Mandarin Worship Service: Different Language, Same God This week is another doubleheader, but with a twist. First is a Mandarin worship service and English Sunday school, followed by an English worship service and Mandarin Sunday school. Consider...
Revisiting Roman Catholicism Today we visit our second Roman Catholic Church. I’m excited—and nervous. We are revisiting Roman Catholicism Consider these four discussion questions about Church #18: 1. The large sanctuary is grand without being...
Should You Be Part of a Spiritual Mastermind Group? Aligning with Like-Minded Peers Can Propel You Forward on Your Christian Walk A mastermind group is a peer-to-peer mentoring alliance where members work together to help one another solve...
Enhance Community: Sharing a Meal Matters Today, we’ll go to a United Methodist church, our first visit to a widely recognized denomination. They know how to enhance community by sharing a meal. Consider these four discussion questions about...
A Grand Experiment This week we visit our third new church. It’s a grand experiment, one quite radical from their conservative denominational roots. Consider these four discussion questions about Church #8: 1. A greeter welcomes us and explains...
A Quintessential Country Church This small country church didn’t come up in our online research, but we have driven past it. All we know is their name and service time. Consider these four discussion questions about Church #6: 1. A wheelchair...
Reflecting on Church #48: A Great Church to Visit 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...
We Need Human Connection God Created Us to Thrive in Community In visiting congregations for my book 52 Churches, I realized the importance of community. Regardless of the music or the message we encountered during their service, the bigger...
Reflecting on Church #41: Reaching Out to Visitors Versus Hanging Out With Friends 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 #41. Aside from...
Reflecting on Church #39: A Different Twist on Sharing a Meal 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 #39. Many churches share a meal or food...
