A Small Church is Not a Failed Large Church – it is a Different Sort of Animal

This paper encourages rural churchgoers and rural clergy to appreciate the distinctive strengths of rural churches as they find themselves in today’s society, and to celebrate those strengths. It is rooted in the context of rural Gloucestershire.

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Main Author: Bowden, Andrew M. 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Rural theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 160-162
Further subjects:B rural theology
B Ministry
B Rural churches
B standing theology
B Place
B Mission (international law
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:This paper encourages rural churchgoers and rural clergy to appreciate the distinctive strengths of rural churches as they find themselves in today’s society, and to celebrate those strengths. It is rooted in the context of rural Gloucestershire.
ISSN:2042-1273
Contains:Enthalten in: Rural theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14704994.2025.2545080