{"product_id":"gods-country-faith-hope-and-the-future-of-the-rural-church-1","title":"God's Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church","description":"Award of Merit, Christianity Today 2018 Book Awards, The Church\/Pastoral Leadership category\nWith the poetic force of Kathleen Norris and the pastoral warmth of Eugene Peterson, Kansas pastor Roth sets forth a vision for vibrant rural churches, for ministry in congregations that bear a profound sense of both loss and possibility, and for harvesting fruits of transformation and renewal. Rooted in stories from Scripture, his own ministry, and interviews with rural church leaders, Roth offers a sturdy theological and practical alternative to church-growth strategies that rely on success stories and flashy metrics. Reclaiming God's vision for the rural church, Roth writes, means learning how to praise, abide, watch, pray, grow, work the edges, die, befriend, and dream. In God's Country, rediscover the stunning abundance of God's presence in rural communities. Name the ways that the rural church testifies to God's glory and goodness. Learn to live and love and minister right where you are, no matter how small or unassuming it may seem.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1513801619\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1513801619.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Brad Roth|Leonard Sweet\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43399158366269,"sku":"BVV.1513801619.A","price":6.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1513801619-0.jpg?v=1785014153","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/gods-country-faith-hope-and-the-future-of-the-rural-church-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}