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African American Church Evangelism Institute
A movement of African American churches reaching out with the gospel to impact the world – Community by Community!
Africa Church Evangelism Institute
Mobilizing and equipping the church to build a disciple-making, evangelistic culture across Africa through cohort-based training.
Church Evangelism Institute
Mobilizing pastors and churches towards greater gospel impact
Correctional Ministries Institute
Bringing expertise to correctional ministry through training, convening, and support.
Global Diaspora Institute
Serving diaspora communities who reshape the contours of the Christian faith and its missional engagement around the world
Mosaix Multiethnic Church Institute
Helping ministry leaders build healthy multiethnic, biblically just churches.
Preaching Institute
Offering preachers, leaders & communicators an immersive experience focused on growth, collaboration, and transformation.
Research Institute
Facilitating the development of research-based insights and resources that catalyze innovation.
Rural Church Institute
Providing support, learning, and community for churches ministering in non-urban contexts.
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Leveraging technology to accelerate our mission of showing and sharing the gospel, making disciples of all nations.
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Convening ministry leaders around the study and practice of evangelism.
Lausanne North America
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The Mann Gulch Wildfire of 1949: Lessons for Rural Pastors
August 5, 1949. A wildfire started in Mann Gulch of Montana’s Helena National Forest that burned nearly...
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Sustaining Rural Ministry
In recent years there has been a renewed interest in rural ministry. Books were written, mini-conferences...
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Rural Leader's Newsletter
Starting something new always presents a risk. Will people like it, or will they hate it? Will they read...
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The Ruralization of America
The ruralization of America is underway, and it has significant impact on our approach to ministry as...
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A Call for Rural Pastors
In 1835, realizing the strategic place the west would play in the future growth and vitality of the country,...
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Mending the Nets
by C.W. Cushman Rural Shepherds Network Founder and President Back in 2002, I had been at a local ministerial...
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Spiritual but Not Religious?
Rural churches have a window of opportunity to invite people to belong—the sweet spot of the overlap...
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GROWTH POTENTIAL AND THE SMALL CHURCH
In an age where bigger is better, the standard for success is often measured by numerical growth. Yet,...
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How I generate Rural Ministry Barriers
Some of the most daunting barriers to effective rural ministry are facilitated by rural ministry practitioners...
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Defining Success in Ministry Part 3
One of the critical questions we face in ministry is, “How do we define success?” How we answer this...
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Defining Success in Pastoral Ministry (Part 1 of 3)
Defining Success in Pastoral Ministry Three-Part Series Part One: “When Our Definition of Success Becomes...
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Rethinking Rural Ministry
By Glenn Daman Ask a Bible College or seminary student about the option of going to a rural ministry...
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