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.
For generations, many rural churches have built children’s ministry, youth ministry, outreach rhythms, and even their calendars around the local school. That made sense when a town had one clear school identity, one district, and…
Rural development often centers on grants, broadband, and infrastructure, but many small towns still rely on churches to supply trust, volunteer capacity, and local staying power. Rural churches are not the whole development strategy, but they remain one of the strongest institutions many towns still have.
Rural churches often face homelessness, addiction, and family instability before anyone else sees the pattern. Small towns hide pain differently, not less deeply.
A Palm Sunday Bible study from Matthew 21:1-11 on the difference between the king people wanted and the King Jesus actually is.
This message is from 3/28/21 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ near Westville, Illinois. It takes a look at the Triumphal Entry of Jesus on Palm Sunday, plcing it in hisorical context of other things…
This message is from 3/21/21 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ near Westville, Illinois. Sources MinistryPlace.net Rural Think Tank
This message was given at Morey Chapel Church of Christ on 3/14/21, based out of Ezekiel 37. It encourages you to consider your identity. Sources MinistryPlace.net Rural Think Tank
This message was given 2/21/2021 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ in Westville, IL. Sources MinistryPlace.net Rural Think Tank