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How I generate Rural Ministry Barriers
Research Small Church Leadership Multicultural/Multiethnic Church and Culture
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
Healthy Leader Scripture Small Church Leadership Spiritual Formation Church Leadership
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)
Church and Culture Church Leadership Healthy Leader Scripture Spiritual Formation
Defining Success in Pastoral Ministry Three-Part Series Part One: “When Our Definition of Success...
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Rethinking Rural Ministry
Church and Culture Church Evangelism Missional Discipleship Small Church Leadership
By Glenn Daman Ask a Bible College or seminary student about the option of going to a rural ministry...
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Developing a Ministry Team in the Rural Church Pt. 2.
Spiritual Formation Church Leadership Healthy Leader Small Church Leadership
By Glenn Daman After several instances of tension developing between the board and the pastor, Pastor...
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Big Fish, Small Towns
Church Evangelism Hospitality Small Church Leadership Church and Culture
by Mark O. Wilson Soon after arriving from southern California 20 years ago, I discovered that small...
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Finding Success in Rural Ministry by Embracing our Deficiencies
Church Leadership Healthy Leader Small Church Leadership Spiritual Formation
Read any book on management or self-help book designed to assist a person in maximizing their potential,...
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Not Forgotten: Rethinking the Way We Talk about Rural Ministry
Church and Culture Missional Discipleship Small Church Leadership Spiritual Formation
Words matter.             It’s a phrase my wife...
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Developing a Ministry Team in the Small Church
Church and Culture Scripture Small Church Leadership
          After several meetings with the board at Townsville...
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The Church, The Government, and Covid-19: A Biblical and Scientific Response to Re-opening the Church
Apologetics / Public Christianity Church and Culture Church Leadership
The tumultuous election and conflicts of political ideologies and the government’s response to COVID-19...
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The unsung heroes of the SBC: Single staff pastors
Healthy Leader Missional Discipleship Small Church Leadership
William Thornton It’s a Southern Baptist cliche: “We are a convention of small churches.” We are...