Our Children’s & Youth Ministry at Niddrie is currently going through somewhat of an overhaul. Working with teenagers on the scheme is brutal and slow work. The children’s ministries in general have lacked cohesion and so we are working hard at trying to bring everything together towards a united vision and purpose. The whole issue [...]
Archive for the ‘Youth’ Category
Do We Really Need Youth Ministry?
Posted: May 29, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Church Planting, Evangelism, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Websites, YouthTags: evangelism, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, the gospel coalition, youth ministry, Youth work
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What Should Christians Really Think About the Homosexual Marriage Debate?
Posted: May 14, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Apologetics, Audio, Biblical/Pastoral Counselling, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Leadership/Ministry Training, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Video, Websites, Women and Wives, YouthTags: Christianity Today, EPM, Homosexuality and the Christian, justin taylor, Kevin De Young, Matt Chnadler, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, Randy Alcorn, Stephen Altrogge, The Bible, The Blazing center, the gospel coalition, The White Horse Inn
The issue, as per usual, is all over the media once again. Hats off to the homosexual lobby for keeping this issue alive. I read somewhere that there are less homosexuals in our country than evangelicals, but whilst we all waste time fighting about hymn books and the use of drums in worship, they have [...]
One Gospel Conviction But Two different Outlooks on Outreach!
Posted: April 21, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Church Planting, Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Evangelism, Interviews with Planters, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Prayer, Preaching, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Uncategorized, Websites, Women and Wives, YouthTags: Christianity Today, Cross Pointe Church, James merritt, Johnathan Merritt, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor
Can the outlooks of two generations coexist in one church? James Merritt, 59, serves as senior pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia. His son, Jonathan Merritt, 29, joined the church staff in 2008. In many respects, they couldn’t be more different. James represents the Boomer generation’s approach to faith in Christ. Jonathan’s Christian [...]
Let’s Talk About Sex Baby!!
Posted: April 18, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Discipleship, Doctrine & Theology, Leadership/Ministry Training, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Websites, Women and Wives, Working With Addiction, YouthTags: Covenant Eyes, Desiring God, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, pornography, sexual sin
Desiring God have produced a great article here on “Sexual Sin in the ministry”. Read it here. On a related issue, Covenant Eyes have produced a free e-book for those struggling with pornography. Download it here. In our ministry in Niddrie there are so many people (men and women) who struggle with this issue. This [...]
“If kisses were snowflakes, I’d send you a blizzard!” Acceptable Christian Chat Up Lines!
Posted: March 28, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Fun stuff, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Video, Women and Wives, YouthTags: chat up lines, Mez McConnell, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, Song of Solomon
This amused me at least!!
How Are Single Mothers Supposed To Raise Godly Young Men?
Posted: March 7, 2012 by mezmcconnell in Discipleship, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Niddrie Community Church, Random Stuff, Recommended Resources, Websites, Women and Wives, YouthTags: Every man's Battle, Every Woman's Battle, Every Young Man's Battle, Godly men, Mez McConnell, Motherhood, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, Parenthood, Sharon Dickens, Single Parents, Sons
By Sharon Dickens (Women’s Worker at NCC & Single Mother) I was interested and challenged reading Mez’s blog a few months ago about raising our sons to be Godly men. One of the questions rolling around my head has simply been, “How different is it raising godly men when the father is absent, and you’re [...]
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 [...]
Urban Myth: Inner City Young People Can’t Listen to Sermons!
Posted: February 29, 2012 by Mike Stark in Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership/Ministry Training, Missional Living, Niddrie Church Ministries, Niddrie Community Church, Preaching, YouthTags: ADD ADHD, attention span, Children, church, church plant, church planters, church planting, community development, Council estates, discipleship, evangelism, housing schemes, mike stark, Niddrie Community Church, Niddrie Pastor, NiddriePastor, outreach, preaching, school's work, urban youth work, youth ministry
by Mike Stark Most of us are familiar with the terms ADD or ADHD (attention deficit disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). We work with and know many local children who have been diagnosed as such, placing them in a box and giving them a medical label to help them understand their (so-called) deficiency. Closely [...]
