Small Town Summits

This episode is a recording of David Pinkney's excellent STS article " Do Your Job ." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here: www.smalltownsummits.com To partner with us financially, give here: https://www...

This episode of the STS Podcast is the first in a series of roundtable discussions on cultivating a theological vision for contextualized ministry in small places. In this episode, Ben sits down with Andrew Bermúdez, Brian Smith & Stephen Witmer to talk about the unique opportunities and difficulties of reachng out to your small communities with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For more on what a t...

This episode is a recording of Andrew M. Davis' excellent STS article " Small Church Revitalzation in New England ." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here: www.smalltownsummits.com To partner with us fina...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Chap Bettis to talk about family discipleship in small places. Chap is the author of The Disciple-Making Parent and the executive director of the ministry with the same name. To learn more please visit www.thedisciplemakingparent.com . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small...

This BONUS EPISODE is a recording of Ben Whittinghill's excellent STS article " Jesus: From Ancient Days, Now From Bethlehem ." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread thro...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Tim Counts to open the Word of God together and discuss the place that thankfulness and gratitude play in our lives and ministries. We pray this discussion is an encouragement to each of you. Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors a...

This episode is a recording of Gary DeHaas' excellent STS article " Battling Loneliness with the Blessing of Brotherhood ." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread througho...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Ben Ruhl to discuss one-to-one Bible reading and our new upcoming training event in Lewiston, ME called " One-to-One: Word Driven Discipleship . We hope this episode will help communicate the vision of one-to-one Bible reading and spur you on, wherever you are, to take responsibility for the spiritual good of one another. " One-to-One Bible Reading in Small Plac...

This episode is a recording of Joel Sedam's excellent STS article " Be Careful How You Build the Church ." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small plac...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Jeff Willett and Stephen Witmer to talk about the process of preparing to plant a new church in Townsend, MA. Jeff's story is exciting and encouraging to all those serving in small places. We hope that this will be as much of a blessing to you as it was to us. Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to sp...

This episode is a recording of Micah Lang's excellent STS article " When to Pursue and When to Wait: The Heartache of Pastoring Those Who Stray ." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s g...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Lyandon Warren and Corey Ickes, to talk about bi-vocational ministry in small places. Whether you're a bi-vocational pastor in New England or not, Lyandon and Corey's perspective will be a challenge and encouragement to you. Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of...

This episode is a recording of Ian Hard's excellent STS article " Small-Place Apologetics ." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New Engl...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Josh Moore, one of our STS partner team members, to talk about the surprising challenges and blessings of small-town ministry. Whether you're a pastor or layperson, living in New England or not, we know Josh's story and insights will be an encouragement to you. Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to s...

This episode is a recording of Jonathan Romig's excellent STS article " The Heart of Political Discipleship in Small Churches ." We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread thr...

In this episode, Ben sits down with is father, Al Whittinghill, to talk about corporate prayer in small places. Al shares stories of God's amazing work in small places when his people pray. We pray this episode will challenge and encourage you to persevere in a ministry of prayer in your small towns. Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory...

We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Aaron Sellars to talk about heeding the Lord's call to serve him, even when that call is hard. Aaron is a dear friend and an amazing man of God. We trust this episode will bless and encourage those who are faithfully seeking to fulfill Christ's calling where he's placed them. Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for G...

We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Micah Lang to talk about the pain of pastoring through hardship and heartache. This episode is a follow up to Micah's Excellent article, " When to Pursue and When to Wait: The Heartache of Pastoring Those Who Stray " which you can find on the STS website.  Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Ethan Wormell to talk about how the Lord lead him to pursue a pastorate in a small place in New England. Ethan shares from his own experience and offers some thoughtful advice for others considering the same path.  If after listening to this episode you're interested in hearing more about pastoral residencies in New England, please contact us at smalltownsummits...

We pray this article from the archives is a blessing and an encouragement to you. You can find more STS Articles at https://www.smalltownsummits.com/articles . Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who long for God’s glory to spread throughout the small places of New England. We welcome pastors and lay leaders, men and women. Partnering with The Gospel Coalition...

We’re excited to see how the Lord will use Small Town Summits in the future and we want you to be a part of it: To partner with us financially , give here: https://www.smalltownsummits.com/give To see more details regarding next steps and financial needs, view this PDF . To volunteer your time and talents , email us here: SmallTownSummits@gmail.com To stay up to date on how to pray , subscribe to...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Brian Smith to talk about the place mentoring has played in his life and ministry. Brian speaks both to our need to be mentored and our responsibility to mentor. Whether you've been monitored or not, we know this conversation will bless you and encourage you in your walk with the Lord. Small Town Summits are small, local, affordable gatherings of Christians who...

In this episode, Ben sits down with Alasdair Groves to talk about counseling, soul care and the place this worthy work should take in the life and ministry of the small town pastor. Alasdair Groves serves as CCEF’s executive director and was the co-founder of a biblical counseling center in Northern New England . He is the co-author of  Untangling Emotions and hosts the podcast " Where Life &...