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Around the Table With Nothing To Add12 comments

waddey wrote 5 days ago: I always feel like the odd man out when sitting around a table with other pastors or denominational … more »

Tags: Preacher

Absent and Accounted For2 comments

waddey wrote 2 weeks ago: One of the things that is so cool about pastoring a small rural church is the fact that people reall … more »

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The Ministry of the Dunk Tank!6 comments

waddey wrote 2 weeks ago: Ahhh, the 4th of July in Cottage Grove. Parades, games, bluegrass, barbecue, greased pigs, and fire … more »

Tags: The Cottage Grove File

The Rural Church Story of a Singing Cowboy5 comments

waddey wrote 3 weeks ago: Well, besides being the worlds best cowboy vacation Bible school song singer, Stacy is Cottage Grov … more »

Tags: The Cottage Grove File

Good Article

waddey wrote 1 month ago: Les Puryear posted this a few days ago.  I found that I could relate to it.  Maybe you can too.  … more »

What Is Right About Rural and Small Church3 comments

waddey wrote 1 month ago: I enjoyed the Apollo 13 movie so much that I have seen it several times.  One scene in particular s … more »

Merging Challenges with Faith and Resolve8 comments

waddey wrote 1 month ago: I got this from Ed Stetzer’s blog www.edstetzer.com  Pay close attention to Brad Waggoner … more »

Tags: Preacher

Seminary Never Prepared Me For Banana Pudding1 comment

waddey wrote 2 months ago: I love banana pudding.  It could verge on being a vice.  I mentally prepare myself before church … more »

EmergingRural

Chad wrote 2 months ago: I think Mr. Duke is right. Nearly 90% of American churches are average less than 100 members each … more »

Tags: church, Conversation, Emergent, Emerging, Rural

A Little Whine Please / edited version16 comments

waddey wrote 2 months ago: This is an edited version of an earlier post. It was edited b/c I misinterpreted information that I … more »

Pastors Near Pastures2 comments

wdennisgriffith wrote 2 months ago: The following words, along with Francis Schaeffer’s No Little People, were helpful to me when … more »

Tags: leadership, graffiti, Ministry, church, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors, Small Church, A.A. Hodge

My Buddy3 comments

waddey wrote 2 months ago: Everyone needs a someone to call their buddy sometimes. This is our Buddy. . . really, his name i … more »

Tags: The Cottage Grove File

God, Guns, and Ecclesiastical Elitism6 comments

waddey wrote 2 months ago: The following is an excerpt from a speech given by Senator Obama:  You go into these small towns in … more »

Helen: Another Rural Church Story

waddey wrote 3 months ago: If Helen were a country song, she would be “Rhinestone Cowboy”. . . . or cowgirl in this … more »

Tags: The Cottage Grove File

Pick a Reason!2 comments

waddey wrote 3 months ago: Spring has sprung here in West TN.  The flowers are blooming and the trees are budding.  It is qu … more »

A World Without The Rural Church2 comments

waddey wrote 3 months ago: I just got back from Brentwood where I met with 9 other guys to discuss the health of the rural chur … more »

Rural Church Affinity Team2 comments

waddey wrote 3 months ago: Tomorrow I am taking a trip to our State Convention office to meet with 8 other people to discuss th … more »

A Little History Please!4 comments

waddey wrote 3 months ago: This is Sue.  She is holding my eldest daughter.  She also holds a wealth of information about … more »

In Charge Part Deux!2 comments

waddey wrote 4 months ago:     Don’t be fooled. Underneath those puffy cheeks, pouting lips, button nose, and dream … more »


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