In Rural Ministry, it’s not often that you get a chance to take a weekend and focus on “just” middle school or high school students. However, CIY Believe is one of those weekends. I get to take a group of 6th-8th Grade students to a conference designed just for them. […]
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A Day at DOFO with Michael Brown
When we get groups to come and visit our home one of the questions they always ask is what does an average day at DOFO look like? So here is my attempt… The day starts at 5:00 am as all the kids are waking up and getting dressed in the […]
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4 Years…
A lot can change in four years. Two weeks ago, my youngest child turned four. She was the child that the doctors said would not make it. God had other plans. After a near miscarriage and hard pregnancy, She was born a month early with no complications and excellent health. […]
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RYM Podcast Episode 3 – Finance Policies and Fundraising…
In Rural Ministry, resources can be hard to come by, whether its money, facilities or volunteers. IN this episode, I discuss working with the fundraising policies of your church and share a couple ideas for getting the funding you need. What are fundraising ideas that have worked in your ministry? […]
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We are not the first…
Many in this world are spending a lot of time and resources to be or to discover “the next big thing”. This Blog is not the first to write about Rural Youth Ministry. I am not the first to write a book on Rural Ministry. I get that. I hope […]
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Custom Tablet Case How-To (With Photos) – Redneck Tech
This is the third run at making a custom tablet case for cheap using a real book. This finished product is a much cleaner end result than the first two (proof that practice makes improvement). Things You’ll need: A book that will be the size of your tablet Plus at […]
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Redneck Tech Tip – Warm Laptop Edition…
Have a Laptop that gets too warm on a countertop? Use a pair of 2-Liter Bottle caps to elevate it slightly for improving the airflow. Cooler laptop for cheap.
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Healthy Rural Churches: Part 2 – “The IBM Factor”…
Resources are scarce in many rural churches today. None of us have unlimited volunteers, facilities or cash on hand. Many of us have to “do without” in one or multiple areas of ministry. Others try to do everything that the “big churches” do, but on a smaller scale. The health […]
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Rural Ministry Minute Podcast Episode 5… Josh Griffin (And Brian Berry)
I know you are thinking.. “Wait! Where are Episodes 3 and 4?” They are still being edited. They will be posted soon. In the meantime, here is a word from Josh Griffin from MorethanDodgeball.com about Rural Youth Ministry. There is also a cameo from Brian Berry, the author of the books […]
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#SYMC 2013 Sunday/Wrapup
Wow. SYMC 2013 is about to be over. Just a few more hours. Sunday was a great day. I had conversations with some great youth workers that are out there serving Jesus in their local community every day. The winning tweet for the “You Might Be in #RuralMinistry if” Contest was this.. […]
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#SYMC Day 2 Recap…
Today I got to be part of Stephanie Caro’s Half Track on Small Church Youth Ministry. She did an excellent job. You can read her stuff here… I enjoyed some great time connecting with People from NNYM, YM360, Interlinc, and Lead222. Go see them they are great people and they […]
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Healthy Rural Churches: Part 1 – Limitations…
This post is part one of a series on Rural Church Health. One of the things I see over and over in small and rural churches is that most of them desperately want to be healthy, but do not realize that they are “sick”. In this series, I am going to borrow […]