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Category: Rural Church Health

The Rural Brain Drain

August 6, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

The phrase “Rural Brain Drain” originated from a book called “Hollowing out the Middle“, which is based off a study performed by the authors. It looked at the effect that adults were having in their community by preparing their best and brightest to be shipped off to colleges and universities, sometimes never to return to …

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