One Horse Town

Small town and rural church ministry woes and wonders, hopes and how-to's.

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Wednesday Jul 26, 2023

Gage Jordan pastors First Presbyterian Church in Dyersburg, TN. It may seem as though small town pastoring would be dull and uneventful. Yet Gage helps us to think through how small town ministry can be vibrant, transformative, and wonderfully engaging. 

Wednesday Jul 19, 2023

Can you plant a church in a small town? Why would you plant a church in a small town? What kind of pastor should plant a church in a small town? In this episode, Corey Pelton of Rural Church Development, sits down with pastor Kent Suits to discuss this topic.

Wednesday Sep 22, 2021

In this episode, pastor Lincoln Speece joins us to talk about pastoring three small churches in a very poor and rural area between Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.  We dive into what it looks like to share resources with other denominations, being intentional about community, and street preaching.

Monday Sep 13, 2021

In this episode Bill Bennett, pastor of Jefferson Community Church in Jefferson, Georgia, talks about bi-vocational ministry, the importance of thinking parish, and the how-to's and what-not-to-do's of rural church ministry.  Oh . .  and chewing tobacco.

Saturday Sep 11, 2021

Today I got to speak with Brad Roth. Brad serves as pastor at West Zion Mennonite Church in Moundridge, Kansas.  He is also the author of God’s Country: Faith, Hope and the Future of the Rural Church.  It is not only a really good resource for small town pastors, but a beautifully written and, at times, humorous book.
 

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