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Rural and Small Town Community Outreach Strategies

Rural and Small Town Community Outreach Strategies. Rev. Dr. Lee Hagan Interim Director, Rural and Small Town Mission Senior Pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Concordia, Missouri. There is still hope…. “and hope does not disappoint us” Romans 5:5

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Rural and Small Town Community Outreach Strategies

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  1. Rural and Small Town Community Outreach Strategies Rev. Dr. Lee Hagan Interim Director, Rural and Small Town Mission Senior Pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Concordia, Missouri

  2. There is still hope… • “and hope does not disappoint us” • Romans 5:5 • Congregations in rural areas and small towns have exactly what the world needs.

  3. What Does the World Need?

  4. What Does the World Need?

  5. What Does the World Need?

  6. What Does the World Need?

  7. What Does the World Need?

  8. What Does the World Need?

  9. Communities Are Changing

  10. Communities Are Changing

  11. Communities Are Changing

  12. Communities Are Changing

  13. Communities Are Changing

  14. Communities Are Changing

  15. Communities Are Changing

  16. Community Demographics Lutheran Church Extension Fund provides community demographics information. This can be incredibly helpful for analyzing the changes taking place in your community and identifying needs.

  17. Identify Community Needs • Talk to people in the know • School superintendent • Hospital administrator • Mayor • Chamber of commerce • County Commissioner • Sheriff • Realtors • Bankers • County health department

  18. What are the things your congregation does well? • Mid-week Program • Vacation Bible School • Caring for needs • Fix-it jobs • Youth • Older Adults

  19. Working Together for Communities • LCMS congregations • Schools • Lutheran agencies • Civic Organizations • Governmental Agencies • Businesses

  20. Ideas for Community Engagement • Food/Clothing Bank • Health Screenings • Childcare • Housing • Vocational training • English as Learned Language • Tutoring Program • Counseling Services • Former Prisoner Reintegration • Community Service Projects • Support Groups (AA, Grief, Divorce) • Law Workshop on Legal Immigration

  21. Good Shepherd – Fremont, NE • Partnership with Lutheran Services of Nebraska to provide a Family Boutique (including pre-natal and parenting classes).

  22. Creative Ideas that Fit Time and Place • Community Meals • Summer children’s events • Mother’s Day Out • Grace Day • Halloween/ • Reformation Events • Living Nativity • Christmas Party/Gifts • Hunters’ Breakfast/Blessing • Health Fair • Community Work Days • Parenting Classes • Mother’s/Father’s Day Events • Mentoring Programs • Senior Day Care

  23. Rural and Small Town Mission PO Box 719 • 205 S. Main St. Concordia, MO haganlee@aol.com amy.gerdts@lcms.org www.lcms.org/rstm

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