In this episode we discuss...
- is the rural church worth saving?
- Challenges:
- Less people over a more spread out area.
- 95% of the U.S. is rural, but only 20% of the population live there.
- Rural people often don't want what larger metropolitan areas offer.
- Rural people are often rugged individualists.
- There is a lack of healthy churches.
- Rural churches are often seen as stepping stones for young pastors.
- Solutions:
- Don't forget the rural area!
- There are still people that need the gospel!
- Be a pastor that is faithful:
- In shepherding, even if your people are difficult to love at times.
- In preaching, even if your sermons are being heard once.
- In partnering with other likeminded churches, even if those churches are farther away.
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