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Study guide for “Innovations in rural ministry”
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By: Robert C. Blezard|

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Study guide for “Innovations in rural ministry”

Across the ELCA, rural ministries are thriving in new ways

Innovation is in bloom across the rural reaches of the ELCA, and perhaps nothing exemplifies that better than a new food ministry in Iowa. The Western Iowa Synod calls it the Pig Project, and it’s gotten nearly 2 tons of ground pork into food pantries around the synod.

Download a five-page study guide for “Innovations in rural ministry,” which appeared in the winter 2025 print issue of Living Lutheran. A copy of the article is included in the download. You can also access the guide by clicking on “Download Now” in the “Study Guide” box to the right. 

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Robert C. Blezard

Robert C. Blezard is pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aberdeen, Md., and editor of Living Lutheran's study guides. Previously he served as an assistant to the bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod.

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