It’s hard to believe it is January again. January has always been a time of reflection for us in Barlanark, a time of looking back to evaluate and of looking forward to plan (whilst promising ourselves that this will be the year the diet will make it past the first two weeks!). There have been a
Announcing 20schemes Weekender November 2017
[bctt tweet="Info about @20schemes #Weekender here! 3-5 November 2017 @NiddrieChurch. Places limited. #20we17"]We’re excited to announce that 20schemes will be running another Weekender mini-conference in November 2017 at Niddrie Community Church. Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th November 2017 20schemes
Why Kevin DeYoung Loves 20schemes
In March of 2016, Kevin DeYoung, author and senior pastor of University Reformed Church (East Lansing, Michigan) visited Niddrie Community Church to meet some of the members and check out 20schemes. In this sort video, Kevin shares some reasons why he loves
Why You Should Let Complete Strangers Stay In Your Home
For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium [and each man's home is his safest refuge]. This was established as common law by the lawyer and politician Sir Edward Coke in The Institutes of the Laws of England, 1628. It has meant different things to different people
Learning How To Do Church In Scotland's Schemes
It’s Monday morning; the staff and interns are bleary-eyed from the weekend past, sleepwalking through their morning routine, all thanks to 10 days of intense activity which, on the run up to it, was prophetically dubbed ‘radge-week’ (“radge” | adjective: an informal Scottish term meaning wild,
The Poor Problem
This is the second part of a longer conversation we had in May 2016, discussing the differences and similarities in contexts and issues between Niddrie, a housing scheme in Scotland, and the hood in West Atlanta, GA, USA. If you missed it, check out part 1 here. In this video, Mez chats with John
Is 20schemes Patronising People By Calling Them Poor?
We have now been church planting full time for just under a year. It has been equally energising and draining. Full of exhilarating highs and desperate lows. We have been encouraged by much needed support, yet we have been stung by sharp opposition. The number one comment we have received, however,
Facing A Task Unfinished
** Please note, the venue for this event has been updated to Sovereign Grace Church in Gilbert, AZ. We apologize for any inconvenience. ** Once again, we're delighted to be partnering with Keith and Kristyn Getty, this time bringing their Facing A Task Unfinished tour to Sovereign Grace Church in