Small Town Summits

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summits Podcast, Ben has a conversation with Ron Klassen. They discuss coming into a small town as an outsider and the various challenges, and blessings, that can bring to your gospel ministry. We hope this episode encourages you as you seek to make Christ known in your own small town context. If you would like to learn more about Small Town Summits, please...

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summits Podcast, we have a recording of Brett Cody's STS article, Beholding Beauty Together: Pastoral Ministry and Creativity in the Local Church. We hope this article is an encouragement to you as you consider how to glorify Christ with your church in new, creative ways. To register for our fall conference, please visit: www.stsfallconference.com To read m...

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Ben sits down with Kyle Bueermann to discuss gospel hope for dying churches. We hope this episode encourages and refreshes your heart for small-town ministry. To learn more about Small Town Summits, visit: www.smalltownsummits.com To register for our fall conference, please visit: www.stsfallconference.com

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summits Podcasts, we have a recording of Tim Counts STS article, " Embrace “Place” as a Means of Endurance in Ministry" . To read more STS articles, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles To register for our fall conference, please visit: www.stsfallconference.com

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summits Podcast, Ben sits down with John Adams to discuss the importance of small towns in God's gospel mission. We hope this episode encourages you and refreshes your heart for small-town ministry. If you would like to learn more about Small Town Summits, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com If you would like to register for our fall conference, please v...

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summits Podcast, we have a recording of Jason McConnell's STS article, Pastoral Evaluation in the Small-Town Church. We hope this is a useful tool for you as you seek to grow in your pastoral ministry in your own small-town church. If you want to read more STS articles, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles If you would like to register for our fa...

On this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, we sit down and speak with pastor and author, Glenn Daman, about God's heart for small places. We hope this conversation encourages you in your gospel work in your own small town. To register for the STS Fall conference, please visit: www.stsfallconference.com To learn more about Small Town Summits, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summits Podcast, we have a recording of Johnnie Each's STS article, Church Planter, Please Don't Forget the Lowly Places . We hope you enjoy this article and that it encourages your ministry. To learn more about Small Town Summits, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com To register for our fall conference, please visit: www.stsfallconference.com

On this weeks episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, we have a special recording of Dan Sargents break out session he gave at one of our summits. He gives practical advice and wisdom on how to train up lay preachers within your church. To learn more about Small Town Summits, visit: www.smalltownsummits.com To register for our fall conference, visit: www.stsfallconference.com

On this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Ben speaks with the co-founder of STS, Stephen Witmer, about his newly released book on the poetry of George Herbert titled, "In All Things Thee to See". In this interview, Stephen challenges us to use words like a skilled craftsman for the glory of God and the proclamation of the gospel. For more information about Small Town Summits, visit: www.sm...

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, we have the audio recording of Dave Scott's STS article "Dying and Living in Small Places" . We hope this article can encourage you as you work with perseverance in your own small place! To read more STS Articles, visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles To register for our fall conference, visit: www.stsfallconference.com

This week on the Small Town Summit Podcast, we have a recording of Stephen Witmer's STS article, " How Jesus and a Royal Official Can Help Small-Town Pastors". To read more STS Articles, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles To register for our Fall conference, visit: www.stsfallconference.com

This week on the Small Town Summit podcast, we have a recording of Ben Whittinghill's STS article, Adorning the Gospel Through Foster Care . We pray this article is an encouragement to you as you consider displaying the gospel through the ministry of foster care. If you would like to read more Small Town Summit Articles, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles To sign up for our fall confe...

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Ben and Michael sit down with Phil Waldrep of Phil Waldrep Ministries. One of the many aspects of Phil's ministry is providing retreats that offer encouragement and refreshment to pastors and pastor wives in New England. We hope that you are encouraged by his story of how the Lord burdened his heart for those ministering in New England. If y...

On this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, we have a recording of Mike Penza's STS article, 10 Reasons I Love My Small Church . We hope this can encourage and uplift you in your ministry in the small places of New England. To learn more about Small Town Summits, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com To read more STS Articles, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Michael speaks with Femi Oni, a certified biblical counselor and a pastor at East Randolph Baptist Church in Vermont, about the in's and out's of beginning a counseling ministry in a small town. We pray that this episode is a blessing to you as you seek ways to serve and love your small town church. To learn more Small Town Summits, please v...

On this episode of the Small Town Summits Podcast, we have a recording of Mike Penza's STS article, 10 Reasons I Love My Small Church . We hope this encourages you as you serve in your own small town church. To register for a summit in your state, visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/register To read more STS articles, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles

On this weeks episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, we have a recording of Stephen Witmer's STS article, God’s Word, Christ’s Church: The Catalyst and Context for Transformation . We pray this article encourages you as you bring the gospel to your small town context. To register for a summit in your state, visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/summits To read more STS articles, visit: www.smalltowns...

In the first episode of our ninth season, the STS leadership team shares about what's coming down the road for STS in 2026. We're excited to share it, and hope you can join us when we come to your state! For more information about Small Town Summits, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com To register for a summit in your state, visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/summits

For the season finale of the Small Town Summits Podcast Michael sits down with BJ Walters to discuss the difficulties and joys of being a chaplain in the Air Guard. We hope this conversation is a blessing to you and we will see you in 2026 for the next season of the Small Town Summit Podcast. To learn more about Small Town Summits, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com To learn more about our 202...

On this week's episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, we have a recording of Micah Lang's STS article, The Need for Beauty in Preaching . We pray that this encourages you as you bring God's word in your small town church. To learn more about Small Town Summits, visit: www.smalltownsummits.com To read more STS articles, visits: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles

On this week's episode of the STS Podcast, we have a roundtable discussion with David Pinckney, Marty Bascom and Mark Gedicks about our new coaching initiative for churches in New England. We discuss what this coaching will look like, destigmatizing pastors seeking help, and the need for this type ministry in the small places of New England. If you would like to learn more about Small Town Summits...

This week's episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast is Donald McKinnon's STS article, "A Hard Lesson Learned: When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong" . To read more STS articles, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles To learn more about Small Town Summits, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com

In this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, we share a breakout session from our 2024 Rhode Island summit led by Shane and Kara Carvalho. In this breakout, the Carvalhos give essential wisdom on how to reach Gen Z with the gospel. If you would like to learn more about Small Town Summits, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com

This week's episode of the Small Town Summits Podcast is a recording of Bob Emberley's STS article, I Got Up . We hope it can be an encouragement to you during the difficult seasons of small town ministry. If you would like to learn more about Small Town Summits, visit: www.smalltownsummits.com If you would like to read more STS articles, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles