This issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ provides information about the 2017 National Rural & Small Town Mission Conference, which is scheduled for Nov. 9-11 in Kansas City, Mo., at the Hilton Kansas City Airport Hotel.

Registration is open through Sept. 15. Visit the event page to register online.

The newsletter also offers information about ongoing events and free monthly webinars.

Read September 2017 RSTM newsletter

Visit lcms.org/rstm to learn more about this ministry and the resources it provides. Also, mark your calendars and pray for the following upcoming events offered through RSTM:

  • “Disaster Relief Training” free webinar presented by Rev. Dr. Ross Johnson, director, LCMS Disaster Response — Thursday, Sept. 21, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central time. Visit lcms.org/rstm if you are interested in participating.
  • Engaging Your Community (EYC) event in Wolsey, S.D. — Saturday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central time at St. John Lutheran Church. The LCMS South Dakota District will help with the presentations. View schedule and register online.
  • “Spiritual Warfare” free webinar presented by Dr. Robert H. Bennett, executive director, Luther Academy — Thursday, Oct. 26, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central time. Visit lcms.org/rstm if you are interested in participating.
  • 2017 National Rural & Small Town Mission Conference in Kansas City, Mo., at the Hilton Kansas City Airport – Thursday, Nov. 9, through Saturday, Nov. 11. Keynote speakers include the Rev. Todd Kollbaum, director, LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission; the Rev. Heath Trampe, senior pastor, Faith Lutheran Church, York, Neb.; Benjamin Winchester, senior research fellow, University of Minnesota Extension; and the Rev. Benjamin Meyer, pastor, Hope Lutheran Church, Sunbury, Ohio. More information and online registration can be found at lcms.org/rstm/conference.