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Small Church<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Small Church Series: Thriving Rural Ministry” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|800||on|||||” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”-15px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”16px” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”-18px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Rural America is undergoing significant changes, yet we often rely on outdated assumptions about what it means to thrive as a rural congregation, or how rural congregations can serve their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Watch the Webinar” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#E09900″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_url=”https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_xt6BlHp9ReCV7-uFBMs2Ww#\/registration” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Webinar Description” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”About the Webinar” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h2″ title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|600|||||||” title_text_color=”#E09900″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Rural America is undergoing significant changes, yet we often rely on outdated assumptions about what it means to thrive as a rural congregation, or how rural congregations can serve their communities. In this webinar, we\u2019ll explore the myths and realities of rural ministry, how rural congregations can better understand vitality in the rural context, and how rural churches can lead from their strengths to become agents of change and transformation in their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”About the Presenter” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h2″ title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|600|||||||” title_text_color=”#E09900″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ custom_padding=”||49px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Allen Stanton is the Chief of Mission Integration and Outreach at the University of Tennessee Southern, where he also serves as the Executive Director of the Turner Center for Rural Vitality. Previously, Allen served as the inaugural Rural Faith Communities Fellow at NC State University\u2019s Institute for Emerging Issues, and as a rural pastor in North Carolina. He is the author of Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), which explores how rural congregations can act as anchor institutions to lead economic and community development. 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