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★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
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
36Part 3: The Halfway Point
2The Beginning
37Church #27: A Charismatic Experience
3The Plan
38Church #28: Intriguing and Liturgical
4Part 1: Getting Started
39Church #29: Led by Laity
5Church #1: A Friendly Place with a Homey Feel
40Church #30: Misdirected and Frustrated
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6Church #2: Growing Deeper, Not Wider
41Church #31: A Day of Contrasts
7Church #3: It Only Hurts When You Care
42Church #32: Commitment Sunday and Celebration
8Church #4: Successfully Melding Contemporary and Traditional
43Church #33: A Shepherd Cares for His Flock
9Church #5: Catholics are Christians Too
44Church #34: Acts Chapter Two
10Church #6: A Quintessential Country Church
45Church #35: A Well-Kept Secret
11Church #7: The New Church
46Church #36: The Surprise
12An Intriguing Opportunity
47Church #37: Another Small Church
13Church #8: A Grand Experiment
48Church #38: A Refreshing Time
14Church #9: Methodists Know How to Cook
49Church #39: A Great Way to End the Year
15Church #10: A Special Father’s Day Message
50Church #40: No Time to Return
16Church #11: Charismatic Lite
51Church #41: People Make the Difference
17Church #12: More Methodists, More Food
52Church #42: High Expectations and Great Disappointment
18Embarking on a Metamorphosis
53Church #43: A Welcoming Church with Much to Offer
19Church #13: A Dedicated Pastor Team
54Church #44: A Familiar Place
20Part One Perspective
55Part Three Perspective
21Part 2: The Second Quarter
56Part 4: The Home Stretch
22Church #14: The Pentecostal Perspective
57Church #45: Another Doubleheader
23Church #15: An Outlier Congregation
58Church #46: False Assumptions
24Church #16: Something’s Missing
59Church #47: Significant Interactions
25Church #17: A Doubleheader
60Church #48: Small, Simple, and Satisfying
26Church #18: Revisiting Roman Catholicism
61Church #49: Large and Anonymous
27Church #19: A Near Miss
62Church #50: Saturday Mass
28Church #20: Different Language, Same God
63Church #51: The Megachurch: A Grand and Welcoming Experience
29Church #21: A New Kind of Church
64Church #52: Playing It Safe
30Church #22: A Caring Community
65Church #53: Home for Holy Week
31Church #23: They’ll Be Fine
66Part Four Perspective
32Church #24: Good but Not Typical
67Reflections
33Church #25: Embarking on a Metamorphosis, Part 2
68Trivia
34Church #26: An Unknown Situation
69Which Book Do You Want to Read Next?
35Part Two Perspective
70Closing Credits
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200 Old Testament Sinners and SaintsPeter DeHaan6h 18m$9.99 · $0.00
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200 Old Testament Sinners & SaintsPeter DeHaan6h 18m$9.99 · $0.00
New Year with JesusPeter DeHaan1h 36m$9.99 · $0.00
Dear TheophilusPeter DeHaan2h 35m$9.99 · $0.00
Mark Bible StudyPeter DeHaan2h 12m5 (1)$9.99 · $0.00
Matthew Bible StudyPeter DeHaan2h 22m$9.99 · $0.00
1 and 2 Peter Bible StudyPeter DeHaan2h 21m$9.99 · $0.00
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Living WaterPeter DeHaan2h 31m$9.99 · $0.00
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Dear TheophilusPeter DeHaan2h 27m$9.99 · $0.00
Martin Luther’s 95 ThesesPeter DeHaan1h 37m5 (1)$9.99 · $0.00
Jesus’s Broken ChurchPeter DeHaan3h$9.99 · $0.00
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