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02476cam a2200385 a 4500 001 8EDF5F9EFBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428 003 SILO 005 20100120073657 008 090619s2008 tnua b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2009284320 020 $a 0805443924 020 $a 9780805443929 035 $a (OCoLC)209639048 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d CDC $d SGB $d E9B $d SILO 050 00 $a BV652.25 $b .R363 2008 082 04 $a 254.5 $b R134es 100 1 $a Rainer, Thom S. 245 1 $a Essential church? : $b reclaiming a generation of dropouts / $c Thom S. Rainer and Sam S. Rainer III. 260 $a Nashville : $b B & H Books, $c c2008. 300 $a xi, 259 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-259). 505 0 $a My faith is not my parents' faith -- Looking for a different kind of community -- That's life! It changes -- New spin on hypocrisy -- All eyes on the main man -- Essential church and the back door -- Simplify: getting the structure right -- Deepen: getting the content right -- Expect: getting the attitude right -- Multiply: getting the action right -- Building an essential church: a case study. 520 $a 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? 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, deepen, expect, and multiply. -- from publisher description 650 0 $a Church growth. 650 0 $a Ex-church members. 650 0 $a Church attendance. 650 0 $a Church work with young adults. 700 1 $a Rainer, Sam S. 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009284320-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009284320-d.html 941 $a 2 952 $l HOPC845 $d 20200310035134.0 952 $l UTAX314 $d 20100120073657.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8EDF5F9EFBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428 994 $a 02 $b E9BInitiate Another SILO Locator Search