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January 14, 2013
The Keys to Breakthrough in the Housing Scheme: Live In

If we really want to make an impact for Christ in the many housing schemes up and down our nation, then we must be prepared to move into the area. This is the golden rule. There are no exceptions for our leaders. Ministry will fail dismally, particularly if the leaders are not part of the […]

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January 10, 2013
Can I Plant a Church in a Deprived Area Even if I Don't Come From That Background?

One of the questions I am routinely asked by (mainly) middle class, educated people who are interested in this type of work is: “Can I do it even though I don’t have the life experience or cultural background?” My answer is (almost always) a resounding, “Yes!” We don’t disqualify people from planting in a particular context […]

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November 16, 2021
The Gospel, the Church and Transgenderism: Part 4

In a fallen world, everything is impacted by sin, including our bodies, our minds, and our sense of identity.

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December 8, 2017
Lessons from 5 Years of 20schemes

20schemes is five years old this month (although the idea was birthed over a decade ago while church-planting in Brazil). Personally, I am entering my nineteenth year of pastoral ministry. During that time, I have worked in council estates in the UK, the slums of Brazil, and now in Scotland with 20schemes. We currently have […]

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May 20, 2013
The UK Church and the Poor: Why Have We Fallen So Far and What Can Be Done About It? (1)

Since the mid-1990s, the demographic of the UK has shifted from the 1950s/60s pyramid, with the bottom layer being the working poor, to a diamond. The thickest middle layer includes the aspirant middle-class that has grown from the manual labouring working class; there is a narrower layer of labouring working class; and then a growing […]

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July 15, 2014
Is An Evangelical Culture Of Machismo Actually Aiding Domestic Violence?

“Now the works of the flesh are evident: …enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy… and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” (Gal. 5:19–21) I was talking to one of our trainees about the […]

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March 5, 2021
Foster Care and the Goodness of God

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” (James 1:27)

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May 30, 2016
How Can the Evangelical Church Level the Ministry Training Playing Field for those from Minority Backgrounds?

This is the fourth part of a longer conversation on the topic of race and class. Check out part 1, 2 and 3 here. In this video, Mez McConnell, John Onwuchekwa and Sung Kim talk about the gospel deficit in our country and how the evangelical church can even the playing field for those from […]

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April 9, 2013
Is Our Helping Really Hurting?

This is an extremely provocative book and I absolutely loved it. Although written for a North American cultural mindset, it is certainly applicable across much of Europe. The byline is, ‘How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself’. We live in a culture where the concept of a ‘missions trip’ […]

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January 21, 2014
Honest Questions Short-Term Missionary Teams Should Ask Churches

Yesterday we looked at a series of questions I would consider to be fundamental when seeking to work in partnership with voluntary groups, mission teams, and individual donors. Today, I would like to reverse the questions. So, if you are an individual seeking to support a work like ours (or any work for that matter), […]

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