The Small Town Church Plant Challenge

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of small-town churches and features Eric Grant sharing his experience planting Trinity Church in a rural setting.

In this episode of Rural Pastors Talk, Josh MacClaren, Joe Wagner, and first-time podcast guest Eric Grant swap small-town stories before diving into why churches in tiny towns matter and why church planters shouldn’t overlook them. Eric shares about planting Trinity Church in Antrim, Pennsylvania, a former coal town with about 30 weekly attendees, more hunting cabins than permanent homes, and the only other establishment being a bar across the street. The guys discuss how rural ministry keep...

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh MacClaren, Joe Wagner

Guest: Eric Grant

Topics covered

• small-town churches
• church planting
• rural ministry

Keywords

• Antrim Pennsylvania
• coal town
• rural pastors

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Trinity Church

Books & works: Rural Pastors Talk

Places: Antrim, Pennsylvania

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