Download or read book Essential Church? written by Thom S. Rainer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are so many 18 to 22 year-old Christians leaving the church, and what will it take to reverse the trend? The authors share surprising insights from their survey of 1,000 "dropouts" about why these young adults have left the church, and offer four concrete strategies for bringing them back.