# Foothills Reformed Church > Making the Church the Church Again ## Posts - [Stop Ignoring Rural Churches](https://foothillsreformed.org/stop-ignoring-rural-churches/): Last year I attended a breakout session on church planting. When the speaker was asked about where people should plant churches, he was more honest than most. He said, quite simply, that you should plant in a suburban setting, because it’s the most bang for your buck. Conservative, evangelical, reformed churches have a very small footprint, and we can only pursue so many opportunities. As such, we should pursue the opportunities that make the most difference for the least effort. This is sound, sensible advice for someone looking to maximize impact and minimize costs. It also means the church is […] - ["Fight-or-Flight" or "Tend-and-Befriend"?](https://foothillsreformed.org/fight-or-flight-or-tend-and-befriend/): If men want to perform their best, they must be under threat. If women want to perform their best, they need to be removed from threats. This is based on actual differences in the ways that men and women are designed to respond to stress. Everyone knows the language of fight-or-flight as a response to threat. The human body, when faced with a threat, produces extra adrenaline so that the body can be ready to either fight the threat or run from it. What is less known is that this is a primarily male response to threat. Women generally respond to […] - [Three Streams](https://foothillsreformed.org/three-streams/): I was listening to a lecture by Doug Wilson on Kuyper, in which he heavily relied upon the common division of the Reformed tradition into three impulses – the pietist, the doctrinalist, and the culturalist. I won’t drag out the definitions, but pietists prize personal holiness and experience over either formal doctrine or cultural transformation, and so on. While we ought to look for balance between all the three, most movements will push one stream to the foreground, or at least give one a priority of place. As Wilson talked, I had the realization that the popular narrative is that, […] ## Pages - [Donor Dashboard](https://foothillsreformed.org/donor-dashboard/) - [Donation Confirmation](https://foothillsreformed.org/donation-confirmation/): [give_receipt] - [Donor Dashboard](https://foothillsreformed.org/donor-dashboard-2/) - [Donation Failed](https://foothillsreformed.org/donation-failed/): We're sorry, your donation failed to process. Please try again or contact site support. - [Home](https://foothillsreformed.org/): MAKING THE CHURCH THE CHURCH AGAIN Welcome To Foothills Reformed Church Be done with manipulative, feel-good Christianity. OUR DISTINCTIVES Christ is Lord Over All Foothills Reformed Church is a Bible-teaching, gospel-preaching, Jesus-following church that believes what Christians have believed throughout the ages. We call the world to repent, believe, and live what we preach. The church and the culture have strayed far from anything “ordinary.” We have to call Christ’s people to break away and build communities that aren’t like the world. We do this by looking back to what God has done in his church throughout its history. UPCOMING […] - [Who We Are](https://foothillsreformed.org/who-we-are/): About Us​ We are a Bible-teaching, gospel-preaching, Jesus-following church, where we believe what Christians have believed throughout the ages. We call the world to repent and believe, and we live what we preach. WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?​ Our Foundational Beliefs Scripture is our supreme authority for all matters of faith and belief; we believe that the Westminster Standards (the confession and both catechisms) accurately state the teachings of the Bible. The Holy Scriptures The Word of God is our only infallible rule of faith and practice. Westminster Confession of Faith A faithful summary of many core biblical doctrines. Westminster Larger […] - [Events](https://foothillsreformed.org/upcoming-events/): Upcoming Events If you’d like to know what’s coming down the pike, we try to keep our calendar up to date with events that will be of interest to our folks. We also, from time to time, post community events as well. - [What to Expect](https://foothillsreformed.org/services/): What to Expect Our worship is focused on the preaching of the Word, and is restrained and formal. There is no special dress or posture required. We have some who raise hands in worship and some who are not comfortable doing so. We have some who dress formally and others who dress casually. We have a God who sees the heart, so come with a heart ready to hear and submit to God’s voice. Worship With us Sunday Services We meet once a week on Sunday mornings to learn, worship, and fellowship. We believe that Sundays are to be set […] - [Contact](https://foothillsreformed.org/contact/): Connect with Us Do you have a question, want to join us, or are you looking for more information? We would love to connect with you as you learn more about who we are. How to Find Us - [Blog](https://foothillsreformed.org/blog/) ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/foothillsreformed.org/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)