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22
MAY
2013

The UK Church & The Poor: How Have We Fallen So Far & What Can Be Done About It? (III)?

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20Schemes, Cross cultural training, Leadership Development, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church
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This week we are looking at the problem of the lack of churches and indigenous leadership training in council estates and housing schemes across the UK. Today, and for the next few days, I would like to offer some possible solutions to tackle the issues. This is part III of a continui
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16
APR
2013

Some Tips For Church Planting In Areas Of “Urban Deprivation”

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20Schemes, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church
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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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28
MAR
2013

Why The Divine Incarnation Of Jesus Is A Bad Model For Mission

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20Schemes, Ed Stetzer, Incarnation, John Starke, Mez McConnell, Mission, Niddrie Community Church, Tim Chester
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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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26
MAR
2013

Casting Vision, Killing The Gospel & Praying about It

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20Schemes, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Pyromaniacs, Vision Casting
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Apparently, our churches need ‘vision statements’ and individuals need ‘personal vision targets’ in order to progress in the kingdom of God. After all, it is biblical. Well, it sounds biblical. Just look at Proverbs 29v18 (KJV) which reminds us that, ‘Where there is no vision th
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23
MAR
2013

Training & Discipleship In Housing Schemes

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20Schemes, Discipleship, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Reaching The Unreached, Training
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This is some teaching I did at a conference a year ago. The conference is called “Reaching The Unreached” and I will be posting more on this in the coming weeks. It isn’t the best quality sound and some of the structures are no longer in place at Niddrie, but there a
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13
MAR
2013

The Challenges Of Being A Pastor In A Housing Scheme (2)

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20Schemes, Gospel Ministry, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church
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12
MAR
2013

The Challenges of Being A Pastor In A Housing Scheme (1)

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20Schemes, church planting, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, Pastor
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05
MAR
2013

Why Community Living Sucks & What We Can Do About It

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20Schemes, Leadership, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Team dynamics
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As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and
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28
FEB
2013

The Church & The War On Drugs (1)

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20Schemes, Drug Addiction, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church
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I live in a scheme which is blighted by drugs. Children as young as 7 and 8 years old are smoking Cannabis regularly (I smoked my first joint at 12). Heroin is as easy to get as a pint of milk from the local store. Crack, Coke, E’s, LSD, you name it and it can be delivered to your doo
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24
FEB
2013

Welcome To Our Church Weekend Away: Don’t Forget Your Beer

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20Schemes, Alcohol, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church
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We have our annual church weekend away coming up this weekend at Niddrie Community Church. Last year we had an amazing time when at least half a dozen people made commitments to Christ. Of those, 5 of them are still going on a year later. That in itself is remarkable given the high fa
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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.

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  • The UK Church & The Poor: How Have We Fallen So Far & What Can Be Done About It? (III)? May 22, 2013
  • The UK Church & The Poor: How Have We Fallen So Far & What Can Be Done About It? (II)? May 21, 2013
  • The UK Church & The Poor: How Have We Fallen So Far & What Can Be Done About It (I)? May 20, 2013

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