Andy is the Lead Teaching and Vision Pastor for a rural multisite network of churches based out of Hutchinson, Ks, called CrossPoint Church. His volunteer role with the North American Mission Board regarding rural strategies and his role as the volunteer State Director of Evangelism for the Kansas Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists places him in the perfect spot to be aware of and move the needle for rural ministry in North America. Andy is the author of several books and has spoken extensively on leadership and rural ministry, you can find out more information at his landing page: andyaddis.com.

Our guest Mark is the senior director of Replant and rural ministry at the North American Mission Board. He has over 40 years of experience in planting and replanting churches across North America. He and his wife Jill live in Basehor, Kansas where he serves a pastor of the newly replanted Linwood Baptist.