{"product_id":"called-to-stay-the-power-of-faithful-presence-in-a-micro-town-paperback","title":"Called to Stay: The Power of Faithful Presence in a Micro-Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone told David Smith he was pastoring a \"small church.\" They were wrong. He was pastoring an average-sized church in an extraordinarily small town -- population 709.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled to Stay is the book David Smith wishes someone had handed him before he and his wife, Tracy, loaded a moving truck for Nucla, Colorado. Drawn from twelve years of ministry in a \"micro-town\" -- a community of fewer than 800 people -- this book names a reality that seminary never prepared him for: rural ministry and micro-town ministry are not the same thing, and the difference will make or break a pastor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith disarming honesty, Smith walks through the four hardest, most necessary lessons he learned: why a pastor's marriage is his first ministry, why patience outperforms ambition, why showing up matters more than showing off, and why saying no might be the most spiritual thing a pastor ever does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven with real stories -- a search-and-rescue helicopter, a parsonage potluck gone sideways, a seven-year \"itch\" that nearly ended it all -- Called to Stay is equal parts memoir, field guide, and love letter to the forgotten places God still calls people to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're serving, or discerning a call to, a church the world has overlooked, this book will remind you: faithfulness in forgotten places is never wasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first chapter and see why staying might be the boldest thing you ever do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55232283640141,"sku":"9798901068717","price":24.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/UQWqCPuiKC9798901068717.webp?v=1793303465","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/called-to-stay-the-power-of-faithful-presence-in-a-micro-town-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}