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When I started in ministry 18 years ago in Fort Worth, Texas I had no desire for small town ministry. I enjoyed the larger cities and the convenience large cities offered. If I am being […]
He has been called by many names such as John, Brother Rawlings, Dr. Rawlings, Doc, the preacher, even the bishop. But the name that was most recurrent during his lifetime was quite simply, “Dr. John.” […]
As major ministries and church planting have become more centered in urban and suburban areas in recent decades, evangelical priorities have tended to shift away from small-town America. And while we celebrate Gospel advances through […]
“Nowhere more than in America are Christians caught in the twentieth-century syndrome of size. Size will show success. If I am consecrated, there will necessarily be large quantities of people, dollars, etc. This is not […]
I worked with and for Dr. Robert L. Sumner (1922-2016) for a year and a half in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in the mid-1980s. Though I was designated “assistant to the editor,” my duties included advertising manager, […]
This is the prayer journal of Ruby Prentiss. Ruby’s name is a fiction, but she is a real composite of women I have known and loved. She is a woman in ministry facing all-too-real challenges, not […]
“Some want to work within the sound of church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell.” C.T. Studd, 1862-1931British missionary, China Inland Mission “As a minister in […]
When I was invited to McFarland, California to speak to the high school cross country team planting a church was not on my mind, but it was on God’s mind. The relationships that I built […]
I am kind of unclear as to why anyone would think ministry in a small town is challenging. I mean, maybe, if you find it difficult to run children’s ministry with seven volunteers. Difficulties may […]
Who would ever want to minister in a small town? Most of my ministry (28 out of 36 years) has been in small town America. I love being a small town pastor. While not an expert, I […]
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