Introduction

Rev. Brad Thie, Director of Duke Divinity School's Thriving Rural Communities Initiative, joins Abby and Matt to talk about his work with congregations in rural North Carolina. Rev. Thie discusses what defines a thriving congregation and how congregations can be tightly tied to their communities.

Resources

Thriving Rural Communities Initiative (organization)

Rural Congregations: A Story of Pain and Promise (resource collection)

Rural Congregations: A Story of Pain and Promise (podcast episode)

Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations (book)

Transforming Church in Rural America (book)

Rural Mental Health Resources (resource collection)