The Rural Think Tank
…It's Different Out Here.
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.
Are You the Quarterback or the Coach? Most pastors see themselves as the quarterback. They call the plays. They execute the strategy. They are the ones who do the ministry. But what if the pastor’s primary role is not to be the quarterback? What if it is to be the coach? The Difference A quarterback …
One invitation changed a family tree It all starts with a young coal miner named John Kuhnert. He had a young family at home, and not a lot of resources. John and his brothers went fishing using a technique called hogging or noodling, grabbing large catfish out of sunken logs during spawning season. One day, …
2 Corinthians 5:17, ESV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. Galatians 5:14 ESV 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Colossians 3:13 (ESV) 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each …
The Gospel Grows Like Stubble Clover “So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.” — 1 Corinthians 3:7-8 (ESV) I was part of a lot of years of planting seasons as a kid and teenager. Want to know what my least favorite thing …