How a Church Heals After a Pastor’s Moral Failure
How a Church Heals After a Pastor’s Moral Failure When a pastor’s moral failure becomes public, the congregation is left […]
When Your Spouse Wants to Leave Ministry and You Don’t
When Your Spouse Wants to Leave Ministry and You Don’t One of the hardest conversations in pastoral marriage. How to
The Rural Pastor’s Survival Guide: Year One
The first year in a rural church is unlike anything seminary prepared you for. Here is what you actually need to know before you arrive, and what to do when you get there.
How to Do Ministry When Your Town Is Dying
The town is losing people. The school is closing. The businesses are gone. The church is still there. Here is how to do ministry faithfully when everything around you is declining.
The Rural Church and the Opioid Crisis: A Pastoral Guide
The opioid crisis has hit rural America harder than anywhere else. The rural church is often the only institution left standing in communities devastated by addiction. Here is how to respond.
How to Minister to Farmers and Agricultural Families in a Rural Church
Farming families have a specific culture, a specific calendar, and specific pressures that most pastoral training never addresses. Here is how to minister to them well.
Rural Ministry Is Not Failing Ministry: A Theology of Small
The pastor of a small rural church is not a failed pastor who could not get a bigger church. He is a faithful pastor who answered a specific call. Here is the theology that sustains that calling.
The Rural Churches Today Report 2025: What It Means for Your Church
The most comprehensive study of rural Protestant churches in recent memory was published in 2025. Here is what it found and what it means for your church.
Bi-Vocational Ministry: What the Research Actually Says in 2026
Nearly half of all evangelical pastors in the United States now work a second job. Here is what the research actually says about bi-vocational ministry, what predicts success, and what the numbers mean for your church.
How to Build a Peer Community as a Bi-Vocational Pastor
Isolation is the most dangerous thing about bi-vocational ministry. Not the workload. Not the schedule. The isolation. Here is how to build a peer community that keeps you in ministry for the long haul.