Kyle Black

This Sunday, don't complain about your church's: • Mediocre band • Average preacher • Tiny congregation • Small Sunday School Instead, thank God the gospel reached your community.

Does your village church feel pressure to look polished? What if professionalism isn't the best tactic for reaching a rural community? theruralproject.org/blog/avo…

So wonderful to have x50 men and women gather for our annual THE RURAL PROJECT conference in Bakewell.

New church on the horizon! Matt (right) has spent 18 months at Wooler, learning the ropes and identifying local need. He's now gathering a church plant team for Alnwick, Northumberland. This is possible because of your support. Let's get more leaders into the countryside!

To every Preacher this morning who just wants to screw up their sermon and throw it in the bin... God has used many bad sermons before yours and will use many after. Lay your weak efforts before him and trust him to use you

Pastor, This is your Father's Day reminder that your first congregation is at home. Shepherd them well

Why plant churches in rural areas when the cities seem more strategic? Here are the overlooked reasons rural planting matters deeply for gospel health and mission. 👇 theruralproject.org/blog/why…

Not all rural churches are the same. Here are the key types of rural contexts and why understanding them helps leaders make wiser ministry decisions. 👇 theruralproject.org/blog/typ…

A woman whose father was a pastor, told me she walked home with her father discussing the sermon. She remembered he was never satisfied that he'd done a good job. Pastor, I share this story because discouragement normal and very rarely true. Keep going.

The disciples cowered on Easter Saturday. They thought it was over. We don't have their excuse.

In village after village across this country, congregations will hear the amazing truth that Christ Jesus died for sinners. Atonement? It is finished Proclamation? It is still left to do. Proclaim the gospel!

If God has given you only twelve to love, pour as much love and pastoral care into them as you have the capacity to do.

Pastor burnout. Moral failure. Quiet resignations. They’re becoming normal. But they shouldn’t be. Perseverance may be the most overlooked priority in ministry. This post calls pastors to stay, suffer well, and finish faithfully. theruralproject.org/blog/pri…

Are you called to rural ministry? For more information visit our website: theruralproject.org/residenc…

Pastor, That sermon to twelve people matters. Today’s faithful teaching plants seeds for generations. Keep going.

This Sunday, don’t complain about: • The simple Sunday School • The small congregation • The average sermon • The modest music Be grateful that the gospel reached your community.