10.6 million people live in rural communities in Great Britain. If we want to reach all of the country for Christ, we need to reach rural areas.

Whether you live and serve in an urban city, a rural community, or anywhere in between, we need to be thinking about reaching people in rural places.

In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) and Rob Scothern (pastor, Peak Trinity Church, Bakewell) discuss life in rural places, the benefits of rural life, and the challenges of sharing the gospel there.

You can watch a video and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

Show notes

• William Bagshawe (1628-1702) (website.ukwells.org)
• The Rural Project (theruralproject.org)

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00:00 - Introduction

01:58 - Rural places in Britain

05:05 - Reaching the lost in rural places

13:24 - Decline from past revival

15:47 - Peak Trinity Church in Bakewell

17:59 - Challenges of rural ministry

23:49 - The Rural Project

26:49 - We all need a heart for rural ministry