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Church Networking in Rural Ministry: Why Local Churches Need Each Other

June 23, 2026 by Tracy Kiger

Many rural churches have learned how to survive with limited people, limited money, and limited margin. That resilience can be a gift. But sometimes it also creates a habit of isolation. A church can start to think its only options are to do everything alone or not do it at all. That mindset wears leaders …

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Windmills…

June 12, 2026 by brentlacydotcom

Lessons from a windmill field In my workshop at the 2018 RHMA conference, one of the examples I gave for the need to network for ministry in your community is a windmill field. There are some lessons we can take from these pieces of wonderful technology as churches. They have a purpose that is simple …

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