Rural Ministry Resource Library
Relevant articles, templates, and guides for those serving in small-town, small-church, rural ministries
28 Oct 26
Creating a Preaching Calendar
Planning your preaching for the coming year? Mike Boyle offers practical guidance for developing a thoughtful preaching calendar that...
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30 Sep 26
Pastoral Review Process
Mike Boyle provides practical, ready-to-use tools to help churches encourage their pastors, assess ministry health, and establish a...
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11 Aug 26
Lay Shepherding Training Guide
Looking to equip current and future lay leaders? Mike Boyle provides an adaptable training guide with biblical teaching and ready-to-use...
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10 Jul 26
Believer’s Baptism Resource
As a pastor, your role is to help each baptism candidate clearly understand the significance of baptism and be spiritually prepared to...
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08 Jun 26
Rural Pastor Job Description Templates
How do we create a job description for a full-time pastor or a bivocational pastor? We often look
to our own experience and what we have...
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11 May 26
Sabbatical Policy Template
A sabbatical can be a gift not only to the pastor, but also to the congregation and the broader
church. Even so, the idea often brings a...
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