Rural Church Institute

Join us at Small Town Summits: Connecticut 2023 as we look at 2 Corinthians to consider "The Gift of...

Dr. Jeffrey Clark, Director, Rural Church Institute Jeff also serves with the International Mission...

I was told to be on my best behavior. A guest was coming for dinner. My family uses a standard practice...

Benjamin Francis had everything against him. English wasn’t his native tongue. He was a bi-vocational...

I pastored a normative size church in Indiana for 8 years. It was revitalization work, and by all outward...

In his book, Shepherding the Small Church, Glenn Daman brings up a myth plaguing small and rural churches...

Early Seattle had a significant problem. Their toilets would not flush. I think that we will agree that...

Within each of the various theological disciplines, there is both agreement and disagreement among scholars....

We need more weak relationships in our rural churches. Granted, “weak relationships” do not make for...

Part 1: Soteriology and the Rural Church In his classic book, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis writes,...

August 5, 1949. A wildfire started in Mann Gulch of Montana’s Helena National Forest that burned nearly...

In recent years there has been a renewed interest in rural ministry. Books were written, mini-conferences...

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