MCKEAN COUNTY folks: Join us for this ROUNDTABLE on Tuesday, June 10 from 9:30am-2:00pm (FREE LUNCH). Talk about church planting, revitalization, and more. To RSVP email: [email protected] Hope to see you there!

Only ONE month to go until the Annual CRM Conference! We could not be more excited for this lineup of speakers and workshop leaders!!! Just $30/person ($50/married couple) Save the date & register today: ruralministry.org/conference-mai… TAG A FRIEND WHO WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT ONE OF

This was a fun conversation. I'm looking forward to more in the weeks and months to come!

📢Announcing the 2025 CRM Conference Rural Ministry Panel: Michael Houle, John and Christine Zimmerman, Mark Sentell, and Charles E. Cotherman . Looking forward to hearing from these seasoned rural voices! here's still time to register for the Conference coming up on September 5-6!

We're beginning a new series on The Rural Ministry Podcast entitled, "The Local Church on Mission"... check out the first episode here or on your favorite podcasting platform! youtu.be/EcsdLocA9ns

Gen Z Longs for Home by Eddie LaRow firstthings.com/gen-z-longs-fo…

Almost 9 in 10 small-town pastors (88%) expect their church to be stronger in 10 years, including 53% who strongly agree. Just 11% disagree, and 1% aren’t sure. research.lifeway.com/2025/10/23/rur… via Lifeway Research

Place is a vital part of embodied human life. Higher ed often seems to have traded this commitment opting instead for efficiency & scale. But hopeful examples still exist. For instance, our work at Center for Rural Ministry (CRM) at Grove City College intentionally roots us in our local context.

I am looking forward to learning more about rural America with these folks. I'm also praying that our work does real good in small places like those I know and love. brookings.edu/projects/brook…

I just started a Substack called Strip Mine Jesus about how we can discover the goodness of God in everyday people and places. You can subscribe to it here charlesecotherman.substack.com/subscribe?para…

I think most of us know that the struggle is real. Striving always beckons. Fortunately, grace is never far away either. open.substack.com/pub/charleseco…

My friend, pastor Mark Sentell, on playing the long game in evangelism. 5.79 Times youtube.com/shorts/rrqxQqn… via YouTube

I'm glad that places like this exist.