Looking for a few good men…

March 27, 2012

By Patrick Bowler Valley Life Church (Lebanon, OR) Rural America needs movement leaders in the same way as metropolitan America. …

A dangerous assumption about rural America…

March 22, 2012

By Patrick Bowler Valley Life Church (Lebanon, OR) For many in the church, there is an assumption that rural America …

March 20, 2012

By Patrick Bowler Valley Life Church (Lebanon, OR) 1. NEW disciples assumes NEW churches. The mandate to “make disciples (Matt. …

March 14, 2012

By Patrick Bowler Valley Life Church (Lebanon, OR) I debated as to whether or not to post this pic on …

March 7, 2012

I recently read a post on The Resurgence by Jerome Gay Jr. entitled, “10 Things to Know about Planting a …

March 6, 2012

By Patrick Bowler Valley Life Church (Lebanon, OR) There is a modern form of folklore better known as “urban legends.” …

March 1, 2012

One of the motivators behind this blog site is the extreme lack of resources available on the topic of rural …