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This is NOT DiY – #1 Check the Foundation..

What Does the Foundation Look Like? Acts 1:8 — “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and… 

What Happens When A Generation Leaves?

The Gone Generation What happens when a generation leaves the rural area to seek education and employment in other parts of the country? The Southern Illinoisan Newspaper did a series looking at the students that… 

Resource – Study on Philemon

Useless or Useful? You Decide. Philemon 1 — “Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the… 

Farmers and Suicide Rates

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… 

The Rural Brain Drain

The Phenomenon That Is Reshaping Rural America The phrase “Rural Brain Drain” originated from a book called Hollowing Out the Middle, which looked at the effect that adults were having in their community by preparing… 

The Rural Health Provider Shortage

The Doctor Is Out, Permanently 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 of rural health centers and hospitals… 

The Aging Demographics of Rural America

Smaller and Grayer This article from The Atlantic has been out on the web since 2016, but it gives a snapshot of what rural America looks like in many places. There are many small towns… 

Rural Population Demographics

Where Is Rural America, and What Does It Look Like? The following statistics are from “Where Is Rural America, and What Does It Look Like?” Published February 2017. “Rural America” is a deceptively simple term… 

6 Charts that Illustrate Rural America

What the Data Reveals Back in March of 2017, PBS ran an article illustrating some differences between Rural and Urban America. You can find that article here. There are some good statistics on poverty, disability,…