Tagged: rural
The rural dilemma
Encouraging young Christians to live in the countryside can help tackle the biological and spiritual fertility crisis
From rural Mie and back again
How one missionary was led back to his birthplace in rural Mie to help build Christian networks to reach the whole prefecture
Adapting to changing needs for mission in Japan
As the church becomes established in certain areas of Japan, foreign missions should increasingly turn their focus to the 1,640 communities without any church
Rural Japan: Will our generation take up the call?
We’ve reached a stage where mission work in Japan needs to shift its focus to rural areas
Fourteen years on from 2011’s triple disaster
We can learn from Iwate: intentional relational engagement and service within rural communities will open the door to the gospel
Church at your doorstep!
Finding a good church in a rural area can seem impossible. What if we could take church to the people?
God’s team-building to reach a city in the snow
Prayer brings a missionary couple and Japanese church leaders together to reach a town with no church
Dennis Foster’s lasting impact
The 25-year Christian witness of an African American missionary left a community in Yamagata changed
No place is too remote for God
One woman’s generosity and zealous evangelism in 1612 made an extraordinary impact on Izu Oshima
We are the arms of Christ
In two small, rural churches, Celia expected to see loneliness but found connection instead
Survival of rural churches in Japan
On July 5–6, 2016, the 17th Symposium Evangelism in Rural Areas—Self-Sustainability and Solidarity took place...
From Shikoku to Tohoku on a prayer
Prayer played a vital role as God led me to minister to tsunami-ravaged communities in Iwate
Surviving and Thriving in Rural Japan
Few serve on Japan’s final frontier: 1,800 rural areas lack their first church.1 One reason is...
Hanging On, Or Forging On?
Two years ago, the north-east coast of Honshu was devastated by the triple disaster. In...