Discover how to lead well in rural and small-town ministry What you’ll learn When you hear the word rural or small town, what comes to mind? Chances are you might imagine a scene out of an old TV show or maybe a recent story on the news that may not be a fair portrayal of what rural life is …
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Cultivate a rural ministry of hope and discipleship. What you’ll learn If you live and serve in a rural community, you know that your challenges are different from those in urban or suburban contexts. And all too often, ministry resources that have been created for for urban and suburban churches just don’t make sense in …
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The Convocation on the Rural Church is an annual opportunity for pastors from the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church to join with Duke Divinity School and The Duke Endowment to discuss issues that are important in transforming rural churches and communities and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. …
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Gain the theological training you need to grow as a lay leader in your congregation. What You Will Learn From preaching and teaching to providing pastoral care or designing worship, lay leaders serve their congregations in a variety of roles – often without the theological background or seminary degrees their colleagues may have. With the …
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Continuing Education Offering About this Event Rural Ministry Instructor: Linda Yates Dates: September 9th – December 9th, 2020 Fee: $250.00 (Continuing Education participants) Format: Online Rural Ministry can be intensely spiritually rewarding even as it is challenging. Increasingly, worship and program delivery take place in multi-point collections of congregations spread out over every larger areas. …
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  Rural Ministry Course The Rural Ministry Course is offered twice a year for those, lay or ordained who are new to rural ministry. Rural Ministry Course ‘The most excellent course I’ve done in the church.  Thank you so much for the information and, more importantly, the inspiration.’ The ARC is a highly respected training …
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  A Way Forward For the Small Church 2012 Thursday, November 8th – Friday, November 9th, 2012 at                                                                             Crieff Hills Community, Puslinch ON Co-facilitated by The Rev. Dr. Todd McDonald and The Rev. Dr. Andrew Irvine In the Canadian context, many congregations are experiencing the shift of the culture away from church attendance. In …
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  A Way Forward For the Small Church 2012 Wednesday, October 24th – Thursday, October 25th, 2012 at Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Centre                                                               437 Prince Street Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1E6 Co-facilitated by The Rev. Dr. Todd McDonald and The Rev. Dr. Andrew Irvine In the Canadian context, many congregations are experiencing the …
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Peer Mentoring for Clergy New to Rural Settings Starts Fall 2010 CiRCLe M is offering a Peer Mentoring program to help clergy make a gracious and informed entry into their new rural site by connecting them with a local guide to their community’s history and cultural dynamics. This two-year program begins in Summer 2010. Starting …
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Rural Ministry Program Location The Rural Ministry Program offers courses and events in Kingston and in various other locations in Ontario and northern New York. History And Ethos Queen’s Theological College is located in a predominantly rural region. Over ninety-eight percent of its Master of Divinity graduates serve rural congregations when they leave the College. …
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