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<, 1>W, y Rur, l C, urc, e, Are T, riving (An, How Your, C, n Too)
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<, 2>T, e Surpri, ing Trut, About Rur, l C, urc, He, lt,
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T, e n, rr, tive, bout rur, l c, urc, e, i, , l, o, t, lw, y, one of, ecline. Aging congreg, tion, . S, rinking bu, get, . E, pty pew, . Young people le, ving for t, e city. Clo, ing c, urc, e, . Con, oli, , tion, . Merger, .
T, , t n, rr, tive i, re, l for, , ny rur, l c, urc, e, . But it i, not t, e w, ole, tory.
Acro, , rur, l A, eric, ,, , ignific, nt nu, ber of, , , ll c, urc, e, , re t, riving , not, e, pite t, eir rur, l context, but bec, u, e of it. T, ey, , ve, i, covere, , o, et, ing t, , t l, rge, uburb, n c, urc, e, often, truggle to replic, te: genuine co, , unity,, eep root, ,, n, inc, rn, tion, l pre, ence. T, ey, re proving t, , t, , , ll i, not, proble, to be, olve, but, n, , v, nt, ge to be u, e, .
<, 2>W, , t, #8220, T, riving, #8221, Actu, lly Look, Like in, Rur, l C, urc,
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- <, trong>Me, ber, w, o, re genuinely known, n, c, re, for , not f, ce, in, crow, , but people w, o, e n, , e, ,, torie, ,, n, , truggle, , re known
- <, trong>A c, urc, t, , t, , ow, up w, en t, e co, , unity f, ce, , cri, i, , t, e floo, , t, e f, r, foreclo, ure, t, e over, o, e, t, e, e, t, of, c, il,
- <, trong>New believer, being, , , e, n, , i, ciple, , t, e go, pel i, t, king root in re, l live,
- <, trong>A congreg, tion t, , t i, fin, nci, lly, t, ble, n, generou, ly giving , not we, lt, y, but f, it, ful
- <, trong>A p, , tor w, o i, , e, lt, y,, u, t, ine, ,, n, growing , not burne, out, not i, ol, te, , not pl, nning, n exit
- <, trong>A c, urc, t, , t will, till be, ere in 20 ye, r, ,, u, t, in, ble, roote, , en, uring
- <, trong>A co, , unity t, , t, ee, t, e c, urc, , , e, , enti, l , not, relic, but, vit, l in, titution
<, 2>W, , t T, riving Rur, l C, urc, e, H, ve in Co, , on
<, 3>1. T, ey Know W, o T, ey Are
T, riving rur, l c, urc, e, , , ve, cle, r, en, e of i, entity, n, , i, , ion roote, in t, eir, pecific co, , unity. T, ey, re not trying to be, , uburb, n, eg, c, urc, in, rur, l, etting. T, ey know t, eir co, , unity, t, eir, i, tory,, n, t, eir c, lling ,, n, t, ey le, n into it.
<, trong>Pr, ctic, l ex, , ple: Gr, ce Co, , unity C, urc, in rur, l Iow, , , , , , i, ple, i, , ion, t, te, ent:, #8220, To know C, ri, t, n, , , ke Hi, known in Wort, County., #8221, Every, ini, try, eci, ion flow, fro, t, , t, t, te, ent. T, ey, o not try to offer w, , t t, e c, urc, 30, ile, , w, y offer, . T, ey focu, on being t, e c, urc, Go, c, lle, t, e, to be in t, eir, pecific pl, ce.
<, 3>2. T, ey S, ow Up
W, en, f, , ily lo, e, , f, r, , t, e c, urc, , , ow, up. W, en t, e, c, ool clo, e, , t, e c, urc, , , ow, up. W, en t, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/rur, l-c, urc, -opioi, -cri, i, -p, , tor, l-gui, e/">opioi, cri, i, , it, , t, e c, urc, , , ow, up. W, en t, e loc, l f, ctory l, y, off worker, , t, e c, urc, , , ow, up. T, riving rur, l c, urc, e, , re known in t, eir co, , unitie, for, , owing up , not ju, t on Sun, , y, orning, but in t, e, , r, , o, ent, .
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<, 3>3. T, ey Inve, t in Rel, tion, , ip,
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<, 3>4. T, ey H, ve Long-Tenure, P, , tor,
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<, 3>5. T, ey E, br, ce T, eir Unique A, v, nt, ge,
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- <, trong>Aut, entic rel, tion, , ip, , everyone know, everyone, t, ere i, no, nony, ity
- <, trong>Lower co, petition , t, ere, , y be only one or two c, urc, e, in town
- <, trong>Inc, rn, tion, l pre, ence , t, e c, urc, i, woven into t, e f, bric of, , ily life
- <, trong>Lower co, t of living ,, ini, try c, n be, u, t, ine, on le, , inco, e
- <, trong>Si, plicity , fewer progr, , , , le, , bure, ucr, cy,, ore focu,
T, riving rur, l c, urc, e, know t, eir, , v, nt, ge, , n, u, e t, e, . T, ey, o not, pologize for being, , , ll. T, ey, o not try to copy w, , t work, in, , uburb, n context. T, ey le, n into w, , t, , ke, t, eir c, urc, , n, co, , unity unique.
<, 2>T, e Rur, l C, urc, , #8217, , Unique Mi, , ion Fiel,
Rur, l co, , unitie, f, ce c, , llenge, t, , t, re often invi, ible to t, e bro, , er culture:
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- <, trong>Ment, l, e, lt, c, , llenge, , li, ite, , cce, , to, ent, l, e, lt, , ervice, co, poun, , t, e proble,
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<, 2>How to Help Your Rur, l C, urc, T, rive
<, 3>Con, uct, n, one, t, , , e, , , ent
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<, 3>Develop, cle, r, i, , ion, n, vi, ion
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