Church Planting (Page 29)
Living & Dying by the Sword
It is appointed for man to die once, but after this the judgement (Hb. 9v27). These are stark words for stark times. Niddrie can be a difficult place to work in at the best of times. There are many who live their lives by violence and deceit and then are shocked when their sins come back to visit them. Sadly, a young man has died this week from alcohol related issues. I…
Niddrie Easter Fry & Communion Issues
We had a lovely time together yesterday morning (Easter Sunday). This year we had an early communion service for committed Christians (and those who could be bothered to get out of bed!). We then had a fry up in the cafe with some guests and people from the community (food is always a winner here in Niddrie), we had a 20 minute Easter evangelistic message, followed by Hot…
Government cuts mean Gospel Opportunities!
Much has been written and reported in the media about the savage spending cuts the government seem to be enforcing across large swathes of our local community resources. I am not interested in pushing a political view but I am interested in observing, thinking about and acting upon what this means for the Christian church (both here and Niddrie and further afield). The…
Incapacity Blaggers?
I have just read this article on the BBC website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13152349. What is interesting for me working in Niddrie is that we are dealing with practically every person categorised on their list of Incapacity Benefit (IB) claimants. I am unsure what they mean by the term ‘unknown causes’. It is a little troubling given that 130,000…
Breaking The Missional Code
This is the title of a book I have just finished reading. You can find it here on Amazon. It is written by Ed Stetzer & David Pullman and is aimed at the North American market. This requires some hard thinking in order to extract principles that could apply to the UK. Despite the weird sounding title I really enjoyed the book. It is quite even handed in critiquing…
Planting For The Gospel
A Hands on guide to Church Planting by Graham Benyon. This is a nifty little book which gives us food for thought in a British context. Published by www.christianfocus.com
Mez Interview (Part III)
You get the picture! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym8OnANfwuk&feature=relmfu]
Mez Interview (Part II)
The second part of the interview. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHa9-KeKWEE&feature=relmfu]
Mez Interview (Part I)
This is the first part of an interview I did explaining the work and needs of Niddrie Community Church. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fB_XnOKKdw&feature=relmfu]