I just started reading Essential Church by Rainer and Rainer.  20 pages in I am already seeing this book connect with my life.  The book purports to be about reaching the 18-22 year olds who are abandoning the church at a rate of 70% by the time they hit 22.  These are saved kids, kids who know their faith, but see no connection between it and the church they attend.

Already I am realizing, this is exactly what happened to my Dad.  I’ve hread his reasons for leaving church before, to do with hypocrites and serious sin by leaders in the church.  But I think when it comes down to it, if it was really about hypocrites, why didn’t he ever try another church, give anyone else a chance?  Because it simply wasn’t important to him.  He didn’t see why church was essential.

This book may be more useful than I thought.  Download the eBook version for free here.

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