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Defining Success in Pastoral Ministry (Part 1 of 3)
Scripture Spiritual Formation Church and Culture Church Leadership Healthy Leader
Defining Success in Pastoral Ministry Three-Part Series Part One: “When Our Definition of Success Becomes...
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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.
Church Leadership Healthy Leader Small Church Leadership Spiritual Formation
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 and Culture Church Evangelism Hospitality Small Church Leadership
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
Spiritual Formation Church Leadership Healthy Leader Small Church Leadership
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
Small Church Leadership Spiritual Formation Church and Culture Missional Discipleship
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 indeed....
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The Uniqueness of Rural Life: A Social Worker’s Reflections
Church and Culture Healthy Leader Small Church Leadership
Lisa Hosack I was recently asked by a colleague needing a favor to review Michael R. Daley’s Rural...
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Rural Churches Serving on Cutting Edge of Ministry
Church and Culture Leadership Small Church Leadership Spiritual Formation Multicultural/Multiethnic
by Jonathan Davis | Aug 10, 2017 | Opinion Rural churches and ministries face numerous challenges in...