{"id":796,"date":"2017-09-06T10:37:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T14:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.smalltownjesus.com.php7-32.phx1-2.websitetestlink.com\/?p=770"},"modified":"2017-09-06T10:37:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T14:37:20","slug":"three-challenges-small-town-ministry-donnie-griggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smalltownjesus.com\/three-challenges-small-town-ministry-donnie-griggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Challenges of Small Town Ministry &#8211; Donnie Griggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I wrote an article for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gospel Coalition<\/a>\u00a0and in this article, I wrote about some of the challenges that I faced leading a church in a small town. My hope is that you\u2019d be able to relate to and learn from our experiences whether you are planting a church or working\u00a0to strengthen an existing church in a small town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/3-challenges-of-small-town-ministry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read the full article and feel free to come back to share with us and other readers your own challenges that you might be facing.<\/p>\n<p>What challenges have you encountered when doing ministry in your small town? Share with us in the comment section below and perhaps we\u2019ll cover your challenges in upcoming blogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I wrote an article for\u00a0The Gospel Coalition\u00a0and in this article, I wrote about some of the challenges that I faced leading a church in a small town. 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