52 Churches

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When was the last time you visited a church for the first time?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For most Christians the answer is not recently. We settle into our comfortable routines worshiping with familiar faces in familiar ways. But what if you stepped outside your tradition for an entire year? What would you discover about God his church and yourself?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Peter DeHaan and his wife Candy did exactly that. For a full year they visited a different Christian church every Sunday-from tiny rural congregations to sprawling megachurches from centuries-old liturgies to brand-new church plants. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>They sang traditional hymns with pipe organs and contemporary choruses with rock bands. They experienced stoic reverence and exuberant celebration. They encountered genuine Christian community and painful isolation-sometimes in the same morning.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With refreshing honesty and gentle humor Peter shares their journey through America's diverse Christian landscape. Along the way he offers invaluable insights for church leaders seeking to improve and members wanting to better welcome visitors. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Whether you're a pastor a worship team member a longtime churchgoer or someone who's given up on church altogether </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>52 Churches</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> will challenge your assumptions expand your understanding and renew your appreciation for the beautiful messy magnificent body of Christ.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Get your copy of <em>52 Churches </em>today!</strong></p>