The Bible is a big book. For a lot of our people within the schemes it is a VERY big book. Within its pages we find lots of different kinds of literature: poetry, prophecy, history, narrative, letters, and apocalyptic writings. It’s hardcore. Understanding it correctly is not easy, but it is certainly not impossible. We […]

The Bible is a big book. For a lot of our people within the schemes it is a VERY big book. Within its pages we find lots of different kinds of literature: poetry, prophecy, history, narrative, letters, and apocalyptic writings. It’s hardcore. Understanding it correctly is not easy, but it is certainly not impossible. So, […]

I want to do a longer blog about this at a later date, because there is a lot of misinformation about literacy and the poor. But, for now, you may be interested in this interview I did for 9marks along with some other brothers working around the world in poor communities. Enjoy.

There are 10 people in your living room. They’ve come to a prayer meeting about a potential church plant in the area. Now, they have come to pray, but they’ve also come to suss you out. They want to know what you’re about, what your plans are, what the vision is, and on that basis […]

This is the first on a series of posts on how to approach church planting in the schemes. There isn’t one clear way to plant a church in a housing scheme. There are multiple ways to approach the ministry. Pioneer a church plant from scratch. Take a team of believers with you into an area […]

When I was 18 or 19, I learned how to read books. I mean really read them. Prior to that, my reading had been limited to the menu in a restaurant or the football results on the TV. But, then I read this one book and discovered that I really loved it. I began to […]

I picked this up to read and a friend immediately commented: “Is that one of those self-help books? What are you doing reading that?” I responded that I didn’t think it was, but would let them know when I’d read it. With a recommendation list that includes a practical ‘who’s who’ of the modern Evangelical […]

This is the fifth and final post in our series on the topic of giving and 20 schemes. Apparently, we at 20schemes do fundraising all wrong—at least, that is, according to the “experts.” Part of my role at 20schemes is to facilitate partnerships in North America, including funding from church and individual partners. We recently […]

Andrew M Davis is a pastor I know through my links with 9Marks. I can’t remember if I bought the book or it was given to me (more likely) at T4G. Regardless, it’s written by a man with many years of experience in the ministry, and you can tell. Some books I just churn through […]

This is the fourth in a series of posts that we will be publishing over the next five Mondays on the topic of giving and 20 schemes. Apparently, we at 20schemes do fundraising all wrong—at least, that is, according to the “experts.” Part of my role at 20schemes is to facilitate partnerships in North America, […]