Category: Article

June 2, 2014
The Best Way to Give to the Poor is Through the Church

Please, as you read this, radically think about what you are giving your money to. I believe many Christians are missing the opportunity of investing for eternity, saving the fatherless and the poor. I believe many Christians are being ripped off and the numbers add up to tens of millions. Paul was collecting for the […]

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May 30, 2014
Stop Giving to the Poor and Start Giving to the Church

Anyone who reads Acts and the letters can’t but be intimidated—how hard it is to help those in need. We can see this whether we’re looking at Acts 2, Acts 7, or 1 Timothy—and there are always critics (Acts 7) and awkward cases. These are matters of huge importance, and they are complex. There are […]

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May 26, 2014
Jesus and the Church, the Best Hope for the Poor

There is so much being said about the poor. We should be involved in this project or that, each one telling me, or at least implying, that if I don’t, I’m uncaring and heartless. So much of it is written as “them and us”. History clearly shows that much of it quickly becomes compromised on the […]

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May 19, 2014
Are Our Churches Really Keeping the Poor at Arm's Length?

“You thought you’d like to save the world so you decided to stage a jumble sale for the poor, for the poor.” So the song says. What the Lord Sees and Does When He Sees the Poor When the Lord saw their poverty and suffering he was moved. The angel of the Lord came, the […]

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May 12, 2014
How Do You Do Discipleship in the Schemes (2)

“I didn't really know what a Christian was until the knowledge I had in my head moved down to my heart.” That’s a popular phrase in modern Christianity. I hear it time and again from young people, invariably, brought up in Christian homes. I have no reason to disbelieve the genuineness of the expression, but […]

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May 6, 2014
How Do You Do Discipleship in the Schemes?

Almost everywhere I travel I get asked pretty much the same set of questions. By far the most popular is, “How do you ‘do’ discipleship in the schemes?” This is usually followed up by, “What material do you use?” I understand the motivation because it’s becoming increasingly clear to me that much of the work […]

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May 5, 2014
Is 20schemes Necessary in the Highlands of Scotland?

One a recent trip to Inverness, 20schemes interviewed several pastors from the Highlands about the necessity for church revitalisation and planting among the deprived in their part of the country. Inverness has a growing population of about 80,000 people, and some real pockets of serious poverty. Whilst there are hundreds of schemes in our major […]

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May 1, 2014
Marriage or Ministry: Do I Have to Give Up my Dream to Serve God in Scotland?

Many of the single women interested in working with 20schemes have had ‘the marriage’ conversation with me at some point in the process. They often feel like saying yes to us and entering into the mission field of Scotland means giving up their chance of marriage. My response, as a single mother, is that it […]

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April 26, 2014
Matt Chandler on How 20schemes Can Help to Grow Healthy Local Churches in Scotland

Back in 2014, Matt Chandler kindly took some time to answer the question of how we can grow healthy churches in some of Scotland’s poorest areas. His answer? Growing indigenous leaders. This is the long-term aim of 20schemes as we work to realise our vision of 20 gospel-centred churches in 20 of Scotland’s deprived schemes […]

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April 25, 2014
Rev. David Meredith on Gospel Ministry

Former Free Church of Scotland Moderator, Rev. David Meredith now serves as the Mission Director for the Free Church of Scotland as well as serving as chairman of Affinity—a network of gospel-minded churches across the UK. Rev. David Meredith spent 30 years ministering at Smithton Free Church in Inverness (Scottish Highlands) and during his time […]

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