Feb 21, 2014

Four Core Values of Small-Town Ministry When the going gets tough, these values will keep you going by Ron Klassen, RHMA Executive Director          Editor’s note: Several years ago, I attended a conference sponsored by the Rural Home Missionary Association (RHMA). I had the opportunity to meet their executive, Ron Klassen. He has a heart for small-town...

Feb 21, 2014

The “Small” Church: Beloved, Beautiful, and Significant by Pastor Luis Lovelace, Metro Atlanta SDB Church   The “small church” is the body of Christ in compact form. She is just as valuable as a group of larger size, and just as subject to the work of God upon them, and through them, for His glory. The small church resembles a family in many ways and has...

Feb 21, 2014

“The Lord would not let me not come to church!” An interview with Grace Rabatin By John and Ellen Griffin          Members of the Paint Rock, Ala., SDB Church (and the Sabbath Recorder Committee), John and Ellen Griffin took some time to interview longtime church member Grace Rabatin. Over the years, the Paint Rock church faced the ups and downs of...