Even as an agnostic, I always appreciated that his ministry was positive and upbeat without all the ‘fire-and-brimstone’.

On the other hand, I always had disdain for the excess of The Crystal Cathedral. When I saw it, I always thought, ‘Man, look at all the good works that money could have funded.’
Not surprisingly now owned by the Catholic church.

Fun fact:
Schuller began preaching from the roof of a concessions stand in a drive-in theater where his motto in 1955 was “Come as you are in the family car.”
A pioneer, for sure.