Rural Home Missionary Association

While we don't necessarily endorse the theological positions of some of these authors, nonetheless we feel they have made valuable contributions to rural ministry.

Bickers, Dennis. The Tentmaking Pastor. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000.

Bierly, Steve. Help for the Small-Church Pastor. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.

Bierly, Steve. How to Thrive as a Small-Church Pastor. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.

Burt, Steve. Activating Leadership in the Small Church. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Judson Press, 1988.

Crandall, Ron. Turn Around Strategies for the Small Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995.

Daman, Glenn. Shepherding the Small Church. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2002.

Dorr, Luther. The Bivocational Pastor. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1988.

Dudley, Carl S. and Walrath, Douglas Alan. Developing Your Small Church's Potential. Valley Forge, Pa.: Judson Press, 1988.

Dudley, Carl S. Making the Small Church Effective. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1978.

Farris, Lawrence W. Dynamics of Small Town Ministry. Bethesda, Maryland: The Alban Institute, 2000.

Flora, Cornelia Butler et al. Rural Communities, Legacy & Change. Boulder: Westview Press, 1992.

Foltz, Nancy, ed. Religious Education in the Small Membership Church. Birmingham: Religious Education Press, 1990.

Funk, Abe. Hope for the Small Church. Belleville, Ontario, Canada: Essence Publishing, 2005.

Goreham, Gary A., ed. Encyclopedia of Rural America. Santa Barbara: ABC—CLIO, 1997.

Hunter, Kent R. The Lord's Harvest and the Rural Church. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1993.

Jung, L. Shannon and Agria, Mary A. Rural Congregational Studies. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997.

Jung, L. Shannon et al. Rural Ministry: The Shape of the Renewal to Come. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.

Killen, James L. Pastoral Care in the Small Membership Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005.

Klassen, Ron and Koessler, John. No Little Places. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996.

Klassen, Ron, Wells, Barney, and Giese, Martin. Leading through Change. St. Charles, Ill.: ChurchSmart Resources, 2005.

Kloppmann, Karl. A Men's Ministry for the Small Church. Longwood, Florida: Xulon Press, 2004.

Longenecker, Harold. Building Town and Country Churches. Chicago: Moody Press, 1973.

Longenecker, Harold. Growing Leaders by Design. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1995.

McCarty, Doran. Leading the Small Church. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1991.

McIntosh, Gary. One Size Doesn't Fit All. Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell, 1999.

McMullen, Shawn ed. Releasing the Power of the Smaller Church. Cincinnati: Standard Publishing, 2007.

McMullen, Shawn ed. Unleashing the Potential of the Smaller Church. Cincinnati: Standard Publishing, 2006.

Madsen, Paul O. The Small Church—Valid, Vital, Victorious. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Judson Press, 1975.

Nebel, Tom. Big Dreams in Small Places—Church Planting in Smaller Communities. St. Charles: ChurchSmart Resources, 2002.

Pappas, Anthony G. Entering the World of the Small Church. Bethesda, Maryland: The Alban Institute, 2000.

Pappas, Anthony G. ed. Inside the Small Church. Bethesda, Maryland: The Alban Institute, 2002.

Ray, David R. The Big Small Church Book. Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 1992.

Ray, David R. The Indispensable Guide for Smaller Churches. Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2003.

Ruffcorn, Kevin E. Rural Evangelism. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1994.

Schaller, Lyle E. The Small Church Is Different. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1982.

Schaller, Lyle E. The Small Membership Church: Scenarios for Tomorrow. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.

Thiessen, John C. Pastoring the Smaller Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1962.

Urbanska, Wanda and Levering, Frank. Moving to a Small Town. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Wagley, Laurence. Preaching With the Small Congregation. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989.

Walrath, Douglas. Making It Work: Effective Administration in the Small Church. Valley Forge, Pa.: Judson Press, 1994.

Willimon, William H. and Wilson, Robert L. Preaching and Worship in the Small Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1980.