How does your congregation make decisions? If you were designing a structure for a church in 2024 is this what you would design? How can we utilize the gifts and skills in each congregation to make the best decisions?

The Rev. Phillip Blackburn has been ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) since 2003. He has served congregations from 175 to 4,000 members and is currently the director of of the Thriving in Rural Ministry program at the University of the Ozarks. This program helps support pastors and ministry leaders in rural congregations in the Presbytery of Arkansa.