Writer: Jeff Clark

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The Stable Church
In his book, Shepherding the Small Church, Glenn Daman brings up a myth plaguing small and rural churches...
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Rural Leader's Newsletter
Starting something new always presents a risk. Will people like it, or will they hate it? Will they read...
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Distressed Communities Index
The Spaces Between Us: The Evolution of American Communities in the New Century
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REOPENING THE RURAL CHURCH
When COVID-19 hit in the USA earlier this year, churches, both rural and urban, began to shutter their...
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COVID-19 and Rural Work Around the World
When COVID-19 struck in the U.S., the church sprang into action. Alternative plans were hastily developed...
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Blizzards, Winters, and Ice-Ages
Blizzards, Winters, and Ice-Ages (Michael Osterholm is an infectious disease epidemiologist. Below is...
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Pearl Harbor and the Corona Crisis
Pearl Harbor Many of us have grappled with a way to get a grasp on the Corona crisis. We have struggled...
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RURAL THEOLOGY, Biblical Case for Rural Church Planting & Ministry
A Brief Examination of Scripture from a Rural Perspective by Jeff Clark   In attempting to examine...