Essential Church? - by Thom S Rainer & Sam S Rainer (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Based on a study of 1,000 so-called "church dropouts," this resource reveals surprising responses that have less to do with "losing their religion" and more about the desire for a community that isn't made stale by maintaining the status quo. The Rainers offer four concrete solutions for making a worship community an essential part of young people's lives.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Why do so many young adults (18 to 22) leave the church, and what will it take to bring them back? This important question is examined and duly answered in <b><i>Essential Church?</b></i>, a follow-up to Thom S. Rainer's best-selling <i>Simple Church </i>cowritten this time with his son, research expert Sam Rainer.</p><p>The book is based on a study of one-thousand so-called church dropouts who were interviewed about why they left. Their answers are quite surprising, having less to do with losing their religion and more about the desire for a community that isn't made stale by simply maintaining the status quo.</p><p>In turn, the Rainers offer churches four concrete solutions toward making their worship community an essential part these young people's lives again: </p><p><b> </b><b>Simplify</b> - develop a clear structure and process for making disciples.</p><p><b>Deepen </b>- provide strong biblical teaching and preaching.</p><p><b>Expect </b>- let members know the need for commitment to the congregation.</p><p><b>Multiply </b>- emphasize evangelism, outward focus, and starting new churches.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Thom S. Rainer</b> is the founder and CEO of Church Answers. Prior to Church Answers, he served as president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. He also served at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for twelve years where he was the founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism. He has been a pastor of four churches and interim pastor of ten churches. He is a 1977 graduate of the University of Alabama and earned his Master of Divinity and Ph.D. degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.</p><p>Rainer has written over 30 books, including three that reached number one bestseller: I Am a Church Member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church, and Simple Church.</p><p>He has spoken in hundreds of venues and led over 500 church consultations. He can be reached at www.ChurchAnswers.com.</p><p>Rainer and his wife, Nellie Jo, live in Franklin, TN, and have three grown sons: Sam, Art and Jess, who are married to Erin, Sarah and Rachel respectively. The Rainers have ten grandchildren: Canon, Maggie, Nathaniel, Will (with the Lord), Harper, Bren, Joshua, Collins, Joel, and James. <br> </p><p><b>Sam S. Rainer </b>is a senior pastor, writer, and the president and CEO of Rainer Research. He also blogs and writes a column for <i>Outreach </i>magazine and lives with his wife, Erin, in Floyds Knobs, Indiana.</p>
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