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Ed planted his first church in inner-city Buffalo at the height of the Church Growth Movement. Learn...
Alan challenges young leaders to understand the Church in the context that God is on mission.
Ed gives you language to help emerging leaders understand what was the Missional Church Movement
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...
Starting something new always presents a risk. Will people like it, or will they hate it? Will they read...
The ruralization of America is underway, and it has significant impact on our approach to ministry as...
In 1835, realizing the strategic place the west would play in the future growth and vitality of the country,...
by C.W. Cushman Rural Shepherds Network Founder and President
Back in 2002, I had been at a local ministerial...
Rural churches have a window of opportunity to invite people to belong—the sweet spot of the overlap...
In an age where bigger is better, the standard for success is often measured by numerical growth. Yet,...