52 Churches
A Yearlong Journey Encountering God, His Church, and Our Common FaithBy Peter DeHaan
Length8h 7m
About this audiobook
What happens when you leave your comfortable church home to spend a year visiting fifty-two different congregations? Peter DeHaan and his wife discovered the answer through an eye-opening journey that took them from megachurches to rented space, from traditional liturgy to contemporary praise, and from Baptist to Catholic to charismatic gatherings.
With humor, honesty, and grace, Peter chronicles their adventure through America's Christian landscape, revealing both the beauty and brokenness they encountered along the way.
Part spiritual memoir, part church reform guide, 52 Churches celebrates the diversity of Christ's body while offering practical insights for making every congregation more welcoming, authentic, and alive.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (317)
Includes Goodreads
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length8 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 6, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
2The Beginning
3The Plan
4Part 1: Getting Started
5Church #1: A Friendly Place with a Homey Feel
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6Church #2: Growing Deeper, Not Wider
7Church #3: It Only Hurts When You Care
8Church #4: Successfully Melding Contemporary and Traditional
9Church #5: Catholics are Christians Too
10Church #6: A Quintessential Country Church
11Church #7: The New Church
12An Intriguing Opportunity
13Church #8: A Grand Experiment
14Church #9: Methodists Know How to Cook
15Church #10: A Special Father’s Day Message
16Church #11: Charismatic Lite
17Church #12: More Methodists, More Food
18Embarking on a Metamorphosis
19Church #13: A Dedicated Pastor Team
20Part One Perspective
21Part 2: The Second Quarter
22Church #14: The Pentecostal Perspective
23Church #15: An Outlier Congregation
24Church #16: Something’s Missing
25Church #17: A Doubleheader
26Church #18: Revisiting Roman Catholicism
27Church #19: A Near Miss
28Church #20: Different Language, Same God
29Church #21: A New Kind of Church
30Church #22: A Caring Community
31Church #23: They’ll Be Fine
32Church #24: Good but Not Typical
33Church #25: Embarking on a Metamorphosis, Part 2
34Church #26: An Unknown Situation
35Part Two Perspective
36Part 3: The Halfway Point
37Church #27: A Charismatic Experience
38Church #28: Intriguing and Liturgical
39Church #29: Led by Laity
40Church #30: Misdirected and Frustrated
41Church #31: A Day of Contrasts
42Church #32: Commitment Sunday and Celebration
43Church #33: A Shepherd Cares for His Flock
44Church #34: Acts Chapter Two
45Church #35: A Well-Kept Secret
46Church #36: The Surprise
47Church #37: Another Small Church
48Church #38: A Refreshing Time
49Church #39: A Great Way to End the Year
50Church #40: No Time to Return
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