What does ‘Relaunch’ mean to a small church? (PRG Webinar)

Featured Guest: The Rev. Allen Stanton, Chief of Mission Integration and Outreach at the University of Tennessee Southern

Relaunch can be different for a small church or church located in a rural area. When our experiences and context are different, how can we prepare to respond? We want to hear directly from your experience. Join us this time to hear from Allen Stanton, author of Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021) and an opportunity for us to answer your questions!

*All attendees will receive a 30% discount code for ordering his book directly from the publisher.

Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ul4gOzyVRuGTG5kRpZP41w

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The Rev. Allen Stanton is the Chief of Mission Integration and Outreach at the University of Tennessee Southern, where he also serves as the Executive Director of the Turner Center for Rural Vitality. There, he works to cultivate a thriving rural ecosystem by fostering social entrepreneurship, workforce development, and expanding access to healthcare. A significant part of Allen’s work focuses on equipping and supporting rural congregations and faith based organizations as they seek to lead rural economic development. Previously, Allen served as the inaugural Rural Faith Communities Fellow at NC State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues, and as a rural pastor in North Carolina. He is the author of Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), which explores how rural congregations can act as anchor institutions to lead economic and community development. Allen is an ordained elder in the Western North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, and holds degrees from Wake Forest University and Duke University.