A good word from Spurgeon about the dangers of too much busyness in service crowding out walk with the Lord HT: @SpurgeonMBTS

What if we stop treating church partnerships as project to manage and started treating them as friendships to develop? @kyblack shares how friendship has shaped his church's partnership with a rural church in Britain. Watch the conversation 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_qvFGi…

A chance meeting in a hotel restaurant in Nashville led to a church partnership across the Atlantic. @kyblack shares how his friendship with @ScothernR grew into a partnership between their churches, and what others can learn: Watch here 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_qvFGi…

We ran the numbers. 1 in 5 @theFIEC affiliated churches meet in rural areas. If that's your church, we're here to help.

Partnership is vital to see churches in rural communities. Not just financial, but prayer, advice and accountability is needed. Next Tuesday, we're interviewing @kyblack about the relationship between Watershed Church and Peak Trinity Church. What questions do you have?

Indeed! I believe Spurgeon was the first to say it.

Do your church elders read books together? If so, what would you suggest? We've read the below by @Helopoulos and @drjigriffiths but need a new recommendation!

How can UK/US partnerships benefit rural churches? We'll be discussing this with @kyblack on 13th October at 12:00 (London) Sign up here: theruralproject.churchsuite.…

So wonderful to have x50 men and women gather for our annual THE RURAL PROJECT conference in Bakewell.

New church on the horizon! Matt (right) has spent 18 months at Wooler, learning the ropes and identifying local need. He's now gathering a church plant team for Alnwick, Northumberland. This is possible because of your support. Let's get more leaders into the countryside!