The Rural Church Podcast 2.0

What if much of what we’ve called “success” in ministry… isn’t success at all? In this sermon from Matthew 28:16–20, Pastor Randall Easter reflects on decades of evangelistic zeal—hundreds of professions, countless baptisms—and the haunting realization that many were never truly discipled. Jesus didn’t command us to chase numbers. He didn’t commission us to manufacture decisions. He commanded us t...

What does it truly mean for a church to be  healthy ? In this sermon, Pastor Jacob Robinson walks through Titus 1–2 to uncover a biblical vision for the local church—one that goes far beyond numbers, programs, or reputation. A healthy church is not defined by cultural standards or labels, but by God’s Word. He explores three essential marks of a healthy church: Led Strongly  by qualified, godly el...

Here's the final episode with Cody Torres of Proclaiming Christ Ministries. In this episode, he and pastor Allen discuss how God has used the street preaching ministry to bear fruit at By the Word Baptist Church in Azle, TX. You will be excited about what God is doing! Then, they discuss the nuts and bolts of street preaching and you can pursue something like this in your own home town.

What’s really wrong with the world? It’s not just broken systems, natural disasters, or bad circumstances. The problem runs deeper. From Genesis 3, we see the truth clearly: the fundamental issue is sin in the human heart. In this episode, we unpack the devastating results of the fall: Information  – the awareness that something is wrong Expiration  – spiritual death and separation from God Separa...

This is part 2 of our series with Cody Torres of Proclaiming Christ Ministries. In this episode we see how God moved Cody into street preaching and the things he has learned long the way.

Pastor Allen is joined by Cody Torres of Proclaiming Christ Ministries for a 3-part series on street preaching. In this episode, they address the pointed question: Is street preaching actually biblical? Find out for yourself! You will also be encouraged by hearing how God saved Cody by His sovereign grace.

This is from our Wednesday Night Teaching Series: What is a Reformed Baptist?

This is from our Wednesday Night Series: What is a Reformed Baptist?

Pastor Allen is joined by Justin Miller, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Puxico, MO. They talk about Pastor Justin's journey into being a confessionally reformed baptist. They give encouragement to pastors and discuss why Christ is worthy of a healthy church.

In this episode, Pastor Allen talks about Ephesians 5:15-17 and how Christians should consider the time the Lord has given them. This is not a pre-recorded sermon or teaching, but a podcasting plea to consider our walk. You can find out more about Providence Baptist Church at ProvidenceBaptistAR.com.

This week Pastor Nick White joins us to discuss his new book The Church Born in Preaching ( click here ). Nick and Allen talk about the necessity of preaching, its power, and how God uses it to reform His churches, save lost sinners, and bring glory to Jesus Christ.

What are the keys of the kingdom? Who has them? How are they exercised? This and more in this week's episode of The Rural Church Podcast 2.0

If God has decreed whatsoever comes to pass, and He has!, why should His people pray? In this episode, we discuss 5 reasons.

Part 2 of the Confessions of Faith discussion. From our Wednesday Night Teaching Series: What is a Reformed Baptist?

Pastor Allen is joined by his oldest two daughters and they discuss a Facebook post about how our worship ought to be "otherworldly" and the angry pushback received! This is a fun episode with a serious point. We hope you find it edifying! See more about our church at ProvidenceBaptistAR.com or https://www.youtube.com/@ProvidenceBaptistAR

Really grateful to have the opportunity to interview David Knight of ExposittheWord.com on his brand new and excellent book What it Means to Be a Christian: The Truth about the Gospel and Real Faith. Check out the book here: exposittheword.com/book

Should your church have a confession of faith? It already does! Whether it's on paper or not. This is from our Wednesday Night teaching series on "What is a Reformed Baptist?"

Pastor Allen is joined by Benjamin Allen who is the man behind The Confessional Baptist social media page on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Benjamin and Allen discuss a collection of topics including deacon ministry, Reformed Baptist unity, and the vision and purpose behind The Confessional Baptist. Check them out on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/theconfessionalbaptist

Pastor Allen walks through 5 kinds of pastors he has known in 20 years of ministry who are not seeing the church rightly. Is this being arrogant or a serious plea for faithfulness? Listen and decide!

Periodically we publish a sermon on the R.C.P. This week is Acts 2:21, "The Open Gate of Salvation", by Pastor Allen Nelson highlighting that there is a sincere and well meant offer of the gospel that should go out to all.

This was such a great discussion with Austin Chaney hearing about his testimony, his love for the Lord and His church, and then his new work in Bible Rebinding. You can find out on the show how to contact him or also go to their Etsy page here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GloryBoundBibles

Pastor Allen is joined again by Gunner Madewell. They discuss what a true church is as well as too many professing Christians "not knowing what they don't know" when it comes to life in a healthy church. Christ is worthy of a healthy church!

The RCP is delighted to have Pastor Danny Thursby back on the show once again! This time to discuss the office of Deacon. Is it an office? What is its function? Why does it matter? This was a great discussion on church polity. Toward the end of the episode, Danny gave an update on his daughter Opal. You can pray for her and support her by checking out this link: http://givesendgo.com/opalsky

This week, Pastor Allen is joined by Pastor Dewey Dovel from the Pacific Northwest.  Dewey serves as an elder at  Emmanuel Reformed Baptist Church in SeaTac, Washington  (emmanuelreformedbaptist.org). This episode is a  Table Talk  in the truest sense— various and sundry  topics served up like a  Baptist potluck of conversation . From what it means to be a Reformed Baptist, to the value of Sunday...

Today's episode is a sermon preached by Pastor Allen in December of 2025 from Matthew 6:10 on advancing the Kingdom of Christ. How is it advanced? Will you pray "Thy Kingdom Come" in 2026 and beyond?