The Rural Think Tank
…It's Different Out Here.
Life in rural America. Articles on rural culture, community, and the unique challenges and rewards of small-town living from a ministry perspective.
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This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: The Rural Brain Drain: Nurturing Small Communities in the Face of Migration. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: The Rural Brain Drain: Nurturing Small Communities in the Face of Migration. Understanding the rural brain drain The rural brain drain …
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Embracing Technology: Reaching Rural Communities with the Gospel. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Embracing Technology: Reaching Rural Communities with the Gospel. Why technology matters for rural ministry Rural communities face real barriers to connection. Distance, limited broadband, and …
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Reaching Hearts in the Heartland: Spreading the Gospel in Rural Communities. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Reaching Hearts in the Heartland: Spreading the Gospel in Rural Communities. The Heartland Is Not a Mission Field Somewhere Else When most …
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 50: Which entry are you paying attention to?. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 50: Which entry are you paying attention to?. This message is from 3/28/21 at Morey Chapel Church …
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Episode 49: What’s Your Story?. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Episode 49: What’s Your Story?. This message is from 3/21/21 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ near Westville, Illinois. About Brent Lacy …
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 47: Does it look like the Neighborhood?. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 47: Does it look like the Neighborhood?. This message was given 2/21/2021 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ …
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 33: Maintaining the business reputation of a church. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 33: Maintaining the business reputation of a church. This podcast episode addresses the question – Can how …
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Episode 26 : More thoughts on Church Safety. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Episode 26 : More thoughts on Church Safety. This episode contains information localized to the US/North America, due to laws that …
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 16: Changing Media Consumption and Rural Ministry. This episode talks about changing media consumption habits and how they affect the ways that we present the message of the Gospel through our ministries. Links to things I mention in this episode: …