Vision

Through the Thriving Rural Communities initiative, we hope to foster:

  • A widespread appreciation for the great gifts, vocations, and possibilities of rural churches and communities
  • A growing core of gifted and well-formed leaders who see rural ministry as a life-giving vocation
  • Greater shared wisdom about the unique blessings, challenges, and best practices of rural life and ministry
  • Fruitful leadership programs to develop laity and clergy committed to serving rural places
  • Significant and positive growth in grace in the lives, congregations, and communities of rural North Carolina
  • Transformed institutions that more effectively empower the mission of Christ in rural places

Our Plan

To make our vision a reality, the Thriving Rural Communities Initiative seeks to: