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Passions, Forged Family and Homelessness 20 May 2024 In this bonus episode of the Fresh Expressions podcast, you’ll meet Alan Graham and hear how his passion led him to start Community First! Village, a master-planned neighborhood where the chronically homeless and mission-minded Christians live side by side.
Small Churches on Mission 6 May 2024 In this episode, Senior Director Chris Backert shares what he sees happening across North America and the exciting things that can only happen in smaller congregations.
Churches and Rural Healthcare 29 Apr 2024 In this episode, Allen Stanton, author or Reclaiming Rural returns alongside Sidney Everhart to discuss how they've seen churches help their members and their communities stay healthy.
Where City Churches and Rural Churches Meet 15 Apr 2024 Robert Frazier discusses the difference between being a "small" church and a "micro" church. He provides new insight into how churches of all sizes can approach discipleship and the unique strengths small and rural churches have.
Rediscovering the Spiritual Practice of Pilgrimage Luke Edwards | 8 Apr 2024 In the small mountain community of Robbinsville, North Carolina sits a little church on the hill overlooking town. Robbinsville UMC is the only United Methodist church in Graham County, the...
We’re Not Training Our Pastor. Here’s Why. Jeanette Staats | 2 Apr 2024 Our church is starting a new hiking initiative that may even grow into a new expression of Church. We’re so invested in the possibility we’re getting special training for it....
Why (Some) Churches Change and Others Do Not 1 Apr 2024 Patricia Batten provides encouragement and direction for rural church leaders doing their best with limited resources.
Holy Week: Five Crucial Reminders Chris Morton | 25 Mar 2024 As Church Leaders, it’s easy to get caught up in executing events and programs and forget why we do things. But the significant moments of the Christian year are essential...
Rural Churches, Excellent Preaching 18 Mar 2024 Patricia Batten provides encouragement and direction for rural church leaders doing their best with limited resources.
Worship in the Wild: Five Stories of Church Outside Chris Morton | 10 Mar 2024 It’s 70 degrees and sunny. After a long week of work, household chores, and childrearing, I have a choice: spend my Sunday morning sitting in rows inside or get outside,...
More Relational, Less Professional 4 Mar 2024 David Blackwell returns to the podcast to explore a more "relational" model of ministry.
Authenticity, Excellence, and Small, Rural Churches 19 Feb 2024 The Rural Renewal Podcast launches with an episode perfect for rural church leaders seeking to create meaningful worship gatherings within their means and manpower.

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