Small Town Summits

On this special episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, you will hear a recording of one of our training events called "One to One: Word Driven Discipleship". Ben Ruhl will walk you through how to use a uniquely reproducible tool that can help create a culture of Word-driven discipleship in your churches. For more information on our training events, please visit: www.smalltownsummits.com/trainin...

This podcast is a recording of Gary DeHaas' STS article, "Unexpected Avenues of Small Town Ministry: Reflections of a Bi-vocational Pastor" . To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit here: www.smalltownsummits.com/summits To read more STS Articles, please visit here: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles

In this episode of the STS Podcast Ben discusses pastoral overwork with Dr. James Ellis and Micah Lang. We pray the wisdom and experience of these two men challenges and encourages you as you seek to faithfully endure in the marathon work of pastoral ministry. Registration is now open for STS Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut! Click here to register: ⁠smalltownsummits.com⁠

This podcast is a recording of David Pinckney's STS article, "Our Extraordinary Examples". To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit here: www.smalltownsummits.com/summits To read more STS Articles, please visit here: www.smalltownsummits.com/articles

What is central to the Christian church? This is the question Ben and Rick Harrington sit down to answer in this week's STS Podcast. For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here: www.smalltownsummits.com To register for a summit in your state, please visit here: www.smalltownsummits.com/summits

This podcast is a recording of Ben Emberley's STS article, " Weeping With Those Who Weep: The Opportunity of Funerals " To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit ⁠⁠www. Smalltownsummits.com/summits⁠⁠ To read more STS Articles, please visit: ⁠⁠www. Smalltownsummits.com/articles⁠⁠

On this week's episode of the STS Podcast, Ben has a fruitful discussion with Nathan Peets and Josh Moore about the importance of a gospel shaped liturgy in the church. We pray that this podcast helps renew your love of the Sunday morning gathering of the saints. For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here: www.smalltownsummits.com To register for a summit in your sta...

This podcast is a recording of Shawn Carpenter's STS article, ⁠"Our Extraordinary Sacrifice". ⁠ To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit ⁠www. Smalltownsummits.com/summits⁠ To read more STS Articles, please visit: ⁠www. Smalltownsummits.com/articles⁠

In this episode, we share the audio from a breakout session at STS Connecticut '23 with Nathan Tharel Called, "Sermon Application in Small Places." We hope this episode is an encouragement and a blessing to you. For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.smalltownsummits.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To partner with us financially, give here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smalltownsummits...

This podcast is a recording of Andy Engert's STS article, "Christian, Are You Called to Counsel?" To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit: www. Smalltownsummits.com/summits To read more STS Articles, please visit: www. Smalltownsummits.com/articles

In this episode of the STS Podcast, Ben has a wonderful conversation with Zach Vaughn about the importance of theology in the local church. We hope this conversation encourages you to create a culture of rich theology in your church, unified in the person and work of Christ. For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit here: www.smalltownsummits.com To partner with us financially, plea...

This podcast is a recording of Micah Lang's STS article, " Our Extraordinary Minister - Hebrews 8. " To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit: ⁠Smalltownsummits.com/summits⁠ To read more STS Articles, please visit: ⁠Smalltownsummits.com/articles

In this episode of the STS Podcast, Ben discusses the challenges, joys, and opportunities of women's discipleship in the small town context with Elizabeth Pinckney and Charla DeJager. We pray their wisdom and experience in women's discipleship both challenges and encourages you as you seek to build up the women in your church for the glory of God. For more information on Small Town Summits, please...

This podcast is a recording of Stephen Witmer's STS article, "Five Guiding Principles of Small Town Summits" . To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit: Smalltownsummits.com/summits To read more STS Articles, please visit: Smalltownsummits.com/articles

In this episode, Ben sits down to talk with a few of our STS Partners about the often overlooked value of preaching cohorts. We hope this episode encourages you to consider leading a preaching cohort of your own. For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.smalltownsummits.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This podcast episode is the recording of Tim Count's STS article, "Four Blessings to Ask God For in 2025" . To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit: Smalltownsummits.com/summits To read more STS Articles, please visit: Smalltownsummits.com/articles

In this episode of the STS Podcast, Ben sits down with Connecticut pastor and STS partner, Jordan Brown. Ben and Jordan discuss heading the call to pastoral ministry, training others to become pastors, and staying faith to the call to pastor for the long haul. For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here: www.smalltownsummits.com To partner with us financially, give he...

This episode is a recording of Jordan Brown's STS article “⁠ Our Extraordinary Priest ”⁠. To register for the 2025 summit in your state, please visit ⁠www.smalltownsummits.com/summits⁠ . To read more STS Articles, please visit ⁠www.smalltownsummits.com/articles⁠ .

In the season 7 premiere of the podcast, Ben is joined by STS President Stephen Witmer and Vice-President David Pinckney to discuss new initiatives made possible by God's wonderful and provisional grace. We pray that this episode will excite you for what God is doing through STS and ministry workers all over New England! For more information on Small Town Summits, please visit our website here: ⁠⁠...

In this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Ben and Stephen talk with Andy Engert about our 2025 Summits entitles, "Called to Counsel." We’re praying this will serve pastors in their counseling and also equip lay leaders. We hope you’ll save the date and make plans to join us for a summit next year!

This episode is a recording of Micah Lang's STS article "Finding Balance as a Bivocational Pastor" . To register for a 2025 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com . To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles .

In this episode, we share the audio from a breakout session at STS Vermont. Gospel ministry is to be done everywhere. From the big cities to the small village, ministry workers are to be about the business of spreading the gospel in whatever context they find themselves in. But what does gospel ministry look like in the small places of rural New England? That is the question Lyandon Warren answers...

This episode is a recording of Joel Sedam’s STS article “ Our Extraordinary Path” . To register for the 2025 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits . To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles .

In this episode of the Small Town Summit Podcast, Ben talks with Joel Littlefield about the need for pastors to cultivate fellowship with other local pastors. Joel reminds pastors that rather than being afraid to show their weaknesses, they should embrace one another for mutual encouragement and brotherly love. If you are a pastor struggling with isolation or loneliness, we hope this episode is an...

This episode is a recording of Joel Sedam's STS article "The Job Assignment" . To register for the 2024 summit in your state, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/summits . To read more STS Articles, please visit www.smalltownsummits.com/articles .