An Essential Church is a fellowship of believers that places a very high value on community. In some churches, when the services are over, you do not want to get in the way of the stampede as people are focused on one thing — leaving. It is refreshing to see churches where, when the service is over, they are not in a hurry to go anywhere but instead are focused on building and strengthening relationships. In Essential Church, Thom and Sam Rainer stated, “Somewhere along the way, ...