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Unique to the Rural Pastor…

August 29, 2012

The Christian Post published this article entitled, “11 Challenges Unique to Rural Pastors.” While not all of the challenges applied …

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Celebrity Pastor: Indecent Exposure

July 25, 2012

http://vimeo.com/41783507

A great watch for the small town pastor. Western culture is celebrity driven and that has a direct impact on the aspiring pastor or church planter in regards to how success is measured and/or viewed. There are some great points worth pondering here.

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And isn’t he the “city guy?”

June 6, 2012

Timothy Keller, the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, NY, is known for his emphasis on the church’s neglect …

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Rural America and cultural shift…

April 3, 2012

By Patrick Bowler Valley Life Church (Lebanon, OR)  Because the current population surge in small-town America is predominantly due to …

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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. …

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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 …

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3 Reasons rural America needs NEW churches…

March 20, 2012

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

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AK-47s and Jesus…

March 14, 2012

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

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“10 Things to Know about Planting a Church in the [Rural] Context”

March 7, 2012

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

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Rural legends…

March 6, 2012

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

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