Rural Advancement

Pastor Clarence St. John has spent decades in ministry working with church planting on a network wide scale. Join us today as he gives insight into how to create room in organizations for prioritizing church planting.

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Missionary Nate Lashway discusses both his rural upbringing in ministry in the United States as well as his long term experience in the African mission field. He shares about sustainable principles, taking the posture of a learner, and loving communities well.

As always, if you would like to reach out to the show for encouragement, ideas, or feedback, contact our host Joe Epley at [email protected]

Pastor Chuck Lewis began his pastoral career later in life! Listen in as he shares the lessons he has learned and how he has depended on the Lord in this season in prayer!

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Join Pastor Steven Pettit as we discuss spiritual disciplines, prayer, and the need to shepherd well through pastoring and church transition.

As always, you can reach out to the show for feedback, encouragement, or ideas by emailing our host Joe Epley at [email protected]

Pastor Beki Barbee outlines an event they do annually at their church directed towards strengthening marriages. She also speaks of her own experience in her marriage and the principles she has practiced to make things work as rural pastor along with her husband. Check it out!

As always, to reach the show for encouragement, or to give ideas or feedback, contact our host Joe Epley at [email protected]

Join us today as Pastor Jim Loutzenhiser shares about his ministry journey. Over the course of his life, he has worked as a pastor, a chaplain, a school administrator, and now a coffee roaster. All of these ministry opportunities have one thing in common: each new venture still means loving the people we find right in front of us.

If you want to reach out to the show for encouragement, or to give feedback or ideas, contact our host Joe Epley at [email protected]

Rich Greenwald is a long time rural pastor and the director of Rural America Ministries Network. Join us today as we discuss the journey of how to champion the rural church! From taking his first steps in rural ministry, to sharing hard earned godly wisdom, pastor Rich has a perspective you won’t want to miss!

As always, if you want to reach out to the show with feedback and ideas, or just to find encouragement, please get in touch with our host Joe Epley at [email protected]

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Join us for a new segment that we will release occasionally examining a simple question: What is one of the strangest things you have ever done for the sake of ministry and what did the Lord teach you through it? Join host Joe Epley and a lay leader Travis Gilmore as we dive into the Great Turkey Massacre of 2018.

As always, if you want to reach out to the show with feedback, encouragement, or ideas, contact our host Joe Epley at [email protected].

Join us this week as we enter part two of our conversation with Pastor Rebecca Thomas. We will continue to discuss the hurdles facing women in rural churches as they seek meaningful discipleship, and fruitful ministry, as well as some of the ways to equip churches and pastors to help women flourish.

As mentioned in the episode, here are some great resources on the topic:

The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr

Better Together by Danielle Strickland

As always you can reach out to Joe Epley our show host for support, feedback, or encouragement at [email protected]!

Join us today for the first half of a conversation with Pastor Rebecca Thomas on women in ministry in the rural church. Over the next two weeks, we will dive into the theology surrounding the conversation, hurdles to women serving successfully, and how to create a church culture that allows women to flourish both as followers of Christ and as ministers of the Gospel.

As always, if you would like to contact the show for feedback, ideas, or encouragement, please reach out to Joe Epley at [email protected]