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Church in Hard Places - (9Marks) by Mez McConnell & Mike McKinley (Paperback)

Church in Hard Places - (9Marks) by  Mez McConnell & Mike McKinley (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This book offers biblical guidelines and practical strategies for ministering among the poor, helping pastors and other church leaders mobilize Christians to take the gospel to the "hard places" in our communities.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>It is impossible to alleviate poverty--in its fullest sense--apart from the local church.</p> <p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Mez McConnell</strong> 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 <em>Is There Anybody Out There?</em> and <em>Preparing for Baptism</em>.</p><p><strong>Mike McKinley</strong> (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 <em>Am I Really a Christian?</em> and <em>Church Planting Is for Wimps</em>.</p>

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