How well do you know your community and the people in it?
I originally posted this article by Chuck Lawless on Anglicans Ablaze on February 26, 2015, the same date it was posted on Thom Rainer's blog. I ran across it again while doing demographic research on Benton, Kentucky, and Marshall County, Kentucky online this morning. I was searching for a breakdown of past censuses of Benton and Marshall County by religious affiliation. The article suggests 10 different ways that we can get to know the community in which a church is located and the people in that community. This knowledge is critical to understanding the cultural landscape of the community and to reaching and engaging the community's unchurched population. The article is a useful one not only for church planters but also for pastors seeking to revitalize or replant an existing church. The comment section also contains suggestions for reading a community.
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