Matt Stieger

It is no secret that many rural communities are slowly shrinking. Young professionals move away, and an older generation begins to pass away. As the town shrinks, often, so does […]

Walking into a new job can be exhilarating and exhausting. You have so many hopes and dreams as you are expectant of what God is going to do. With fresh […]

Imagine if you woke up one day and everyone you saw was walking backward, and every car was driving backward. The insane ridiculousness of this thought is hard to imagine. […]

As an avid sports fan, I always enjoy it when each sport approaches draft season. Draft season is a time when professional teams assess which young players they can add […]

If you drive down the street in just about any town, you are sure to see a church or two or thirty. As you pass each of these buildings marked […]

In ministry, there is the constant pressure to wear every hat of every role that people expect you to fulfill. In smaller and rural churches, this can be especially true […]

In a rural church where the pastor feels he should shoulder the needs of so many, it becomes crucial to guard the mind. Ignorance, in many ways, is bliss when […]

As a leader in a small-town church, you ever wonder if what you’re doing matters? You need these 3 reminders.  You Matter! In a day when everyone is connected, the […]