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Rev. Mark Hoffman specializes in rural church ministries with a focus on micro churches.
Micro churches are small communities of Christ-followers (minimum of 3, maximum of 20) who have connected their lives together for the purpose of loving God, loving one another, and reaching others with the gospel. https://micro-churches.com/micro-churches. Micro churches are also part of a larger congregation or network that provides accountability and encouragement.

Some possible benefits of micro churches are:

- They provide a healing community that prays for the sick, counsels the confused, carries out inner healing, sets people free from curses and demonic bondage, and creates such an atmosphere of acceptance and love that rejection and insecurities are displaced over timehttps://micro-churches.com/micro-churcheshttps://micro-churches.com/micro-churches.
- They offer a more intimate and authentic way of worshiping God, discipling one another, and living out their mission in their neighborhoodshttps://www.thebanner.org/columns/2021/12/what-is-a-microchurch-and-is-it-a-good-or-bad-development.
- They allow more pastors to use their gifts and more believers to practice leadership, management, preaching, teaching, creative ministry, spiritual gifts, and all forms of servanthoodhttps://churchleaders.com/outreach-missions/outreach-missions-articles/315855-11-advantages-50-churches-100-instead-1-church-5000-karl-vaters.html.
- They foster a lifestyle of deep, intentional, meaningful relationships that connect any time and place with an ultimate goal to reach lost people and transform communities through Christ and the kingdom of Godhttps://micro-churches.com/micro-churches.
- https://dcfi.org/resources/articles/theres-a-new-church-emerging/https://dcfi.org/resources/articles/theres-a-new-church-emerging/.
These are some benefits of micro churches according to some web sources. You may find other benefits from different perspectives or traditions.




Mark may be contacted vi his Facebook profile which is linked below.

Reverend Mark Hoffman, a lead pastor at Ewing Full Gospel Church in Nebraska, specializes in rural ministry and microchurch planting. He believes that rural areas are often overlooked but have great potential for growth. His vision is to create a microchurch network for rural Nebraska using a multiplication model where groups of up to 20 people meet regularly and then multiply into new groups. The leaders of these microchurches are typically seasoned believers who may not necessarily be professional clergy but can still provide strong leadership within their communities. Reverend Hoffman is also working on starting a Sand Hills School of Ministry to equip future leaders with the necessary training and knowledge.
The speaker discusses the concept of microchurches and their benefits, particularly for rural communities. Microchurches are small groups that focus on community, worship, and mission. They aim to create a network of churches rather than one large church. The speaker emphasizes the importance of personal accountability in these smaller settings and how they can lead to life change. He also mentions the need for communication about the goal of multiplying microchurches from the beginning and celebrates when this happens. The speaker encourages listeners to break away from traditional views of what a church should look like and instead focus on creating meaningful connections within their communities through microchurches.
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