Small Town Summits

In this episode, Ben chats with Dan Crichton, and a handful of young men he has personally discipled, about the the importance of developing leaders in the context of the local church. Dan pastors Grace Bible Church in Cranston, RI.

Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

In this episode, Ben chats with Ben Presten about the need to wage war against discouragement by seeking to make our hearts happy in Christ. Ben Pastors New King Church in Burlington, VT.

Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God. 

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

About Small Town Summits: Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.

In this episode, Stephen chats with his father, Daryl Witmer, about the highs and lows of pastoring in small places. You can learn more about Daryl's apologetics ministry (the AIIA Institute) here: http://aiiainstitute.org/

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

About Small Town Summits: Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.

In this episode, Ben chats with Tim Counts & Stephen Witmer about stewarding the pen in small places. We pray this new episode will encourage you to use your gift of writing well for the glory of God even in small places. You can find some of Stephen's writing here, Tim's writing here and writing from other small town pastors and ministry leaders here.

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

About Small Town Summits: Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.

In this episode, Ben chats with pastor Nate Oliver about the important and meaningful ministry of small town church revitalization. Nate pastors the Federated Church of Willington in Willington, CT.

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

About Small Town Summits: Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.

In this episode, Ben chats with long time pastor Mark McCullough about his ministry in small town Alabama and hears about the joyful struggle of pastoral ministry.

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

About Small Town Summits: Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.

In the first episode of season two, Ben sits down with John Hindley to hear about his ministry in a small place and hear what God's been teaching him about weakness and dependence.

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

About Small Town Summits: Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.

In the final episode of season 1, the Small Town Summits team sits down together to introduce themselves, reflect on what God has done over the past 4 years and look forward to where we believe he is leading in the years to come. We hope this conversation will be as enriching for you as it was for us.

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.

In this episode of the Small Town Summits podcast, Ben sits down with Keith Greer to hear wisdom learned from 30+ years of pastoring in the small town of Carlisle, MA. We know that you'll be encouraged by Keith's humble wisdom.

Learn more about Small Town Summits at www.smalltownsummits.com.

About Small Town Summits: Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition New England, our Summits provide support, training, encouragement, and connection for New England churches beyond the urban centers. The goal of Small Town Summits is to see the small places of New England filled with healthy, missional, gospel-centered churches and Christian workers, for the glory of God.