Essential Church?: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts - Rilegato

Rainer, Thom S.; Rainer, Sam S., III

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0805443924 ISBN 13: 9780805443929

Casa editrice: B & H Books, 2008

Riassunto

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 Essential Church?, a follow-up to Thom S. Rainer’s best-selling Simple Church cowritten this time with his son, research expert Sam Rainer.

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.

In turn, the Rainers offer churches four concrete solutions toward making their worship community an essential part these young people’s lives again:

 Simplify - develop a clear structure and process for making disciples.

Deepen - provide strong biblical teaching and preaching.

Expect - let members know the need for commitment to the congregation.

Multiply - emphasize evangelism, outward focus, and starting new churches.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Thom S. Rainer is president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, one of the largest Christian resource companies worldwide, and the best-selling coauthor of Simple Church. Rainer and his wife, Nellie Jo, have three grown sons and live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sam S. Rainer is a senior pastor, writer, and the president and CEO of Rainer Research. He also blogs and writes a column for Outreach magazine and lives with his wife, Erin, in Floyds Knobs, Indiana.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: B & H Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0805443924
• ISBN 13: 9780805443929
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 259
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile