Ministry in Today’s Rural Church, with Brad Roth The Church Lobby

Karl Vaters interviews Brad Roth, a Mennonite pastor in rural Kansas, a blogger at DoxologyProject.com, and the author of God's Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church.
Brad and Karl talk about four concepts from his book:

The importance of Rural church

Acedia

The importance of Place

A New Way to Measure Growth


They also have an important conversation about replacing the typical metrics of demographics and attendance with what Brad calls “getting weird” as we assess church health and growth. Specifically, Brad raises the idea of using “rule” rather than metrics as our baseline.
This episode will encourage you who serve in rural areas, and hopefully will inspire pastors in transition to keep small towns on your list of ministry options.

Links from this episode:
The Daily Yonder
Rural Advancement
Small Town Summits
Rural Home Missionary Association
Doxology Project
Book: God's Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church
Book: The Hunger Inside: How the Meal Jesus Gave Transforms Lives


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