Ministry in Today's Rural Church

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Description

A podcast interview with Karl Vaters and Brad Roth, the author of God's Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church, this episode offers hope to the rural pastor as they discuss small-town dynamics, ministry advice, and assessing church growth and success in the rural context.

Features

Importance of the rural church
Acedia (the spiritual "blahs")
The significance of place
A new way to measure growth

Recommended Audience

rural pastors, ministry leaders in rural areas

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

Listen to this podcast to learn a new way to measure the health, growth, and success of your rural congregation, using "rule" rather than typical demographic metrics.
Rediscover the importance of the rural church to the small communities they serve.

Updated: February 14, 2025

About the Contributor

Karen Goley

Karen Goley uses her resource knowledge and relational style to work closely with congregations as a resource consultant and behind the scenes with our robust database of resources and doing project work. Prior to joining the Center, Karen spent over fifteen years in the human resources field, serving nonprofit and financial services organizations in the Indianapolis area and the suburbs of Chicago.

With faith as her foundation, Karen enjoys spending quality time with her family and is a very proud Purdue University alum. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Karen put her pride on full display by naming the family pup Mackey- after Purdue basketball’s Mackey Arena. Boiler Up!

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