Category: Article

March 30, 2016
Gospel Transformation and Biblical Counselling (1)

I want us to begin today thinking about some of the basics when it comes to counselling, the Christian, and the local church. Paul Tripp says that very many of us, and probably most Christians we know, live in what he describes as the gospel gap of the here and now. So, people have a […]

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March 29, 2016
Why Healthy Local Churches are the Key to Ministry in Needy Communities

I think growing local churches is the key to ministry in needy communities because it’s the key to ministry everywhere.

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March 28, 2016
The Importance of Long-Term Commitment in Poor Areas

Erik Raymond is the senior pastor of Emmaus Bible Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He also has a blog, The Ordinary Pastor, on The Gospel Coalition. In this video, shot at TGC 2015, Erik talks about the importance of committing to gospel work in poor areas over the long haul. . . . if it doesn't […]

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March 25, 2016
How Can We Encourage Socioeconomic Diversity in the Church?

There are a lot of unconscious signals or subtle signals that churches send that let people know whether you’re merely tolerated here or whether you’re actually welcome to be among us.

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March 23, 2016
How Can Churches Support Gospel Work in Poor Areas?

Erik Raymond is the senior pastor of Emmaus Bible Church in Omaha, Nebraska. He also has a blog, The Ordinary Pastor, on The Gospel Coalition. In this video, shot at TGC 2015, Erik talks about the many ways that churches can support gospel work in poor areas. But if you’re able to identify people that […]

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March 18, 2016
What's the Greatest Challenge to Doing Evangelism and Discipleship in Hard Places?

I think most Christians don’t know how to go about sharing the gospel in a way that makes sense. And they don’t know how to go about helping someone grow in Christ, period. But I think when you add in the distance that many middle-class Christians feel culturally from people who are in poor societies, […]

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February 22, 2016
Church Planting: What Happens When Things Don't Go Our Way?

“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.” (Proverbs 19:21) It’s been a Proverbs 19:21 start to the year in Barlanark. In fact, our whole experience here is summed up in that one verse. 18 months ago, we left our roles as […]

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February 11, 2016
Gospel Churches for Ireland's Poorest?

20schemes exists to build healthy, gospel-centred churches in Scotland’s poorest communities—the housing schemes—but we’re also seeing an increasing number of churches and individuals burdened for the deprived communities on their doorstep in other parts of the world. On Saturday 6th February 2016, Hamilton Road Baptist Church hosted our first Church In Hard Places Workshop in […]

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January 29, 2016
How Should We Decide Where to go as a Missionary?

Erik Raymond is the senior pastor of Emmaus Bible Church in Omaha, Nebraska and has a blog, The Ordinary Pastor, on The Gospel Coalition. “I think there’s some glamour about going to places where people don’t look like you. . . . There’s lost people in both places, and we really have to think hard […]

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January 28, 2016
Why We Must Understand Repentance to do True Evangelism

We must do a lot of hard work in explaining true, biblical repentance when working with the poor (or anybody for that matter). Being sorry and repenting for sins are two completely different acts that produce two very different long-term fruits in people’s lives. Sin is grievous to God, separating us from him. Repentance is […]

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