Town Square Collaborative

06/16/2026

We are so excited! We are 8 days away from our 2nd Annual Rural Ideas Conference.

While working with Ozarks Bookstore, our conference shirts arrived! Thank you to Novel T’s in Pine Bluff, AR for working with us this year. 😊 Ozarks Bookstore will have snacks, shirts, and books picked by conference leaders for sale during the conference.
Novel T's

Our conference program has been sent to the printers and we are excited to see them! Thank you to Davis Printing in Fort Smith, AR for printing our programs again this year.

06/15/2026

Welcome aboard, Arkansas Rural Health Partnership! We are so thrilled for this collaboration!

We are excited to announce that in collaboration with the Town Square Collaborative we are launching a brand new program: Faith in Action, a new pilot program empowering trusted faith leaders in rural Arkansas to serve as Community Health Workers!

Through specialized training and community engagement, participants will help connect neighbors and trusted congregation members to resources, improve health outcomes, and strengthen civic involvement, creating a sustainable, community-led model for rural Arkansas. This program will start in Southeast Arkansas and will evolve to serve all of rural Arkansas as the program grows!

By investing in trusted leaders already embedded within rural communities, Faith in Action moves beyond traditional outreach and builds a sustainable, community-led model for improving health, strengthening connection, and mobilizing collective action! Thank you, Town Square Collective, for your support and partnership!

Learn more on the Town Square Collaborative website!

📲 https://townsquareco.org/community-collaboratives/arhp-partner/

06/12/2026

Check out our senior fellow Allen T. Stanton's article with Dr. Benjamin Durheim. We are so excited to hear these two present at our Rural Ideas Conference later this month!

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a

06/12/2026

We have been working to get ready for the Rural Ideas Conference 2026! We are so excited. Lots of behind-the-scenes, meetings, and creations are happening right now.

06/11/2026

Check out our newest substack article from our Assistant Director of Community & Engagement, Shana Chaplin! We are thrilled to have her write for us and share her insights. Enjoy!
https://open.substack.com/pub/thetownsquarecollaborative/p/what-is-civic-engagement?r=6duxp3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

06/04/2026

Check out our latest Substack article, written by one of our Senior Fellows, Brad Roth. Going live at 12pm CT!
https://open.substack.com/pub/thetownsquarecollaborative/p/seeing-the-beauty-of-rural?r=6duxp3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

05/31/2026

TODAY is the final day to register for the 2026 Rural Ideas Conference! ⏰
Registration officially closes tonight at midnight, and we don't want you to miss out on our 2nd annual event.
We want to hear from you in the comments:
- Are you registered for this year? 🙋‍♂️
- Did you attend last year's conference?
- What are you most excited about?
We can’t wait to see you all soon, friends!
👉 Click here to secure your spot before midnight: https://api.getsaasquatchai.com/widget/survey/mVNWz1v3X8lNQikv51lB

05/24/2026

We are ONE MONTH AWAY! Last chance to register for the Rural Ideas Conference! Join rural pastors, ministry leaders, and community builders from across the country for three days of practical ideas, meaningful connections, and renewed vision for rural ministry. Registration closes on June 1st at 12pm!
Link: https://api.getsaasquatchai.com/widget/survey/mVNWz1v3X8lNQikv51lB

05/22/2026

Meet the SMU Perkins intensive studying Preaching and Worship in the Small Church. They spent this week being hosted by Town Square Collaborative. They had several guest speakers via Zoom, a field trip to FUMC in Clarksville, and one of our own, Allen T. Stanton in person offering his knowledge on rural church ministry. It was a great week and we are thrilled to have been able to host them!
Interested in hosting your next gathering at our house in Clarksville? Check out our website! www.townsquareco.org