About this episode

Mez McConnell discusses his experiences in reaching marginalized communities and challenges comfortable Christianity.

Make sure you check out Part 1 to hear Mez's astounding story! What does it actually look like to reach the people the Western church has largely abandoned? Mez McConnell has spent 30 years doing it — in Brazilian favelas, Scottish housing schemes, and some of the most deprived postcodes in the UK. In Part 2, he pulls no punches. This is a conversation that will unsettle comfortable Christianity and inspire anyone who's ever wondered if the church could — and should — do more. Mez's raw honesty about mission, sacrifice, and what genuine community transformation looks like is worth every minute. ▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nhyFSbWHYEI Of all Mez’s books, if you want to engage with poverty and church-planting in the UK, go for The Least, The Last and The Lost: Understanding Poverty in the UK and the Responsibility of the Local Church --- ❤️ Support our work in Burundi: greatlakesoutreach.org/inspired ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- ▶️ Subscribe to us on YouTube 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @inspiredwith.sg 📲 Weekly episode WhatsApp link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠greatlakesoutreach.org/whatsapp 📧 Weekly email…

People in this episode

Host: Simon Guillebaud

Guest: Mez McConnell

Topics covered

• mission
• community transformation
• poverty
• church planting
• Christianity
• sacrifice

Keywords

• Mez McConnell
• poverty
• church planting
• community transformation
• Christianity
• mission

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Great Lakes Outreach

Books & works: The Least, The Last and The Lost: Understanding Poverty in the UK and the Responsibility of the Local Church

Places: Brazilian favelas, Scotland, UK, Burundi

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