{"id":2341,"date":"2022-06-09T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=2341"},"modified":"2024-02-09T16:18:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T21:18:19","slug":"review-replanting-rural-churches-gods-plan-and-call-for-the-middle-of-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/resource\/review-replanting-rural-churches-gods-plan-and-call-for-the-middle-of-nowhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Replanting Rural Churches: God\u2019s Plan and Call for the Middle of Nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Henslee and Kyle Bueermann<br \/>\n<em>(Acoma Press, 2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Has God called you to replant a rural church? If so, you might be struggling to find resources that support your unique ministry needs. But search no more.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Henslee and Kyle Bueermann\u2019s 2019 book <em>Replanting Rural Churches<\/em> is specially designed for your work. This short book centers on the \u201cfour P\u2019s of rural replanting\u201d \u2013 preaching, prayer, passion and perseverance. The authors call these four areas the foundation of rural church replanting. Here are those four areas, along with a key quote that demonstrates the authors\u2019 perspective on each.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Preaching: <\/strong>\u201cThere will be times you do not want to, times you want to \u2018mail it in,\u2019 but we beg you to keep your hand to the plow. Stick to the Bible, preach the unchanging Word and watch the Spirit do His work.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prayer:<\/strong> \u201cIf you want to see God\u2019s kingdom expand in places the world has passed by and passed over, it will require a reliance on the supernatural provision of God.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Passion:<\/strong> \u201cWould you take a moment \u2013 right now \u2013 to thank God for the church He has given you or the church He may one day give you? Consider what a great responsibility that is! I believe this will help our outlook shift from pastoring them as a chore into joy, and passion will be the byproduct.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perseverance:<\/strong> \u201cIf you are going to survive for any length of time, you will have to learn to be patient with them. Sanctification, like revitalization, is a long process. You must learn to be quick to forgive and slow to become angry when your people sin against you. You must be patient when they don\u2019t respond as quickly as you\u2019d like.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The book\u2019s final chapter, \u201cThe Church the World Forgot,\u201d is worth the price of the book by itself. The chapter looks at Paul\u2019s letter to the church at Colossae as a model for ministry in a rural setting. It includes several key lessons straight from Scripture about ministry in out-of-the-way contexts.<\/p>\n<p>One key to this book\u2019s effectiveness is that every chapter ends with practical bullet-point reminders you can apply to your ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The entire book can be read in a couple of sittings and can be immediately applied to your ministry, whether you\u2019re in a rural setting or not. The book reads like an encouraging conversation over coffee with Kyle and Matt, full of real-life examples and practical wisdom. It\u2019s a great addition to your library.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in a rural church, consider gathering with a few of your leaders to talk (and pray) through the principles in the book. Or talk them through with other pastors in your community. It\u2019s a great book to foster discussion on the unique challenges of rural ministry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Henslee and Kyle Bueermann (Acoma Press, 2019) Has God called you to replant a rural &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/resource\/review-replanting-rural-churches-gods-plan-and-call-for-the-middle-of-nowhere\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Review: Replanting Rural Churches: God\u2019s Plan and Call for the Middle of Nowhere<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22715,"template":"","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[],"channels":[],"topics":[53],"languages":[],"class_list":["post-2341","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource_type-book","topics-replanting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - 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