Practicing care in rural congregations and communities paperback july 1 2013 by jeanne hoeft author l shannon jung author joretta marshall author 0 more 45 out of 5 stars 17 ratings. Pastoral care in rural communities is different from care in other locales despite these differences rural churches and communities also hold a particular wisdom from which the rest of the church might benefit small towns and rural areas have particular challenges and in seeking to live out the christian life in the midst of those local churches have unique and useful insights into what . Healing and transformative care in the context of rural congregations emphasizes the four themes we have talked about in this text thus far place community leadership and diversity the chapters up to this point highlight the ways in which each of these themes represents something unique about rural ministry they also suggest that these themes are theologically enhanced by our attention . Practicing care in rural congregations and communities reviewed by isabella basco in the united states more than 80 of the people live in cities however more than 80 of the land is rural land most of the churches in the us are in small towns and rural communities. Practicing care in rural congregations and communities by jeanne hoeft l shannon jung and joetta marshall 2013 book published by augsburg fortress publishers view view citation contents buy this book in print summary pastoral care in rural communities is different from care in other locales despite these differences rural churches and communities also hold a particular wisdom