Rural Church RESCUE: A Call to Restore Healthy Churches to Rural North America

De: Jon Sanders

Narrado por: Jon Sanders

At first glance it may appear that the church in rural North America is thriving. Nestled just below any average small town skyline of water towers and grain elevators one will find the steeples and stained glass windows of various church buildings.

From a distance it would seem that rural communities are being sufficiently served by the mere number of churches present. But a closer look within the walls of the average rural church paints a much different and disturbing picture.

Many rural churches find themselves stuck in a current of decline that is ultimately leading to their death. They lack a clear understanding of their purpose. They are floundering in an absence of leadership. They possess little to no vision for how a BIG God longs to impact their small community for His eternal kingdom. And instead of embracing the changes necessary to propel them into the future, they are clinging to worn out traditions of the past.

Rural Church RESCUE speaks directly to churches struggling with these issues. Speaking from his experience as both a rural church pastor and firefighter, Jon Sanders presents a unique perspective on these common problems facing the rural church.

Using a metaphor drawn from the world of the fire service, Sanders outlines six principles necessary for rural churches to be healthy and reclaim the vital role God has called them to in their communities.

©2018 Jon Sanders (P)2018 Jon Sanders

Great book!!!

A must read for pastors and leadership staff of rural churches! Thank you for writing! It exactly describes our small town church in NW Oklahoma. I’m sharing this book with everyone on our elder and deacon board. We needed this!

Rural Church must read!

I pastor in a rural setting, and I for one really appreciate the way Jon gets right to the issues. If you are a rural church leader, I highly recommend this book!

If You Lead a Small, Rural Church, Listen to This!

I pastor a very small, rural church in Central Nebraska, and it's a challenge to keep all the balls in the air, especially as a full-time bi-vocational leader. Pastor Jon Sanders does a great job getting you to think about priorities and putting things in perspective; what's important and what's not a priority. This is also an encouraging book, at least I found it so.

It's a quick listen and worth your time and money. I pray you enjoy it and get as much out of it as I did, and will again.

Tony

Great book for rural churches!!!

Loved the book and would highly recommend it!
Thank Jon Sanders for writing this book!

Great resource

To me this is a must read for any small church pastor in rural areas. No doubt it hits critical points and issues we face. It’s very practical in advice. I only disagree with a couple of parts which led me to a 4 star. But I still think it’s a valuable resource for any pastor of a rural church today.