Confession: As a pastor in rural America, something I’m realizing is this underlying sense of deep shame I feel that people in OUR church have bought fully into conspiracy theories and have seemingly lost interest in the gospel we’ve held out week after week for almost 12 years.

NEW POST! by Francisco Bendfeldt "Pastor, if you’re bi-vocational, either by choice or by necessity, I want you to know that God sustains those he calls." #acts29 #churchplanting #ministry a29.co/bivoc-ministry

Why does seeking first the kingdom of God displace anxiety? Because it reorders our concerns. Because it cannot be taken away. Because the King is more trustworthy Because he gives us what we need.

"Many people look down on certain rural places, but if you’re in such a place, then know that Jesus can identify with you." #acts29 by Tony Merida a29.co/rural-vision

Register today for our upcoming #acts29 "Gospel for the Carolinas" rural summit at a29.co/summit-carolin… #acts29 #churchplanting

I finished the last episode from The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill and lamented that there was so little told about the redemption and restoration that has taken place here. How many would be interested in hearing the rest of the story? #theriseandfallofmarshill

There is so much more to the story

Only half of the pastor’s work is to gather the people together for worship. The other half is to send them back to their daily tasks equipped to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. If we forget this second part, the other can be positively dangerous.

So encouraging to see what God is doing through The Rural Project in the UK. A fantastic Zoom call today with gifted, prayerful, motivated, Jesus-loving ministers in small churches and towns. Praise God. Rob Scothern Tim Wilson

I don't know who needs to hear this but evaluating rural success by urban metrics is a way to burn yourself out.

Some Pharisees asked Jesus' disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?” MT 9:11

We live...in an Internet age that makes mocking and scoffing easy and reasoned discourse difficult. So we must resist the enormous cultural pressure to be mockers (Psalm 1).

Worcester, Massachusetts Walmart, Typically Known For Its Viral Videos Of Crime Or People Acting Crazy Stops To Collectively Praise Jesus Almost the entire store joins in singing uplifting gospel music raising their hands and harmoniously praising Jesus Christ ✝️

The Acts 29 Next conference was so very good. Glad to be part of it. Always lovely to hear so many join together in praise of King Jesus.

This!

Acts 29 Partnership Renewal Update: “We want to take a moment to update you on our Partnership Renewal process. As you know, this Annual Process invites churches to consider their partnership with Acts 29 and recommit to another year of planting churches together. We hope to be

Fully agree Noel!

This isn’t the kind of interview I do often, but I could not have enjoyed it more. Of the 100+ podcasts I’ve joined this year, this was unexpectedly the most gospel saturated conversation of them all.