Most rural pastors never take a sabbatical. Many do not know they are allowed to. Some feel guilty for wanting one. Some have asked and been told no. Some have never asked because they assumed…
When a rural church is struggling, three words come up repeatedly: replanting, revitalization, and restart. They are often used interchangeably. They should not be. Each describes a different level of intervention, a different set of…
Peter’s denial was public, painful, and real. John 21 shows how Christ restores without minimizing failure, and why that still matters for rural church leadership today.
