I highly recommend this book to anyone who is open to learning about the huge gospel needs in rural America and who may also be excited to learn about the fulfilling potential of ministry in the “unremembered” places of our country.

Rev. Brian S. Wechsler
Director Emeritus, Village Missions

The Forgotten Church

Why Rural Ministry Matters for Every Church in America.

Winner of Christianity Today's Award of Merit for The Church/Pastoral Leadership 2018.

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About the Book

Is the church becoming polarized too?

We’d like to believe disunity is just a political problem, but division and discord infect our churches as well. The reality is that rural and urban churches typically know plenty of stereotypes about one another but have few actual relationships with one another.

As a result, there’s little interaction between the two groups. Rural churches end up isolated and lack the resources they need, while urban and suburban churches miss out on the wisdom of their rural brothers and sisters.

The Forgotten Church analyzes how we got here, how to move forward, and what we can learn from one another along the way. It will teach you the truth about rural culture and spiritual life, as well as the history, strengths, and challenges of today’s rural church. We cannot afford to live our separate church lives anymore. It’s time to embrace one another and work together as one body. If we cannot find a way to stand together, we will fail alone.

Winner of Christianity Today's Award of Merit for The Church/Pastoral Leadership 2018.

Whether it’s because of the 2016 Presidential election or books like “Hillbilly Elegy,” Americans are beginning to understand the tremendous influence people in rural areas have in our nation. But rural America—not urban America—is also the new center of poverty. Thus, the rural church stands at the crossroads of strength and struggle. It carries the gospel, the very hope and power needed. Yet its ministry efforts are hamstrung because urban and suburban churches often don’t realize their need for rural churches, and the rural church itself rarely understands its unique assets and values. The Forgotten Church addresses these problems and:

  • provides an overview of rural ministry
  • explores opportunities recent trends provide
  • showcases the remarkable benefits of suburban, urban, and rural churches working together

This book is essential for any pastor—whether from the city or the sticks—because we are one body and we need each other.

Old Rural Church

Praise From Readers

If you are looking for some awesome, knowledgeable people to work with, these are the guys I highly recommend. Their friendliness and result-driven approach is what I love about them.

John Doe
Designation

Many thanks to Glenn Daman for authoring this personal and informative review of the too-often-overlooked rural arena of church ministry. While the history of this field is rich with sentiments of life in a simpler time, its current challenges are complex, and our response is critical. Glenn writes convincingly as a farmer and pastor — his message is as timely as the harvest is ready!

Jim Carlson
Former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Bible Mission
Former President of Montana Bible College

As one who married a farmer’s daughter and came to love the rural community from which she came, I recognize the wisdom of Glenn Daman’s book. Rural ministry doesn’t get the attention that urban ministry does, but the need is huge and the insights in The Forgotten Church point the way to faithful and effective service along countless two-laned roads.

Marshall Shelley
Director of the Doctor of Ministry at Denver Seminary
Contributing editor of CTpastors.com