EXTRA Pulling No Punches Extended chat with Mez McConnell

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: 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- ▶️

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EXTRA Pulling No Punches Extended chat with Mez McConnell is an episode from Inspired... with Simon Guillebaud by Great Lakes Outreach.

This episode is 01:02:47 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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