Takeaways from 104 Churches (David Boice 5 of 5)

What takeaways does David Boice have from attending more than 104 churches? The author and host of 52 Churches in 52 Weeks will tell us, and also tell us what ideas he has for a future project. Check out our conversation.... https://youtu.be/KGzeAPw4czA Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission Takeaways from 104 Churches Interview GT  00:28  Are there any other takeaways? Has your spirituality increased, decreased, going to these 100+ churches? David  00:38  Yes, I will say, when I did it, the first time I compare it to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. (Daniel Chapter 3) I felt like my faith was on fire when I was doing it. One of the tricky things that happened, when I stopped doing it the first time, was then I started to go--I was so high, with all the novelty of it, that when I stopped, then things went down. GT  01:02  Right. David  01:02  And I think one of the biggest takeaways from that is the importance of church community. Because I'm seeing all these different churches I am observing. But I'm not really getting the full church community. And so afterwards, with this current 52 Churches in 52 Weeks, that was one thing I was looking more for: Let me plug into a church afterwards. Let me get that church community and get a better sense of that. That is a lot more difficult than I thought, especially from my faith background. GT  01:41  Especially from the LDS, we're always like, are you going to join? Are you going to join? Do you have any affinity towards any of these, Baptists, Pentecostal, Episcopal, anything like that? Catholic? David  01:51  It's interesting after doing this now, because before, I termed myself as inter-denominational. So, with all these different denominations, I want to be as open and welcoming as possible. Now, after completing this, I feel like this blender of appreciation for all these different types of churches, for those that I found a lot of appreciation with. Now, I'm like, what am I? Am I 70% Protestant, 20% Latter Day Saint, 10% Catholic, maybe 1% Seventh Day Adventist? I don't know. It a mix... GT  02:39  Well, you didn't say Lutheran in there. I thought that would be in there. David  02:41  I guess, with Protestant. I'm just grouping in all the Protestant denominations. GT  02:46  Uh huh. David  02:46  But it's interesting after completing that, because I see something really, really good, like from LDS, from a family aspect. But then I look also at maybe a different church over here, with Roman Catholics, I see the appreciation that they have for all these senses, and how that impacts spirituality. Then, I see all these different types of Protestant views, with the Pentecostals and the snake handling. I'm not saying I'm going to turn [to] snake handling or hold a snake anytime, ever, ever. Yeah. {Rick laughing} GT  03:26  You're like Indiana Jones? David  03:27  Yeah. But you see different things. And then you also empathize with some of the struggles that some of these churches are going through, as well. And I feel like with my channel, especially for those that may be going through a faith crisis, I at least hope that it helps people just to see what else is out there. Because it's easy for me, as a first-time visitor, of course, as a newcomer, it's going to be a positive experience for the most part, because you're not seeing the warts. You're not seeing the bad. You're seeing everything good. But I don't know where I was finishing with that thought. You become a little bit of everything, I feel, when you see so much. GT  04:09  So are you going to continue with a third 52 weeks? Or are you just going to your Lutheran Church? Or what are you doing now?[1] David  04:16  That's a big question. With a third one, I'm playing around with different ideas. Because it is expensive, it takes up a lot of time.