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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...
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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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Developing a Ministry Team in the Rural Church Pt. 2.
By Glenn Daman After several instances of tension developing between the board and the pastor, Pastor...
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Big Fish, Small Towns
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
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
Words matter.             It’s a phrase my wife...
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Developing a Ministry Team in the Small Church
          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
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
William Thornton t’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
Lisa Hosack I was recently asked by a colleague needing a favor to review Michael R. Daley’s Rural...
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