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Essential Church?: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts
Written by Sam Rainer and Erik Synnestvedt
Narrated by Erik Synnestvedt
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Why are so many 18- to 22-year-old Christians leaving the church---and what will it take to reverse the trend? In this important follow-up to the bestseller Simple Church, the Rainers share surprising insights from their survey of 1,000 "dropouts." Find out why young adults stopped attending---and discover four concrete strategies for bringing them back!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This work of Rainer (this time with his son, Sam) focuses on the challenge of maintaining the 16 to 22 demographic in churches. The authors have again done excellent research, made evident in the book, and do well at showing both the difficulties and the possibilities in working with this age group.The authors have perceived that certain churches have learned how to maintain this demographic or to reclaim them to church, and these churches are deemed "essential" churches, since they do well at demonstrating why the church is essential for the lives of these young people (and others). These churches have simplified their structure and efforts and maintain clear purpose that is easily communicated (see Rainer's "Simple Church" for more), provided meatier lessons and material, provided clear expectations and expected people to get to work, and have encouraged evangelism and service. The authors do well at providing wisdom and guidance as to how to encourage a church to become an "essential" church.An excellent read; any concerned about the health of their local congregation should consider it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This follow up book to "Simple Church" takes a look at why the 18-35 year old group drops out of local church participation. The church needs to find new and creative ways to make faith essential to the lives of its younger members in order to retain them.