Rural Advancement

Join our host Joe Epley as he discusses different ways to express gratitude for the church and community you find yourself serving in. Gratitude can be a powerful element towards helping people have longevity in the rural church.

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

Join pastors Chuck and Chris Griffin as we walk through the mindsets, marriage principles, and ministry practices that help us do ministry over a lifetime. Their story has ups and downs, and the lessons gleaned from each season are full of great nuggets for pastors who aspire to minister long term!

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

Pastor Stan Formby shares a lifetime of lessons from pastoral ministry, including how to persevere when things grow and when they don’t grow. He also highlights his newest venture, Cowboy Church, and how God is using it to reach people in his rural context. Tune in!

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

Pastor Paul Drost talks us through his journey as a church planter, sharing insights on what success looks like, highlighting several great stories, and finally sharing wisdom he has picked up along the way on how to pour ourselves out for the sake of ministry.

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

Join us for part 2 of an interview with author Allen Stanton. His book Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations is full of wisdom on how we approaching loving churches and the small communities they are a part of. Tune in to hear highlights from this incredible and timely resource.

If you would like to purchase the book, you can do so at this website here.

The author also provided a discount code for 30% off for purchasing through that link, which is RLFANDF30

If you want to reach out to the author for encouragement or to connect about the book or your story, you can reach him at [email protected]

Join us for part 1 of an interview with author Allen Stanton. His book Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations is full of wisdom on how we approaching loving churches and the small communities they are a part of. Tune in to hear highlights from this incredible and timely resource.

If you would like to purchase the book, you can do so at this website here.

The author also provided a discount code for 30% off for purchasing through that link, which is RLFANDF30

If you want to reach out to the author for encouragement or to connect about the book or your story, you can reach him at [email protected]

Pastor Tony Searles shares about authenticity and how it has played out over his ministry career through multiple contexts across the rural northeast. He speaks about accepting people where they are at, and the commitment we should have as ministers to love people well.

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

Pastor Travis Barbee spent the first part of his career working on a ranch in Oklahoma while serving in the local church. As he stepped into pastoring, he found the Lord had taught him plenty about how to take care of his congregants through his years working with animals. Tune in to here these valuable insights!

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

Pastor Dennis Rivera shares about challenges for rural multi-ethnic churches, but also the solutions that he has seen work in these contexts. These solutions are applicable for the wider rural church!

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

Pastor Monte Reichenberg shares about seeing God show up through the work of their church in a local food bank. Today we can be encouraged and challenged by his example!

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