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Growing Rural Ministries#GoRural! An Interview with Steve Donaldson of Rural CompassionWelcome to Growing Rural Ministries! Join us in this episode for an interview with Steve Donaldson of Rural Compassion and be encouraged to allow ministry to "move at the speed of relationships" so that you may "see the unseen" and offer the presence and love of Jesus!
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Want to support...2022-12-0117 minGrowing Rural MinistriesLove Local: An Interview with The BurnettesBill and Charla Burnette, husband and wife, are both serving rural churches in Tennessee. The congregation Charla is serving is more than double the size of Bill's two put together. However, no matter the size, they have found the joy of discipleship!
In this interview you'll hear how their congregations are thriving because they have fallen in love with Jesus largely through a hunger for scripture! Their testimonies affirm that instead of big time programing, the unique gift of rural ministry is authentic, loving connection in discipleship and ministry.
May you be encouraged by them...2022-11-0123 minGrowing Rural MinistriesHopeless or Displaced Hope?This episode is also available as a blog post: http://growingruralministries.com/2022/10/05/hopeless-or-displaced-hope/
Welcome to Growing Rural Ministries! If the future feels hopeless for you or for your congregation or ministry, it is entirely possible that your hope has been displaced. Check out this video for a word from God's word on that idea and be encouraged to return to the true source of hope! If you are encouraged, you're invited to like and subscribe to be notified of new posts (about once a month). I also invite you to checkout the other resources and services available at...2022-10-0509 min
Growing Rural MinistriesFrom 0 to Multiplying: a multiple generation vision bears much fruitThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://growingruralministries.com/2022/06/23/from-0-to-multiplying-a-multiple-generation-vision-bears-much-fruit/2022-06-2429 minGrowing Rural MinistriesThe Rural Church Turnaround (w/Danny Davis)I first came across the name Danny Davis and his ministry as I was searching for updated rural ministry resources to share, and I discovered his book that came out in 2020: The Rural Church Turnaround.
The opening words of the description read, "Declining or plateauing rural churches do not have to die! They can live and become an influence for good in their communities." Yes! That is what I'm all about at Growing Rural Ministries: believing and helping others believe that the rural church doesn't have to die, and also discovering the call and equipping work of th...2022-02-1024 minGrowing Rural MinistriesStrategically Small, Multiplying the Kingdom Worldwide Part 2This episode is also available as a blog post: http://growingruralministries.com/2022/01/18/strategically-small-multiplying-the-kingdom-worldwide-part-2/2022-01-1828 minGrowing Rural MinistriesStrategically Small, Multiplying the Kingdom Worldwide!In this episode, I had the joy of interviewing Pastor Tim Johnson from Pfrimers Chapel. (indiana) He shares the story of how this very rural church (in a place where there are more opossums than people, as he put it) ended up planting 13 churches internationally in 2020-2021!
May you be inspired and remember that your size and location do not hinder the work of the Holy Spirit!2021-11-1728 minGrowing Rural MinistriesWhat does it mean to faithfully make new generations of disciples in your community?This episode is also available as a blog post: http://growingruralministries.com/2021/08/26/what-does-it-mean-to-faithfully-make-new-generations-of-disciples-in-your-community/2021-08-2605 minGrowing Rural MinistriesFocus on One Thing and Do It With ExcellenceThis podcast is also available as a blog post at https://growingruralministries.com/2021/07/06/focus-on-one-thing-and-do-it-with-excellence/
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2021-06-0810 minGrowing Rural MinistriesTechnology in the Rural ChurchThis episode is also available as a video: http://growingruralministries.com/2021/04/26/technology-in-the-rural-church/2021-05-2410 minGrowing Rural MinistriesWorking Out Your Salvation with Fear and Trembling… TogetherThis episode is also available as a blog post and a video: http://growingruralministries.com/2021/05/02/working-out-your-salvation-with-fear-and-trembling-together/2021-05-2407 minGrowing Rural MinistriesDetermined to Grow in 2021This episode is also available as a blog post: http://growingruralministries.com/2021/01/28/are-you-ready-to-abandon-your-post-or-determined-to-grow/
For a free coaching session contact me here: http://growingruralministries.com/contact or email me directly at revmeghan@growingruralministries.com2021-01-2807 min