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Church in Hard Places: How the Local Church Brings Life to the Poor and Needy - eBook
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▼▲It is impossible to alleviate poverty - in its fullest sense - apart from the local church.
In recent years, Christians have shown an increased commitment to helping the poor. But this renewed interest in poverty alleviation is doomed to fail if it is not rooted in the local church - God's established means of drawing downtrodden people into a transformative relationship with himself. Emphasizing the priority of the gospel, Mez McConnell and Mike McKinley, both pastors with fruitful ministries among the poor, offer biblical guidelines and practical strategies for planting, revitalizing, and growing faithful churches in hard places - in our own communities and around the world.
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▼▲| Title: Church in Hard Places: How the Local Church Brings Life to the Poor and Needy - eBook By: Mez McConnell, Mike McKinley Format: DRM Free ePub Vendor: Crossway | Publication Date: 2016 ISBN: 9781433549076 ISBN-13: 9781433549076 Stock No: WW96645EB |
Publisher's Description
▼▲Jesus came to seek and to save the lost, paying particular attention to the downtrodden and the poor. As followers of Jesus, Christians are called to imitate his example and reach out to those who have the least. This book offers biblical guidelines and practical strategies for reaching those on the margins of our society with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The authorsboth pastors with years of experience ministering among the poorset forth helpful dos and donts related to serving in the midst of less-affluent communities. Emphasizing the priority of the gospel as well as the importance of addressing issues of social justice, this volume will help pastors and other church leaders mobilize their people to plant churches and make an impact in hard placesin their own communities and around the world.
Author Bio
▼▲Mez McConnell is senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has been involved in pastoral ministry since 1999 and is the founder of 20schemes, a ministry dedicated to planting gospel-centered churches among the poorest of the poor throughout Scotland. He is the author of Is There Anybody Out There? and Preparing for Baptism.
Mike McKinley (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of Sterling Park Baptist Church in Sterling, Virginia. Formerly, he served on staff alongside Mark Dever at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is the author of a number of books, including Am I Really a Christian? and Church Planting Is for Wimps.
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