Resourcing Rural and Small Town Churches of Christ
In 2024, recognizing the many important roles congregations play in nurturing the spiritual life and supporting the vitality of rural communities, Lilly Endowment launched the Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative. The endowment made grants to 20 organizations throughout the country to encourage them to provide resources to help congregations in these settings enhance their ministries and strengthen the leadership of the pastors and lay leaders who guide them.
This website houses the resource repository for the associated rural and small town church effort in Churches of Christ, co-directed by Pepperdine University and the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry at Abilene Christian University.
Resourcing Rural and Small Town Churches of Christ
In 2024, recognizing the many important roles congregations play in nurturing the spiritual life and supporting the vitality of rural communities, Lilly Endowment launched the Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative. The endowment made grants to 20 organizations throughout the country to encourage them to provide resources to help congregations in these settings enhance their ministries and strengthen the leadership of the pastors and lay leaders who guide them.
This website houses the resource repository for the associated rural and small town church effort in Churches of Christ, co-directed by Pepperdine University and the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry at Abilene Christian University.
