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You’re Tracking the Wrong Metrics in Rural Ministry…

March 31, 2019 by brentlacydotcom

This post was originally published on my other blog, MinistryPlace.net I know, I used a buzzword. Whether you are in Church Growth, Business, Marketing, SEO, or Fantasy Sports, the word “Metrics” carrries a heavy connotation.  Its one of measuring and evaluting everything for the sake of making things better. In a lot of rural churches, this would be a …

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How do your local students see the opportunities locally?

March 31, 2019 by brentlacydotcom

I read an interesting article that makes a ton of sense, yet many of our small town employers have not implemented the idea – reaching students in High School early in their experience to help them see local opportunities. In this WSJ article by Dante Chinni, He quotes a local HR manager in a small …

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What Happens When A Generation Leaves?

March 30, 2019 by brentlacydotcom

What happens when a generation leaves the rural area to seek education and employment in other parts of the country? The Southern Illinoisian Newspaper did a series looking at the students that leave small communities in that region. The article does a great job of pointing out that we are training our best and brightest …

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Rural Population Demographics

July 24, 2018 by brentlacydotcom

The Following Statistics are from “Where is Rural America, and What Does it Look Like?” Published Feb 2017 “Rural America” is a deceptively simple term for a remarkably diverse collection of places. It includes nearly 72 percent of the land area of the United States and 46 million people. I rely upon a widely used USDA …

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