March 12, 2020 Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 33: Maintaining the business reputation of a church This podcast episode addresses the question – Can how a church conducts business in the community help or hinder it’s witness and reputation? The… Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
March 12, 2020 Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 32: Change the Oil This is a message on Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 given 1/26/30 at Bloomingdale Friends Church in Bloomingdale, Illinois. If you have thoughts/input/questions, go to ruralthinktank.com and… Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
October 23, 2019 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… Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
September 6, 2019 Rural Think Tank Episode 6: What can Led Zeppelin really teach us about Rural Ministry? The Led Zeppelin classic “When the levee breaks” tells the story of a disaster causing people in a smaller town leaving for work elsewhere…. Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
August 28, 2019 Rural Think Tank : Bonus! Episode 3 – Demographics, Rural Ministry and The Rural Brain Drain, Oh My! This is an unscheduled Bonus episode this week that is a little longer form than the typical episode. This is because it is packed… Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
April 1, 2019 How do your local students see the opportunities locally? I read an interesting article that makes a ton of sense, yet many of our small town employers have not implemented the idea –… Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
March 30, 2019 What Happens When A Generation Leaves? What happens when a generation leaves the rural area to seek education and employment in other parts of the country? The Southern Illinoisian Newspaper… Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
August 6, 2018 Farmers and Suicide Rates If you work in a rural community, there is something you need to be aware of. For the most part, farmers are hurting. I… Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
August 6, 2018 The Rural Brain Drain The phrase “Rural Brain Drain” originated from a book called “Hollowing out the Middle“, which is based off a study performed by the authors…. Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
August 6, 2018 The Rural Health Provider Shortage Debbie Weingarten wrote an article at TalkPoverty.org, looking at the shortage of rural primary care health providers in America. She looks at the closings… Share this:SharePrintFacebookTwitterPocketRedditLike this:Like Loading...
