{"product_id":"9781853119538","title":"Reshaping Rural Ministry: A Theological and Practical Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eRural churches are an abiding presence and sign of continuity in local communities, yet they face radical social, economic and community change in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis has prompted renewed reflection on the meaning of mission, evangelism, vocation and ministry as rural churches seek the ways in which they can share most fruitfully in the mission of God for his world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReshaping Rural Ministry explores the imaginative responses of many rural churches to decades of challenges and changes, and offers practical and theological reflection from leading writers on the questions it is addressing today:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efinding what 'shape' today's rural churches need to be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe value of building and place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscovering different models of leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeveloping lay ministry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproviding pastoral ministry in the countryside\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eraising awareness of vocation across a wider range of ministries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeing faithful to God in engagement with the life and issues of the world and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with stories and examples from rural churches, and including questions to enable local churches to discern how they might best respond to particular challenges they face, Reshaping Rural Ministry is essential reading for all engaged in rural ministry, those considering it, and all involved in ministerial selection and training.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canterbury Press Norwich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043307831536,"sku":"9781853119538","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781853119538_p0.jpg?v=1769894661","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781853119538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}