“Church planting in the Western Plains is generally not a high-profile, money attracting endeavor.Why would someone in a city of three million, for example, be concerned about a town of around twenty thousand, let alone one of two or three thousand? That’s what we’re dealing with here in the Western plains.” Read more»
Yet another Old Calvinism Calvinist fleeing the city. 🙂
This is a very important place, one of the biggest “cities” in NE Wyoming (I’ve been in that area). A good example of how geographical considerations sometimes can override a purely “population-centered” mindset. Gillette forms a hub that can be used to reach out to people in other close towns like Buffalo, Newcastle, Sundance, etc. I think we need to take these rural areas, the so-called “blank spaces” on the map, more into consideration when we consider how to best reach this country for Christ!
Other examples of towns/”cities” that are very important for their geographical area, despite not being really that big (future ideas for church planting? 😉 ):
– Havre, MT
– North Platte, NB
– Minot, ND
– Elko, NV
– Grand Junction, CO
Amen!
As a native “small city” westerner, I’ll wholeheartedly echo Dr. Clark’s “Amen!”
(Just a small technical correction – it’s North Platte, NE-braska [NB = New Brunswick, Canada]
Thanks for the correction, Phil! You got me this time – I’m usually very careful about my writing! 😀