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Small Town Summits episodes

December 09, 2024 Called to Counsel 2025 (w/ Andy Engert & Stephen Witmer)
In this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Ben and Stephen talk with Andy Engert about our 2025 Summits entitles, "Called to Counsel." We’re praying this will serve pastors in their counseling and also equip lay leaders. We hope you’ll save the date and make plans to join us for a summit next year!
31 min
December 02, 2024 (Article) Finding Balance as a Bivocational Pastor by Micah Lang
This episode is a recording of Micah Lang's STS article "Finding Balance as a Bivocational Pastor". To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com. To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles.
11 min
November 27, 2024Contextualizing Small Town Ministry (A Breakout Session w/ Lyandon Warren)
In this episode, we share the audio from a breakout session at STS Vermont.
Gospel ministry is to be done everywhere. From the big cities to the small village, ministry workers are to be about the business of spreading the gospel in whatever context they find themselves in. But what does gospel ministry look like in the small places of rural New England? That is the question Lyandon Warren answers in this breakout session.
Before moving to Vermont in 2006, Lyandon Warren grew up in North Carolina and was pursuing a career in the Tool & Die Industry. After surrendering to a call to ministry in 2003 and serving as an Associate Pastor until the summer of 2006, he and his wife Kim moved to Vermont to launch Mettowee Valley Church. After planting MVC, from 2012-2019, Lyandon served as a Church Planting Catalyst with the North American Mission Board and assisted in the planting of churches across N.W. New England. For the last few years he’s had the immense privilege of returning to MVC to pastor the first church he started. Lyandon and his wife Kimberley have been married for 27 years and they have two daughters, Ava and Charlotte, who love the outdoors here in NE.
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1 hr 2 min
November 18, 2024 (Article) Our Extraordinary Path by Joel Sedam
This episode is a recording of Joel Sedam’s STS article “Our Extraordinary Path”. To register for the 2025 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits. To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles.
9 min
November 11, 2024Cultivating Pastoral Fellowship in Small Places (w/ Joel Littlefield)
In this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Ben talks with Joel Littlefield about the need for pastors to cultivate fellowship with other local pastors. Joel reminds pastors that rather than being afraid to show their weaknesses, they should embrace one another for mutual encouragement and brotherly love. If you are a pastor struggling with isolation or loneliness, we hope this episode is an encouragement to you.
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45 min
November 04, 2024 (Article) The Job Assignment by Joel Sedam
This episode is a recording of Joel Sedam's STS article "The Job Assignment". To register for the 2024 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits. To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles.
10 min
October 28, 2024When God Changes Your Assignment (w/ Ben Ruhl)
In this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Ben and Stephen talk with Ben Ruhl about his recent move to pastor in Ojai, CA. This discussion addresses discerning when to leave a church, how to leave a church well, and prioritizing our callings in the pursuit of obeying Christ. Whether you're considering a move or not, we hope it's an encouragement to you.
For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here: ⁠⁠www.smalltownsummits.com⁠⁠

To partner with us financially, give here: ⁠⁠www.smalltownsummits.com/give⁠⁠

To stay up to date on how to pray, subscribe to our newsletter here: ⁠⁠www.smalltownsummits.com/contact
48 min
October 21, 2024 (Article) A Loving Life by Tim Counts
This episode is a recording of Tim Count's STS article "A Loving Life". To register for the 2024 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits. To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles.
8 min
October 14, 2024 (Article) Our Extraordinary Hope by Ben Whittinghill
This episode is a recording of Ben Whittinghill's STS article "Our Extraordinary Hope". To register for the 2024 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits. To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles.
12 min
October 07, 2024 (Article) Our Extraordinary Helper by Dan Crichton
This episode is a recording of Dan Crichton's STS article "Our Extraordinary Helper". To register for the 2024 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits. To read more STS Articles please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles.
11 min