Smaller Churches/Rural Churches/
Small Town Churches Links
 Last updated 01/03/2012

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bulletCanadian Rural Church Network
bulletESCN - Energizing Smaller Churches Network

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bullet Small Churches - from the Smaller Churches Network

Web Sites
bullet Baptist General Conference of Texas Bivocational/Small Church Development Office
bulletCanadian Rural Church Network
bulletCenter for Ministry in Small Churches - emphasis on Episcopal churches (moving to www.smallchurches.com)
bulletCenter for Rural Church Leadership - check out this link, particularly if you are a rural congregation. Also visit their parent organization, CHASSIE (Church and Social Science Information Exchange) and their e-mail, bibliographic resources, and archive of articles
bulletCenter for Rural Ministry - Missouri School of Religion
bulletCenter for Theology and Land, University of Dubuque and Wartburg Seminaries - focuses on rural and small town churches
bulletESCN - Energizing Smaller Churches Network
bulletHeartland Network for Town & Rural Ministries
bulletHinton Rural Life Center - focuses primarily on small churches in rural settings
bulletNational Catholic Rural Life Conference
bullet Pickens Baptist Association e-Documents on rural and smaller church ministry (pdf format) 
bulletRural Church Network
bulletRural Evangelism Network - United Kingdom
bulletRural Home Missionary Association - directed by Ron Klassen
bulletRural Ministry Resource Page - Australia/Bill Clark
bullet Rural Ministry Resources & Networking - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
bulletThe Small Church - United Methodist emphasis
bulletSmallChurch.com
bulletSmall Church Web Page - Synod of the Sun, Presbyterian Church (USA) 
bulletSmaller Churches Network - coordinated by Ronald W. Waters
bulletTexas Rural Church Network/Rural Social Science Education - hosted by Texas A & M University 
bulletTown & Country Church Institute - Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
bulletTown and Rural Resource Program (TAARP) - United Methodist East & West Ohio Conferences
bulletUnited Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship Small-Membership Churches Section
bulletUnited Methodist Rural Fellowship (UMRF)
bullet Western Institute for Small Church Health - especially check out Mikros and online educational opportunities

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