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Wow, ch 6 has some great words. It brought me thoughts of how much I love my rural church. I didn't appreciate it as fully when I was younger, but after going to bigger churches and services that are part concerts, I appreciate the simplicity and the earnestness of my church. And that's only from a few a paragraphs of this chapter. It and ch 5 really brought me around on this book!

First part of CH6 works to explain that defining church success by numbers leaves out much of how God acts in people's lives. Of course he then lists off a series of successful rural churches by... congregation numbers. I like the premise though.

Ch 5 Praying with Chickens is easily my favorite thus far! It felt like a solid commentary on the challenge and time commitment involved in prayer.