I recently got hold of a copy of this book by Tim Chester and have just finished it. Firstly, let me start by saying that at 170+ pages long it is a short, sharp read on what can be quite an involved topic. For those of us who have read anything written by Ron Sider, [...]
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Church Planting Supersite!!
Posted: March 6, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Apologetics, Audio, Book Reviews, Church Planting, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Evangelism, Fun stuff, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Music, Niddrie Community Church, Prayer, Preaching, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Uncategorized, Video, Websites, Women and Wives, YouthTags: church planting, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, Resources for church planters
I am always on the hunt for good resources when it comes to church planting. The problem we have in the UK is the lack of quality material on the topic, relevant to our context. The problem we have in housing schemes is contextualising material written for a largely middle class demographic. However, if you [...]
The Best Books For Preachers in 2012
Posted: February 26, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Book Reviews, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Leadership/Ministry Training, Niddrie Community Church, Preaching, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, WebsitesTags: Book Reviews, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, Preachers, preachers.com
The people at preaching.com have come up with a list of the best books for preachers in 2012. Have a look here to see what you think.
Rediscovering The Lost Gospel
Posted: February 7, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Book Reviews, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Evangelism, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, WebsitesTags: Book Reviews, Darrell Bock, doctrine, Gospel, Gospel Theology, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, Theology
I have been studying several books on the gospel in recent weeks as I research a chapter for an upcoming book. I have to confess at the outset that whilst I have heard of Darrell Bock, I have never read any of his writings. I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect as I opened it [...]
Tattoos on The heart: Winning Gangs with Compassion
Posted: January 10, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Book Reviews, Church Planting, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Evangelism, Missional Living, Niddrie Community Church, WebsitesTags: Book Reviews, community renewal, compassion, Council estates, evangelism, Gregory Boyle, Homeboy Industries, LA Gangs, Mez McConnell, mission, Niddrie Pastor, Schemes, Tatoos on the heart
A good friend of mine gave me this book recently because he felt like it would encourage me in terms of my own ministry here in Niddrie. This book was a New York Times best seller and charts the ministry of Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest and founder and director of ‘Homeboy Industries’. Their mission [...]
13 Ways the Church can Respond to the Needs of Bankrupt Britain!
Posted: January 4, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Book Reviews, Church Planting, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Evangelism, Missional Living, Niddrie Community Church, WebsitesTags: Bankrupt Britain, Book Reviews, Daniel Dorling, housing schemes, Mez McConnell, NiddriePastor
I read a book this week called, ‘Bankrupt Britain: An Atlas of Social Change’ by Daniel Dorling. I, along with Ed Stetzer, have an unending fascination with statistics. I am also extremely sceptical of 95% of them at least 86.3% of the time. Some of the figures quoted are mind-boggling, some dubious and some just [...]
The Rise & Fall of Housing Estates
Posted: January 3, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Book Reviews, Church PlantingTags: community renewal, Council housing, Estates An Intimate History, Housing estates, Lynsey Hanley, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Pastor
This book is written by Lynsey Hanley and published by Granta books in 2007. This is quite a lengthy book (245 pages) given that it only contains 6 chapters. Is written by a lady who was born in a large housing estate in Birmingham, UK and latterly lived in the East End of London. She [...]
Why the Atonement Matters for Church Planters (8)
Posted: December 13, 2011 by mezmcconnell in Book Reviews, Church Planting, Doctrine & Theology, Niddrie Community Church, Preaching, WebsitesTags: Alistair Begg, Book review, church planting, evangelism, Gabe Fluhrer, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Pastor, preaching, reformation 21, The Atonement, The cross
Atonement’ edited by Gabriel Fluhrer (P&R Publishing 2010) This is a series of lectures about ‘blood’ according to the book’s sleeve and is a compilation of 8 essays on the topic by 7 evangelical theologians and pastors. Such is the importance of this subject for every Christian, whoever they are and whatever they do, I [...]
Why the atonement matters for church planters (7)
Posted: December 6, 2011 by mezmcconnell in Book Reviews, Church Planting, Doctrine & Theology, Niddrie Community Church, Recommended ResourcesTags: Atonement, Atonement & Church Planting, evangelism, Expiation, Gabe Fluhrer, Niddrie Pastor, pastoral theology, Propitiation, Sinclair Ferguson, Substitution
tonement’ edited by Gabriel Fluhrer (P&R Publishing 2010) This is a series of lectures about ‘blood’ according to the book’s sleeve and is a compilation of 8 essays on the topic by 7 evangelical theologians and pastors. Such is the importance of this subject for every Christian, whoever they are and whatever they do, I [...]
