20schemes Podcast

Mez McConnell talks with Liam Goligher about Presbyterians and giving, Scottish church history and reaching the poor, and what 20schemes is seeking to do to get healthy churches established in Scotland’s poorest communities.

Mez McConnell talks with Joel Kurz about recognising false gospels, whether we should use the term ‘social justice’, and how churches in the UK ought to respond to the lack of healthy churches in poor communities. Joel Kurz is the Pastor of The Garden Church in Baltimore, Maryland and is the Director of One Hope, an organisation that plants churches in the inner city.

Mez McConnell talks with Andy Constable about the devastating unemployment rates in the schemes, outlining what we at 20schemes hope to do about it.

Mez McConnell talks with Gerald White about starting a new church in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mez McConnell talks with Andy Constable, Graham Thompson, and Ian Williamson about the difficult topic of abuse and forgiveness.

Why We’d Rather Revitalise Churches than Plant Them by 20schemes

This podcast is also available to watch on the 20schemes YouTube channel.

This podcast is also available to watch on the 20schemes YouTube channel.

This is a conversation discussing how 20schemes has been approaching some of the challenges of the lockdown.

“The safest place to be is not in self-isolation. Nor is it a hospital bed. The safest place to be—in the entire world—is in Christ.” Mez McConnell sermon 22 March, 2020.

Mez McConnell and Andy Constable discuss the convoluted topic of ‘spiritual abuse’—seeking to understand what it is, how to identify it, and how to protect the church from it. This podcast is also available to watch on the 20schemes YouTube channel.

How to Endure Dark Days in Ministry in Hard Places – Mez McConnell & Will Savory Pastoral ministry in poor communities is brutal. It‘s a war. But in the gospel, we have real, meaningful hope. Will Savoury is the assistant pastor of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Swansea, Wales. This podcast is also available to watch on the 20schemes YouTube channel.

Could 20schemes Work in Northern Ireland? | Mez McConnell & Marty McNeely In this episode, Mez McConnell and Marty McNeely discuss Brexit, housing-estate ministry in Northern Ireland, religious and political boundaries, and who they’d choose in an international WWE Baptist v Presbyterian smackdown. This video is also available to watch on the 20schemes YouTube channel

Should Christian women be allowed to dye their hair? Should they stay home to cook and clean? And what about Beth Moore? Mez McConnell talks with Sharon Dickens and Miriam McConnell about all this and more, including our newest resource for women, Unexceptional: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things Through God, on this 20schemes Uncut podcast episode. This session is also available to watch on the 20schemes YouTube channel.

Discipling People In Addiction - Mez McConnell & Joel Kurz Joel Kurz is the lead pastor of The Garden Church in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also the founder of ONE HOPE, an urban church planting initiative. This podcast is also available as video on the 20schemes YouTube channel.