evangelical Christians).

I ran through my mental rolodex and here’s what I came up with (in no particular order). But comparatively few right there in Irvine, surprisingly. There are plenty of great churches in Irvine, granted, but not sure all fit the description above. Perhaps you know some others.

Saddleback Church (which does have an Irvine campus now)
Rock Harbor [disclaimer: my home church]
NewSong
Mariners Church [William Young, The Shack’s author, will be there next week!]
Pathways Church
Irvine Presbyterian Church
Harvest Community Church
Ambassador Bible Church
Calvary Chapel
The Crossing
Ev Free Fullerton
Newport Mesa Church
Riverview Church (OC campus of Australian church)
Great Park Church

(I think you can leave out that the Bible-teaching churches that are too vocal about the faults and problems of other good evangelical church’s practices.)

I’ve indexed more than a dozen church directories and search engines here — great reference there for anyone looking for a church anywhere. [update] brand new website just launched by Jon Acuff -> Can I Wear Jeans? at caniwearjeans.blogspot.com for a directory of candid church reviews, cf. read back story from Steve Knight

(Update from #pdwc08 worshipconferenceblog.com) spread the word- contact COX cable to add the Gospel music channel in Orange County!