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What You Don’t Know About Rural America: 3 Common Misconceptions
Church and Culture Church Evangelism Multicultural/Multiethnic
By Rob Hoskins Many of us are busy. So much so that we rush from one thing to the next having failed...
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In the Game: Reflections on Sports, Momentum, and the First Rural Matters Conference
Missional Discipleship Small Church Leadership Church and Culture
Jesus, Rural Ministry, and Football | CHARLIE COTHERMAN This past September, I had the chance to attend...
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RURAL THEOLOGY, Biblical Case for Rural Church Planting & Ministry
Church and Culture Scripture Small Church Leadership
A Brief Examination of Scripture from a Rural Perspective by Jeff Clark   In attempting to examine...
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Missional Opportunities and the Fourth of July
Apologetics / Public Christianity Church and Culture Missional Discipleship
it is important not to overlook the unique potential this season offers to engage with our neighbors...
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Convening Thought Leaders: The Evangelism Leaders Fellowship
Church and Culture Church Evangelism Church Leadership
One of my roles as Managing Director of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism is leading the center’s...
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Mending the Nets
Prayer Spiritual Formation Church and Culture Church Leadership Missional Discipleship
by C.W. Cushman Rural Shepherds Network Founder and President Back in 2002, I had been at a local ministerial...
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Why We Need a Missiological Edge in Church Planting
Research Church Evangelism Church Leadership Leadership Missional Discipleship
North American church planting has grown up a lot since I first planted in 1988 as a 20-year-old who...
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Navigating the Religious Culture
Apologetics / Public Christianity Church and Culture Research Multicultural/Multiethnic Gen Z/Multigen
As a sociologist of religion in Canada, I regularly consult with church groups across the country seeking...
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One Thousand Splinters
Apologetics / Public Christianity Church and Culture Missional Discipleship
Roughly one century ago, Christians in the United States walked through a battle about orthodoxy known...
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Rural Churches Need More Weak Relationships
Missional Discipleship Small Church Leadership Church Leadership
We need more weak relationships in our rural churches. Granted, “weak relationships” do not make for...
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Two-Level Lessons Learned in Seattle
Church Leadership Small Church Leadership Spiritual Formation
Early Seattle had a significant problem. Their toilets would not flush. I think that we will agree that...
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The Stable Church
Church and Culture Church Leadership Healthy Leader Small Church Leadership
In his book, Shepherding the Small Church, Glenn Daman brings up a myth plaguing small and rural churches...
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