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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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City Shaped Churches: Ethnic Enclaves
I have always loved cities.  I have been simultaneously fascinated by how different peoples choose to...
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Convergence of Vocation: A Covocational Primer for Church Planting Networks
Convergence of Vocation: A Covocational Primer for Church Planting Networks The Send Institute recently...
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A Case for De-Coupling Church Planting and Entrepreneurship
A Case for De-Coupling Church Planting and Entrepreneurship Over the last decade, I’ve noticed an interesting...
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Developing a Theological Mandate for Rural Ministry
Part 1:  Soteriology and the Rural Church   In his classic book, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis writes,...
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The Undeniable, Irresistible Resilience Of The Small Church
Small churches are not better than big churches. Big churches aren’t better than small ones. The arguments...
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5 Marks of a Healthy Church Planter
The Send Network has created an E-book to consider the attributes of a healthy church planter. The authors...
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The Past, Present, and Future of the Missional Movement: Are we doing enough to help young leaders?
Are we doing enough to help young church leaders take the Missional Movement forward? Daniel Yang hosts...
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Ed Stetzer answers what is the Missional Church Movement really about
Ed gives you language to help emerging leaders understand what was the Missional Church Movement
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Younger Leaders Should Understand God, Church, and Mission
Alan challenges young leaders to understand the Church in the context that God is on mission.
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Church Revitalization CPR: How To Breathe Life Into Rural Congregations
Most people know about CPR, which is a lifesaving skill that helps to provide necessary oxygen-rich...
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4 Concerns Every Church Replanter Wrestles With
Editor’s note: In mid-December 2019, Dusty accepted a call to pastor a church of six senior adults....