FIRST-PERSON: The blessings of pastoring a rural church
In August of last year, I packed up my belongings to move from upstate South Carolina to a small rural town right along the S.C.-N.C. state line in Lancaster County. I had previously been working on the facilities team at a large Southern Baptist church in Greenville, S.C., where the church membership exceeded 2,000. The facilities job opened many opportunities for me and allowed me to get my foot in the door of ministry.
