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July 29, 2024

Growing Together Podcast: Rural Church Planting

Corey Pelton, the new Rural Church Planting Director for MNA, joins Growing Together to share his experience developing rural churches in Southern Appalachia and discuss the unique needs and challenges of ministry in small-town America. He offers insights on how churches and presbyteries can effectively engage in rural church planting and provides guidance for those considering this important work.

 

Learn more about Corey’s ministry at Rural Church Development in Southern Appalachia: https://www.ruralchurchdevelopment.com/expectations

Chris is a church planter and leader from Lancaster, PA. He married his wife Janet in 1982 and settled in Wisconsin 35 years ago. After completing seminary and pursuing a Ph.D., he assisted with a church plant in Milwaukee before planting Cornerstone Church in Waukesha in 1992. He served as senior pastor for 26 years and has been involved in church planting and credentialing in Northern Illinois and Wisconsin Presbyteries. He is the former Director of the On Wisconsin Network and the founder of NXTGEN Pastors, which trains mentors for pastoral health. Chris is also on the board of The Midwest Alliance and Flourish Coaching. Chris currently serves as MNA Church Planting and Vitality Coordinator. He and Janet have been married for 40 years and have three children and three grandchildren.