Brian Fikkert, author of When Helping Hurts, Professor of Economics & Community Development at Covenant College, and Executive Director of The Chalmers Center, answers the question: “Why are there so few evangelical, gospel-centred churches in some of the West's more difficult communities?”
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.