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MAY
2013
The UK Church & The Poor: How Have We Fallen So Far & What Can Be Done About It (I)?
Since the mid 1990s, the demographic of UK has shifted from the 1950s/60s pyramid, with the bottom layer being the working poor, to a diamond. The thickest middle layer includes the aspirant middle-class that has grown from the manual labouring working class; there is a narrower layer
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MAY
2013
Why Gods Hatred Of Sinners Gives Us The Freedom To Love Them
‘Totally depraved sinners, who had violated the honour and glory of God and had committed an infinite fault, could only hope for one way by which the honour and dignity of God could be restored – an infinite sacrifice. To provide the sacrifice, God had to become man and endure the pun
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APR
2013
Take The “Pastor” or “Planter” Test
Many theological brains have gotten together over the decades and come up with all sorts of answers to one of life’s great mysteries. How do we know whether we are a pastor or a planter? Here are some scientifically proven methods: 1. Pastors use language like: ‘If the music group wou
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APR
2013
Why We Must Support Church Planting Among The Poor In The Welsh Valleys
by mez
As regular readers of this blog know, this site is dedicated to issues largely relating to church planting within the housing schemes of Scotland. However, there are thousands of places similar to ours up and down the UK. Wales is an example of a country that was once swept up in gosp
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APR
2013
Some Tips For Church Planting In Areas Of “Urban Deprivation”
There are all sorts of models and debate about how, why and when we should plant and/or launch new churches. Some people prefer the small group/house church/community group model which is certainly a tried, tested and proved way of planting new congregations within certain cultural c
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APR
2013
Are you One of the One Hundred?
by matthew
What will it take to revitalise a struggling gospel preaching congregation in one of Scotland’s poorest towns? A church that has been reduced to just a handful of faithful believers that has fought faithfully and valiantly for decades to maintain a witness in their community. W
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APR
2013
A Working Class Manual On How To Reach The Middle Classes With The Gospel Of Jesus
Congratulations. You have been saved from a housing scheme background and you have taken the step to enter into cross cultural ministry. Ministering to the middle class is fraught with many pitfalls and dangers and is something not to be entered into lightly. Please take time to read
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MAR
2013
Why The Divine Incarnation Of Jesus Is A Bad Model For Mission
by mez
I have been involved in Christian ministry for 14 years now in a variety of cross cultural contexts. In that time I have read dozens of books and hundreds of papers/essays on missions and church planting theologies and methodologies. Buzzwords come and go, methodologies come and go an
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MAR
2013
Why We Need Character Over Charisma In Our Christian Leaders
At 20schemes we want recruit men and women who must understand that they need to have Godly character if they are to succeed long term in ministry. We find that there aren’t too many who apply to us who are lacking in self belief and confidence. They’ve read the latest Dri
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MAR
2013
Does God Really Want Us To Put Our Children In Harms Way On The Mission Field?
I sometimes meet with and speak to young men who say that they are interested in planting churches in housing schemes. One issue in particular seems to hinder them, especially if they’re from an educated, middle class background. It’s the problem of children. They are either worried a
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Building healthy gospel centered churches for Scotland’s poorest communities
Our long term desire is to see Scotland’s housing schemes transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ through the planting of gospel-preaching churches, ultimately led by a future generation of indigenous church leaders.
From the Blog
- The UK Church & The Poor: How Have We Fallen So Far & What Can Be Done About It? (V)? May 24, 2013
- The UK Church & The Poor: How Have We Fallen So Far & What Can Be Done About It? (IV)? Establishing New Church Based Training Centres May 23, 2013
- The UK Church & The Poor: How Have We Fallen So Far & What Can Be Done About It? (III)? May 22, 2013
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