
2023 Faculty
June 5-9: Ministering in the Town and Country Church
Ron Klassen, Barney Wells, and Adam Kipp
June 12-16: Leading the Town and Country Church
Marty Giese, Ron Klassen, and Barney Wells

Dr. Ron Klassen
- Executive Director, RHMA
- Former small-town pastor in Nebraska and Oklahoma
- Doctorate in town and country ministry
- Director, Town and Country Training (TACT) Program
- Author, with special focus on rural ministry

Dr. Barney Wells
- Graduate and Seminary Dean, Associate Professor of Bible and Ministry, Lincoln Christian University
- Pastored a country church for 34 years
- Doctorate in town and country ministry
- Town and Country Training (TACT) Program architect and consultant
- Author, with special focus on rural ministry

Dr. Marty Giese
- President, Oak Hills Christian College, Bemidji, Minnesota
- Grew up on a grain farm in western Minnesota
- Longtime small-town pastor
- Co-author of Leading Through Change: Shepherding the Town and Country Church in a New Era

Dr. Adam Kipp
- RHMA Executive Director Designate
- Doctoral focus on town and country ministry
- Longtime small-town pastor