Dangerous Church: Risking Everything to Reach Everyone — John Bishop Audiobook
Dangerous Church: Risking Everything to Reach Everyone is an unabridged audiobook by John Lee Bishop about church leadership, risk-taking, and reaching people outside the church. Its 6-hour-and-15-minute runtime is aimed at listeners interested in a faith-centered challenge to familiar church routines.
At a glance
- Uses probing questions and stories of ministry to challenge church leaders to reconsider safe, familiar approaches.
- Returns to the Book of Acts to frame church activity around mission rather than agendas and programmed patterns.
- Presented as an unabridged audiobook narrated by Jay Charles.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The stated 6-hour-and-15-minute runtime gives listeners a defined, substantial listening commitment.
- Its focus on leadership, ministry stories, and outreach makes the subject matter clear for church leaders and readers interested in church growth.
Technical specifications
8 specifications| Author | John Lee Bishop |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Jay Charles |
| Program type | Audiobook |
| Version | Unabridged |
| Listening length | 6 hours and 15 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Zondervan |
| Publication date | March 22, 2011 |
What to know before buying
- The listing describes a faith-based challenge to church leaders, with emphasis on risk, mission, and reaching people. It is not presented as a neutral overview of church leadership.
Who is it for?
A good fit for
- Church leaders considering how their church engages with people beyond its existing community.
- Listeners interested in Christian perspectives on church leadership, outreach, and ministry stories.
Less suited to
- Listeners seeking a secular or broad, nonreligious introduction to leadership.
Customer reviews on Amazon
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Customer feedback describes the content as valuable, especially its church leadership lessons and account of the author's transformational ministry, and reports positive impressions of its readability. That may suit listeners looking for an accessible, story-oriented faith perspective, though the supplied feedback does not establish that every reader will find its approach persuasive.
Positive themes
- Customers appreciate the book's content and church leadership lessons.
- Customer feedback praises readability and describes the ministry story as transformational.
Frequently asked questions
What is Dangerous Church about?
The listing presents it as a challenge to church leaders to move beyond comfortable routines and prioritize reaching people outside the church, drawing on the Book of Acts and ministry stories.
Who narrates the audiobook, and how long is it?
The listing names Jay Charles as narrator and gives a listening length of 6 hours and 15 minutes.
Is this an abridged edition?
No. The listing identifies the audiobook version as unabridged.
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