Brent Lacy

The Rural Think Tank

Religion EN ↓ 109 episodes

The Rural Think Tank (ruralthinktank.com) has articles, demographics, and resources to help encourage ministry workers in Rural Ministry

Author

Brent Lacy

Category

Religion

Podcast website

ruralthinktank.com

Latest episode

Mar 30, 2026

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Episodes

Rural Think Tank Episode 62: Roots of the Early Church: Stephen 29.12.2024

This message is part of a series on the roots of the early New Testament church given 7/7/24 at Eugene Methodist church. Eugene is a small town in Western Indiana. It is the type of town that eht Rural Ministry Think Tank exists to serve. Want to find out more? Comment on this episode and we will be in touch.

Rural Think Tank Episode 60: Roots of the Early Church: Simon the Magician 23.12.2024

This message is part of a series on the roots of the Early New Testament Church given at Eugene Methodist church 7/21/24. Eugene is a small town in Western Indiana that is exactly the kind of town that the Rural Ministry Thinktank exists to serve. Would you like to find out more? Comment on this episode, and we will be in touch.

Rural Think Tank Episode 59: Roots of the Early Church : Philip 23.12.2024

This is from a message given at Eugene Methodist Church 7/28/24 as part of a series looking at the roots of the New Testament Church. Eugene is a small town in Western Indiana that is exacty the type of town that is served by the efforts of the Rural Ministry Think Tank. Would you like to find out more? Comment on this episode, and we will be in touch.

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 58: Why do bad things happen to good people? 10.05.2022

This message was given at Eugene United Methodist Church on the passage of Luke 13:1-9, centering around the question of "Why do bad things happen to good people?"

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 57: Harsh Words. 02.05.2022

This message was given at Eugene United Methodist church, based on a focal passage of Luke 13:31-35

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 56: Gospel Advancing Ministry 25.04.2022

This message was given at Victory Baptist in Clinton, IN on the benchmarks of a gospel advancing ministry. The focal passage is from Romans 10:8-13 If you want to know more about the resources mentioned, go to https://www.dare2share.org/gospel-advancing-ministry/

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 55: Transfigured. 19.04.2022

This is a message given at Victory Baptist in Clinton, Indiana on the Transfiguration as recounted in Luke 9

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 54: Resurrection 13.04.2022

This is a message given at Eugene United Methodist Church on Paul's defense of the Resurrection. The focal passage is 1 Corinthians 15: 35-38 42-50

Rural Thinktank Episode 53: Back to Basics. 07.04.2022

This is a message given at Eugene United Methodist church on 1 Corinthians 15. It looks at the basic foundations of our faith. 

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 52: Gifted (Part 2 of 2) 01.04.2022

The first part of this series is located here : https://anchor.fm/ruralthinktank/episodes/Rural-Thinktank-Podcast-Episode-51-Gifted-Part-1-e1g9rle This is part 2 of a 2 part message series given at Victory Baptist Church in Clinton Indiana titled "Gifted" based on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 51: Gifted (Part 1) 26.03.2022

This is part 1 of a 2 part message series given at Victory Baptist Church in Clinton Indiana titled "Gifted" based on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 50: Which entry are you paying attention to? 04.04.2021

This message is from 3/28/21 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ near Westville, Illinois. It takes a look at the Triumphal Entry of Jesus on Palm Sunday, plcing it in hisorical context of other things occurring at the same time. What are you paying attention to?

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 49: What's Your Story? 24.03.2021

This message is from 3/21/21 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ near Westville, Illinois. It takes a look at the blind man Jesus healed on the sabbath. It encourages you to examine your story as well. 

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 48: Who Are You, Really? 17.03.2021

This is a message given on 3/14/2021 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ, based out of Ezekiel 37, urging you to consider your identity. 

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 47: Does it look like the Neighborhood? 22.02.2021

This message was given 2/21/2021 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ in Westville, IL. 

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 46: Foundational Issues for a Healthy Church 25.01.2021

This message was given 1/24/21 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ near Westville, Illinois. 

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 45: Do You Want to Be Well? 19.01.2021

This message was given 1/17/21 at Morey Chapel Church of Christ near Westville, IL This message takes a fresh look at the 10 lepers that Jesus healed. 

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 44: Welcome to 2021! Live From Bloomingdale, Indiana! 19.01.2021

Welcome to 2021! This message was given at Bloomingdale Christian Church on 1/3/21.  This message addresses the "one job" we have as belivers. 

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 43: Intro to Alternative Social Media, and the new Mission Field it Presents 06.12.2020

In light of some of the free speech issues that seem to be arising on major social media platforms, this episode looks at some of alternatives that have arisen in the last couple years. We address the opportunities that might be presented for expansion of the Kingdom. We look at the positives and negatives of each platform as an alternative to the major existing social media monopolies.  Some...

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 42: What can the business world teach churches from the CoVID 19 response? 02.06.2020

This episode looks at things that Churches can learn from how businesses adapted to the changes brought on by the CoVID 19 Response. 

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 41: Foundations for Equipping Parents in Keeping Your Kids Safe Online 30.05.2020

This episode looks at some foundational issues in training parents to keep their kids safe online.  Some of the resources mentioned: Circle - https://meetcircle.com/ Bark - https://www.bark.us/?ref=WCKZNJZ (Disclosure Note: I am a Bark Affiliate) Amazon Freetime Unlimited - https://www.amazon.com/ftu/home?_encoding=UTF8&crid=B387P7WF3RMF&dchild=1&keywords=freetime%20unlimited&...

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 41: Continuing Online Church Services in the Post Covid world 21.05.2020

This episode talks about what resources are available to churches to enable them to continue streaming church services as they start to physically re-open.  Some resources mentioned:  Mevo Cameras - https://mevo.com/ Church.online https://churchonlineplatform.com/ Faithlife Streaming - https://livestream.faithlife.com/ New Book resources: http://amazon.com/author/brentlacy

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 40: How can churches become a vital part of the community in the Post-Covid world? 19.05.2020

This episode discusses things that churches can do to become a vital part of their community as restrictions begin to lift in our communities.  New Book resources: http://amazon.com/author/brentlacy

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 39: The Post-Covid Church. 14.05.2020

This episode discusses some things that we are going to need to consider in the church as our communities begin to recover from the Covid-19 crisis.   New Book resources: http://amazon.com/author/brentlacy

Rural Thinktank Podcast Episode 38: Hiatus, New Resources, and the Start of "Post-Covid-19 Discussions" 12.05.2020

This episode talks about what has happened at the Rural Thinktank during the last month. Where were we? What new resources are both here, and on the way. It also begins the discussion of things that churches should start to discuss in the Post Covid-19 world.  New Book resources: http://amazon.com/author/brentlacy

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