Rural Ministry

by Edward L. Queen II and L. Shannon Jung

Book Overview

Grounded in social research, Rural Ministry evaluates the diminishing establishment of the church in rural America, which is linked to the fifty-year-old crisis in rural ministry. It names the primary issues for leaders of Protestant and Catholic churches to ponder: the graying of the population; the closing of schools, hospitals, and factories; and the corporate buyout of farms during the 1980s. In addition to retelling the history of this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687016061
• ISBN13: 9780687016068
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Challenge to Renewal!

I have used this book in my ministry and found it to be a great resource to introduce issues that are hard to face. As a study guide it challenges people to look at issues from a variety of angles. If we are going to renew our community we will need to include input from all the neighbors. It offers practical and hopeful advice while giving a comprehensive look at the landscape. Invaluable!