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The Disturbing Temptations of Pastoring in Obscurity
Leaving the limelight didn’t heal my pride; it only disguised it.
Matt Erickson|March 13, 2019
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Small Town Pastors See More Than Small Wonders
Rural ministry is experiencing a resurgence in the US even as economic and demographic numbers continue their decline.
Kate Shellnutt|February 15, 2019
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Taking the Measure of Trump Country
A writer and a scholar attempt sympathetic portrayals of the president’s rural supporters, but their sympathy only extends so far.
Anne Carlson Kennedy|May 04, 2018
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A Small Rural Church Is Hard to Kill
A Texas Baptist pastor on the risk and resilience of America’s smallest congregations.
Bart Barber|November 06, 2017
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The Rural Church: A Special House of Prayer
An excerpt from "God’s Country."
Brad Roth|October 20, 2017
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People Aren't Projects
...and other lessons I learned as a rural pastor.
Brad Roth|June 28, 2017
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John Perkins: I Wish I Had Done More to Help Poor White People
An excerpt from ‘Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win.’
John Perkins|March 21, 2017
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I Overlooked the Rural Poor—Then Trump Came Along
This election has urban evangelicals paying more attention to the plight of small-town America.
Tish Harrison Warren|August 22, 2016
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Where the White Working Class Went Wrong
J. D. Vance loves his 'hillbilly' tribe—yet hates what they’ve become.
Hannah Anderson|June 23, 2016
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Overcoming the Old Divide
When loving your neighbor means loving the church.
Amber Haines, guest writer|October 27, 2015
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