The Rural Think Tank

…It's Different Out Here.

Category: Rural Politics

Rural politics. How political dynamics affect rural churches and the communities they serve.

Rural Thinktank Episode 26 : More thoughts on Church Safety

by Brent Lacy

This episode contains information localized to the US/North America, due to laws that are present here.  There may be content that you might disagree with in this episode, but please hear me out and listen. This Episode was recorded in mid-December 2019, before the last round of church/synagogue violence in the US. The discussions that …

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Farmers and Suicide Rates

by Brent Lacy

The Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight If you work in a rural community, there is something you need to be aware of. Farmers are hurting. I am not talking about poor harvests or lack of technology. Farmers have a significantly large suicide rate. The CDC has retracted numbers on their last study, deeming coding errors …

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