--- title: Rural Ministries date: 2019-10-31T16:44:00+00:00 author: Jacob Hilton canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/rural-ministries" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - Rural Ministries # Rural Ministries #### To see the countryside served by missional communities who are grace filled, God empowered and contextually relevant. [ ![Screenshot of Rural Ministries](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) Visit resource ](http://www.ruralministries.org.uk/home "Visit Rural Ministries") Rural Ministries exist to provide support, guidance and renewed energy for churches and pioneers working in rural communities across the UK. **Their services include:**- Encourage, equip and enable rural churches in mission - Networking practitioners, pioneers and rural churches together in similar situations - Offering spiritual and practical support from our experienced staff - Providing pump-priming resources for mission and church planting - Teaching, training and raising the profile of rural mission and related issues - Leadership development, specifically tailored to those working in the rural context - Hosting an annual conference for all our partners, as a time of teaching, sharing, refreshment and encouragement - Being the first point of contact for those looking to serve in a rural context - Offering independent advice when problems arise - Helping rural churches identify and call core leaders - Providing an evangelical voice into many of the main line denominations, on challenges faced by rural congregations [ Visit resource ](http://www.ruralministries.org.uk/home) ### Featured Resources [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Rural Ministries To see the countryside served by missional communities who are grace filled, God empowered and… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/rural-ministries) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Village Hope Encouraging evangelism in rural Britain. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/village-hope) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Hope Countryside Our aim is to mobilise and resource prayer for rural Britain. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/hope-countryside) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Nicodemus: Foundational Specialist… This course from Nicodemus aims to equip with core skills to lead people in progressive mentoring… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/nicodemus-foundational-specialist-mentoring-course) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Frural-ministries) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Rural%20Ministries&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Frural-ministries) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Frural-ministries&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Frural-ministries&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Frural-ministries) Topics [Rural communities](/great-commission/rural) #### What is the Engel scale? 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