Comments on: Effective Small Town Ministry Outline

By: Joe Baggett

Joe Baggett — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:48:15 +0000

Here is my advice for small town Ministry. It is very ironic that when I was minister in a small Texas town called Bartlett that I tried this ministry model almost to the smallest detail. It failed miserably the last few members of the congregation died and the remaining ones disbanded and sold the building. I thought this was only unique to my experience. Then I realized this is happening all over the nation. Texas lost a net 85 congregations in the last 10 years.
So for many Mayberry congregations the best solution if this Mayberry ministry model doesn’t work is to close down as soon as possible to avoid the inevitable. Disband and send the remaining members to the nearest congregation.

By: Joshua Tucker

Joshua Tucker — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:08:51 +0000

I know you don’t know me, but I thought this was a really good post. Texas is full of small towns, and it’s difficult to know how to approach things. But you did a good job pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of small towns along with some practical advice on how to maneuver through them. Thanks for the post.

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