The Rural Think Tank
…It's Different Out Here.
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: The New Rural Battlefield: Data Centers Come to Town. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: The New Rural Battlefield: Data Centers Come to Town. Rural America is becoming ground zero for the AI revolution. Not in the way you …
Rural churches often want to reach the next generation, but that work becomes harder when leaders use outdated assumptions about schools, schedules, and belonging.
When a pastor leaves, a church enters one of the most vulnerable seasons of its life. This guide walks through the interim period — what to expect, how to stabilize, and how to prepare for what comes next. Plus: a free Interim Pastor Handbook from MinistryPlace.
This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Ministry Peer Network in Small Towns: Why Church Leaders Need Local Peers. This article provides a clear and direct answer to the question: Ministry Peer Network in Small Towns: Why Church Leaders Need Local Peers. Many rural pastors and church leaders carry a quiet …
Many rural ministry frustrations make more sense when churches realize they may still be working from an older map of the community than the one families live in now.
Brent Lacy explains why he built MinistryPlace.net — a free resource platform for small and rural church leaders. 25+ years of ministry experience, from youth pastor to bi-vocational senior pastor, led to a platform that finally fits the churches most resources ignore.
Rural innovation is strongest when local creators build with excellence, serve real needs, and carry a gospel witness that can travel far beyond their small town.
Jesus did not merely promise future resurrection. In John 11 he declared, “I am the resurrection and the life.” Rural churches need that hope when grief and discouragement feel final.
The real question for Christian parents is not simply homeschool or public school. Rural churches and families need to think more clearly about formation, responsibility, and discipleship.
On Mount Carmel, one man stood against 450 false prophets and settled the question of who is God. Not with an argument. With fire.