Author: Mez McConnell

Mez McConnell is the senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church and director of 20schemes. He is the author of numerous books, including The Creaking on the Stairs: Finding Faith in God Through Childhood Abuse (Christian Focus) and Is There Anybody Out There?: A Journey from Despair to Hope (Christian Focus). He's married to Miriam and has two daughters. You can follow him on Twitter.

January 23, 2017
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 this ministry. Video Transcript – Kevin DeYoung Kevin: I’m grateful for the ministry of […]

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January 11, 2017
What if Someone Under Discipline at Another Church Shows Up at Ours?

I have done a four-part series on the topic of church discipline in earlier posts, so I won’t be visiting old ground here. To summarise: As a church we follow the Matthew 18:15–17 principles for church discipline at our church. When we talk of church discipline we mean the daily ‘one anothering’ of church member […]

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December 13, 2016
Why My First Church Hire Was a Woman (And Why Yours Should Be, Too)

When I first moved to Niddrie Community Church almost 10 years ago, I spent the first six months or so getting to know who was in the congregation (it was very small). I wanted to find out who was who and who was good at what. I quickly discovered that some of the women in […]

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October 10, 2016
A Transatlantic Elegy for an American Hillbilly

What one hillbilly in America has in common with the poor in Scotland.

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August 26, 2016
Gentrification

This is the third 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 them, check out part 1 here and part 2 here. In this video, Mez […]

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August 12, 2016
The 'Poor' Problem

This is the first 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. In this video, Mez chats with John Onwuchekwa and some of his church members at Cornerstone Church […]

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August 5, 2016
What Scotland and West Atlanta Surprisingly Have in Common

This is the first 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. In this video, Mez chats with John Onwuchekwa and some of his church members at Cornerstone Church […]

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August 2, 2016
Killing Sin Before it Kills Us

So, it’s been a while. I can’t remember the last time I wrote a book review on the site. It’s not down to a lack of reading, more a lack of time these days. But, I’m on holiday (in Toronto no less) and have a few minutes spare to put down some thoughts about my […]

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June 1, 2016
Why We Need More Middle-Class Churches in Order to Build Healthy Churches in Poor Communities

This is the sixth and final part of a longer conversation on the topic of race and class. Check out part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 here. In this video, Mez McConnell, Ian Williamson, John Onwuchekwa and Sung Kim talk about why we need more middle-class churches not less as we seek to build […]

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May 31, 2016
How Can Wealthier Churches Help Churches in Poorer Neighbourhoods with Fewer Resources

This is the fifth part of a longer conversation on the topic of race and class. Check out part 1, 2, 3 and 4 here. In this video, Mez McConnell, Ian Williamson and Sung Kim talk about how richer churches can help churches in poorer neighbourhoods with less resources? Video Transcript Mez: So here's a […]

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