Kelley and Sean get together to talk with David Pinckney, church planter of River of Life Church in Concord, NH, Global Rural Strategist for Acts 29, and Vice President and Co-Founder of Small Town Summits. Listen in as we talk about rural and small-town ministry in New England and the need for faithful gospel ministry in all parts of rural/small-town America.

Sean goes on the road to South Carolina and is joined by several friends to talk about church ministry, international church planting, rural ministry, challenges in post-COVID era, and more. In part 2 of this two-part interview, we sit down and talk with Pastors Matt Adams and Kyle Brent, two PCA ministers who are serving congregations in rural South Carolina.

Sean goes on the road to South Carolina and is joined by several friends to talk about church ministry, international church planting, rural ministry, challenges in post-COVID era, and more. In part 1 of this two-part interview, we sit down and talk with Rev. Nick Bullock, a PCA minister who is pastoring a church plant effort in Stuttgart, Germany.

Kelley and Sean get together to talk about a few of the important cultural and theological issues facing the church today, including missions and the sexual revolution. There's lots to think about and lots of important implications for rural church ministry.

Kelley and Sean get together to talk some more about some of the goals of the Appalachia Reformation Network (ARN), thinking especially about some of the challenges and pressures related to ministry in Greater Appalachia.

Kelley and Sean get together again to talk about the Blue Ridge Institute for Theological (BRITE) and its vision to aid rural ministry training and ways to serve the church in Appalachia.

Kelley Baldridge and Sean Morris get together to discuss the formation of the Appalachia Reformation Network (ARN), its goals in serving and equipping rural churches, the aims and agenda of the network, and how this new podcast hopes to serve as useful resource produced by the ARN.

This episode is made available courtesy of Confessing Our Hope, the Podcast of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. This episode was originally published in September 2019.  In this special edition of Confessing Our Hope, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (GPTS) and the Blue Ridge Institute for Theological Education (BRITE) partnered together for a "Pastors' Panel" hosted over lunch during the 47th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Participants in the panel discussion included moderator Pastor Sean Morris (Westminster PCA & BRITE - Roanoke, VA), Pastor Richard "Dick" Davies (Grace PCA - Metairie, LA), Pastor Roland Barnes (Trinity PCA - Statesboro, GA), Pastor Carl Robbins (Woodruff Road PCA - Simpsonville, SC), and Pastor Robert "Bob" Davis (Draper's Valley PCA - Draper, VA).

This episode is kindly made available courtesy of the Mortification of Spin podcast and the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. This episode was originally released by MOS in May of 2018.  Introducing BRITE (Blue Ridge Institute for Theological Education). From pastors to lay men and women leading small groups and bible studies, BRITE is for everyone!