In this podcast, Pete Stewart chats to new 20schemes church planter, Paul Harkess.

Paul, along with his wife Miriam, are seeking to plant a church in the scheme of Onthank in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Onthank found fame on the hit BBC Scotland documentary series 'The Scheme' which followed the lives of some of the residents of the community and their daily struggles.

You can explore the gospel work that is beginning in Onthank by clicking the link below:

https://20schemes.com/onthank

UNCUT | 'The Scheme', East v West & the Need for Scottish Planters

Pete Stewart chats with three of our new American church planters about their experience of adjusting to the Scottish scheme culture and what drew them to gospel ministry in Scotland's hardest places.

Find out more how you can support our Christmas Challenge for church planting in the West of Scotland here:
20schemes.com/christmaschallenge

American planters & Scottish banter

In the latest episode of 20scheme UNCUT, Pete Stewart chats to Lorne Millar, women's worker in Maryhill, about her background and experience with sharing the good news with internationals in her scheme, and how to navigate the multi-cultural nature of scheme communities as you try to share Jesus.

Watch the podcast on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/t_t1GXCx9SA

Find out about our work to make Jesus known in the west of Scotland here:https://20schemes.com/the-schemes/glasgow/

UNCUT: Preaching the Gospel to Internationals in the Schemes

Pete Stewart, pastor of Hope Community Church Barlanark, speaks to Garrett Kell about the consequences of sexual sin and finding freedom in loving and living for Christ. 

Garrett is the author of Pure in Heart: Sexual Sin and the Promises of God. He also serves as pastor of Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. He is married to Carrie and they have six children.

You can buy his book here: https://www.crossway.org/books/pure-in-heart-tpb/ 

Also see the book Garrett wrote as part of the First Steps series here: https://www.christianfocus.com/products/2854/church-do-i-have-to

UNCUT | Liberation From Sexual Sin And Living For Christ

Pete Stewart chats with Terry McCutcheon who runs Hope for Glasgow which provides Christian addiction recovery support in the west of Scotland. In this episode of UNCUT they talk about counselling addicts, growing up in Glasgow's schemes and the mercy ministries that don't work. 

Find out about Hope for Glasgow here: https://hopeforglasgow.org/ 

You can watch Terry's testimony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHAVKVlQFRo&t=88s 

If you are interested in finding out more about our work to plant gospel churches in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, go here: https://20schemes.com/glasgow/

UNCUT | Biblical Addiction Recovery & 'Dead Sea' Mercy Ministries

Pete Stewart chats to Andy Hunter, Scotland Director of the FIEC, about some of the reasons why Christianity in Scotland is at an all-time low, and what the Church should be doing about it. 
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If you are interested in church ministry or partnering with us to plant or revitalise a church in Scotland's poorest areas, email pstewart@20schemes.com to find out more.

Read Pete's blog on EQUIP about Scotland's churches needing more 'labourers for the harvest':
https://20schemesequip.com/where-are-... 

Buy your copy of Mez McConnell's book The Least, the Last & the Lost here:
https://www.10ofthose.com/leastlastlost

UNCUT | The Decline of Scottish Evangelicalism & Reaching the Least, Last & Lost

Pete Stewart speaks to Paul McLoughlin about growing up in a Catholic home in the west of Scotland, how he came to believe in the true gospel, and how he struggled to reconcile that with his catholic identity.

Find out more about our mission to plant new churches in the west of Scotland here:
https://20schemes.com/the-schemes/glasgow/

UNCUT | Preaching the Gospel to Catholics

Pete Stewart speaks to Stephen Cassells about Protestantism in Glasgow and the west of Scotland. Why is Protestantism without faith such a big issue and how do we reach those who class themselves as 'protestant' but are still not truly saved by grace?

Watch Stephen's testimony here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ7RajaGSCU 

Find out more about our work to plant three new churches in the west of Scotland at the link below:
https://20schemes.com/the-schemes/glasgow/

UNCUT | Preaching the Gospel to Protestants

Pete Stewart, 20schemes church planter and head of our West of Scotland church planting focus, meets with Zach Watt of Greenview Church, Glasgow.

In this podcast, Pete & Zach discuss biblical counselling and how all churches and their members, especially those in the schemes, should be seeking to care and minister to people in their communities suffering from trauma.

Find out more about Biblical Counselling UK at the link below:
https://www.biblicalcounselling.org.uk/ 

Explore our work to plant three new churches in the Glasgow and west of Scotland area:
https://20schemes.com/the-schemes/glasgow/

UNCUT | Biblical Counselling in the Schemes

Andy Constable, speaks with Joe Barnard pastor of Holyrood Evangelical Church in Edinburgh and the executive director of Cross Training Ministries. They discuss the struggles men in ministry face and the importance of discipling them correctly.

Check out Surviving the Trenches: https://www.survivingthetrenches.men

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UNCUT | Surviving the Trenches: Discipling men in ministry

Mez McConnell chats with Tommy Millar, pastor of Maryhill Evangelical and Pete Stewart, pastor of Hope Community Church Barlanark about planting gospel-preaching churches in the schemes of Glasgow. This year, our Christmas Challenge appeal is to raise £100,000 to plant three new churches in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, where there are hundreds (yes, HUNDREDS!) of schemes without healthy churches in them. Your money will help to launch these churches.

FIND OUT MORE & GIVE: https://20schemes.com/get-involved/gi...
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Pre-order your copy of Mez McConnell's new book, The Least, The Last and the Lost: https://www.10ofthose.com/leastlastlost

Check out The Petes' Countdown to Christmas at Hope Community Church in Barlanark: https://www.youtube.com/user/thepetes...

UNCUT | Why Glasgow's Schemes Need Gospel Churches

Mez McConnell, speaks with Ian Williamson pastor of New Life Church in Middlesboroughand Graham Thompson pastor of Spen Valley Church in Cleckheaton, on poverty in the UK. Speaking on what responsibility the local church has in dealing with poverty, Mez asks the guys their view on how best to tackle this issue and discusses other topics explored in his new book "The Least, The Last and the Lost".

Pre-order your copy of The Least, The Last and the Lost: https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/28290/the-least-the-last-and

UNCUT | Poverty in the UK & The Responsibility of the Local Church

Andy Constable chats to Chris Davidson, pastor of Merkinch Free Church in Inverness about pastoring those struggling with poor mental health and the realities of church planting, especially in the highlands of Scotland.

Find out more and support Merkinch Free Church by going to our website.

https://20schemes.com/Merkinch

UNCUT | The Realities Of Church Planting In Highland Schemes

Sharon Dickens talks with Fontaine Selway and Natasha Davidson about blended families. This is a follow-up conversation to the male perspective.
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UNCUT | Blended Families & The Gospel Part 2 | The Female Perspective

In this first in a two-part podcast series on the subject of 'blended families', Andy Constable chats to Ian Williamson, Pastor of New Life Church in Middlesbrough, around his experiences of growing up in, and also marrying into a blended family.
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UNCUT | Blended Families & The Gospel Part 1 | The Male Perspective

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.

Tight Fisted Presbyterians... - Mez McConnell & David Goligher

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.

Social Justice, the UK Poor, and What the Church Should Do About It - Mez McConnell & Joel Kurz

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

The Pandemic, Unemployment, and Retrain in the Schemes

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

Church Planting in a Pandemic

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

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