'Mez McConnell' Tagged Posts (Page 13)
Disability & The Gospel
Courtesy of Andy Constable. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/45991107]
Why Should We Bother With The Idle & The Ungrateful?
Shouldn’t we focus our attentions on those who ‘deserve’ our kindness in housing schemes? There are so many people in our world who are in a terrible condition through no fault of their own. Yet on our housing schemes there are 100’s who will not work. They choose to live…
Building Friendships in Ministry
Friendship is of fundamental importance in our type of ministry. Schemes can be a place where we glimpse light and life one day and unrelenting darkness and hardship the next. We can feel like we’re making progress and then, like lightning, we can be sucked into the slough of despond. There’s lots of talk about accountability and mentorship in Christian…
The Generosity Experiment
This is fascinating if we think about it from a Christian perspective. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/29140232]
Is This Really The Most Interesting Man In The World?
This would make a good spoof under the banner, ‘Acts 29 Man’. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zD6jKvqTO8]
Why Are You So Intolerant Of My Intolerance?
This is a smart little post on the Desiring God blog. It really does show up the intellectual confusion surrounding the whole issue of ‘tolerance’ in our society. Read it here.
Steve Timmis on Church Planting in Western Europe
Glad to see that Scotland gets a mention! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/5299492]
Why Conflict In Your Team May Be A Good Thing
Thomas Rainer has produced an excellent little article here on the issue of team dynamics. You don’t have to agree with everything he says but it does get the juices flowing!
Should You Pray For God To Save Your Loved Ones?
There has been a good series of debates recently on the White Horse Inn Website concerning the nuts and bolts of Calvinism and Arminianism. It is good to see robust and mutually respecting discussion on these issues instead of the usual polemics and misrepresentation around these issues from both…
Church Planting Resources
Here is a link to some great resources from Sovereign ~Grace Ministries.