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.

Links for our Top Two's:

• Jay Adams' Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible
• Isaac Adams' Training: How Do I Grow as a Christian?
• The Fedora
• Be all things to all people!
  • In the rural setting...go hunting!

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