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The Church of the Nazarene is facing challenges in supplying its rural churches with pastoral leadership. The decline in population and limited access to resources contribute to the lack of interest in pastoring rural congregations. Doctrinal-trained leadership is limited to many rural congregations and results in a lack of sound missional engagement with their community and to the world. Therefore, the rural church struggles to engage in ministry that makes a significant impact. In what ways can the Church of the Nazarene reimagine the practices of rural ministry? This dissertation will evaluate the rural culture, theology, and practices that inform rural churches' ministry. It will consider Trinitarian theology that supports a multi-site ministry model that embraces the circuit-riding pastor in the Wesleyan heritage. The purpose is to consider the theology that develops significant, sustaining ministry and informs congregational resource sharing to address dwindling pastor leadership in the rural context.
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Keywordsrural ministry, circuit riders, multi-site ministry model
Degree AwardedDoctor of Ministry
Awarding InstitutionNazarene Theological Seminary
Committee MembersCraig Shepherd, Levi Jones
Supervisor or ChairEfrem Smith
Peer Reviewed?No
Pages172
Original LanguageEnglish
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