An Introduction to 52 Churches “Where do you go to church?” Oh, how I dread that question. It isn’t that I don’t go to church or am too embarrassed to answer. Instead, my frustration comes from the scowls I receive as I fumble through my reply. No matter what I say, I cause confusion. This […]
New Format Now Available The audiobook for 52 Churches is now available. 52 Churches is one of Peter’s most popular books. In addition to the audiobook, it’s also available in ebook, paperback, hardcover, large print formats. The audiobook is auto-narrated by Maxwell. In 52 Churches Peter DeHaan spent an entire year roaming from one church […]
New Option Now Available The large print edition of 52 Churches is now available. 52 Churches, one of Peter DeHaan’s most popular books, is now available in large print. “Readers have clamored for a large print version of 52 Churches, and I am pleased to now offer it for the first time,” said its author, […]
Discussing Church Visits I’m preparing to go to Church #1. The enemy harasses me. I don’t want to go. I now understand why the non-regular church attender can so easily stay home despite their best intentions. The living room recliner and television remote are much more inviting and much less threatening. Consider these two church […]
Don’t Misrepresent Your Church Service With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #52. This church offers two services. They call the first one blended, combining traditional and contemporary elements, whereas the second one is promoted as contemporary. Both […]
Visiting Church One Time Isn’t Enough With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #51. This mega church does so many things right. Though I don’t want to go to a large church, this one really draws me. Of […]
Should Your Church be Best in Class? With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #50. This church holds five services each weekend, and we attended the first one. I was disappointed over the lack of college students present, […]
Lead Well With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #49. Out of several hundred people, only one greeted us before the service. His name was John, and we later learned he was the senior pastor. For an extra-large […]
Have a Visitor-Worthy Church With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #48. This church did many things right, especially the warm way they welcomed my wife and me into their community. Several of their practices were personally inviting […]
There are Different Ways to Worship God With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #47. The people at this church are considerate of visitors. Their embrace of us, in a casual, open way, encourages me. This, however, belies […]