Hosted by Rural Advancment · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 100 episodes
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Rural Advancement's mission is to provide resources to equip pastors and churches to reach their communities with fresh approaches for sharing the good news of a loving Lord. Provide resources for existing rural churches and identify, equip, and deploy 10,000 leaders for the rural church.
Rural Advancment hosts Rural Advancement, a religion show with 100 episodes published.
Join us today as host Joe Epley interviews Sam Rainer, rural pastor and author, on the topic of revitalization. In this interview Sam breaks down what it takes to build a revitalization culture, talks about the right att
Join our host Joe Epley as we dive into another rural resource. The Church Revitalization Checklist by Sam Rainer is an incredibly practical guide to the ins and outs of bringing a congregation back to health. On today&#
Join Pastor Dave Phillips as he recounts his journey through multiple rural church settings, highlighting the importance of hospitality, practical thoughts on doing addiction ministry well, and what to do when tough time
Join our host Joe Epley as we dive into the resource Recognizing Rural Ministry: Moving From Anecdotal Assumptions to Data Derived Opportunities by Carl P. Greene. This book makes a compelling case for looking at an olde
Join Pastor Sheldon McGorman as we talk about what to do when a large part of the population of the small town you pastor is made up of transient workers. His insights on hospitality, community engagement, and salvation
Join our host Joe Epley as we dive into a resource written 300 years after the resurrection of Jesus! In the recorded Homilies of John Chrysostom, bishop of one of the largest cities of the time, are insights and admonit
Join us this week as we talk to Pastor Drew Becker about his time as a church planter, and best practices related to it. He also covers the power of prayer and fasting, as well as the dynamics of church boards, and how t
This week, join our host Joe Epley as he pulls insights from the book Ordinary Faithfulness by Olivia Meade. She talks of the importance of worship, discipleship, and mission in the mundane and ordinary places we live. S
Join us this week on Rural Advancement as we interview Pastor Jonathan McDaniel! Tune in as he shares insights on the importance of persistence, what it takes to see God’s potential in people, and the importance of
Join us this week on the podcast as discuss another resource. The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker talks about the importance of putting intentional thought into our “get togethers”. Often times, getting toge
Stephen Schaible has spent his entire ministry career pastoring or helping others pastor. His heart is to love people and build relationships with them. Tune in to this conversation today to be encouraged in living pasto
Join us this week as host Joe Epley dives into Stephen Witmer’s book A Big Gospel in Small Places . Together, we’ll explore standout insights on the beauty and complexity of small-town life, rethink what true fruitfulnes
Join us this week for an interview with Pastor Winston Titus, who grew up in, and eventually pastored in, the state of North Dakota. Pastor Winston talks about his insights from growing rural, pastoring rural, and eventu
Join our host Joe Epley as we look at the book Fresh Expressions of the Rural Church by Michael Beck and Tyler Kleeberger. This book is an accessible guide to revitalization, full of practical tips, good culture, and rea
Join host Joe Epley as we talk about a slight shift in the direction of the podcast. Our goal is to continue to provide great content, great interviews, and great resources, but to move to a format that works better for
Join our host Joe Epley as he shares brief thoughts on the Summer, highlighting the need to take advantage of God’s “interruptions” to our normal rhythms in order to sense His direction for our lives. T
Randy McPherson is a Christian businessman, an ordained minister, and grew up in a ministry household. He has found his calling in stewarding God’s resources as well as caring for and coming alongside pastors as th
Join host Joe Epley as he takes some of the principles of church health found in the works of pastor and author Karl Vaters and shares how they have applied in his life. Join him as he speaks of the struggles of measurin
Join us as we have a discussion with Pastor and Author Karl Vaters. In the second part of this episode, we will discuss how to measure success in the church apart from numbers, how to create healthy churches, and how we
Join us as we have a discussion with Pastor and Author Karl Vaters. Over the next two weeks, we will discuss how to measure success in the church apart from numbers, how to create healthy churches, and how we as leaders
Dr. Sam Rainer
Pastor of West Bradenton Baptist Church · Church Answers
1 appearance on this show
Dave Phillips
Sunday Morning Adult Class · Harvest Church
1 appearance on this show
Karl Vaters
pastor and author
1 appearance on this show
Keith Jones
Professional Photographer In Chicago · Total Seal Piston Rings
2 appearances on this show
Samantha Jones
2 appearances on this show
Jon Baker
president and general manager · AAR
1 appearance on this show
Chris Griffin
comedian and actor · Carey Olsen
1 appearance on this show
Scott Burr
3rd-degree Black Belt, author, philosopher · Future Standard
1 appearance on this show
Jason Cook
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