Rural Churches and Change: Why Are We Here?
Today, we kick off a four-week series on churches and faith in rural America. Our first essay is by Pastor Erik Carlson, who wrote about leading a rural church through a season of change.
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Rural MN Fellows Discuss Agriculture
On April 23 and 24, the twelve clergy members in the Collegeville Institute’s Rural Minnesota Fellows Program met at Saint John’s Abbey Guesthouse for two days of meetings on issues related to agriculture.
Seeing the Farm Through a Glass Darkly
A vivid poem by former Resident Scholar Nancy Corson Carter, reprinted from her recently published chapbook Sunday Dinner at the Farm.
New Grant to Focus on Clergy Leadership in Rural Minnesota
The new grant program, generously funded by the Lilly Endowment, will address neglected issues of rural Minnesota by investing in local clergy leadership.
Inside the Institute, February 2017
Check out Volume 11, Issue 1 of Inside the Institute (pdf), which features a new grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., an announcement about the Collegeville Institute's 50th Anniversary, and new staff members introductions.
