The Least, the Last, & the Lost: Poverty in America & the Local Church

This is the story of how America's church is failing the poorest in the country—but it's not the familiar critique. Many commentators record a failure to engage on a cultural level with the recent rise in liberalism, but few consider the abandonment of those in our inner-cities, trailer parks, and impoverished communities. Authors Doug Logan, Jr. and Mez McConnell have lived and walked with those in the poorest communities their whole lives. Now, with empathy, intelligence, and insight they put forward a call to reach those America has forgotten. The Least, the Last & the Lost speaks into poverty, race, and culture and calls the church to rethink what effective evangelism and discipleship look like in America's most deprived communities.

Mez McConnell is one of the pastors of Niddrie Community Church, Edinburgh, Scotland. He is the founder of 20schemes and has been involved in full-time pastoral ministry, both church planting and revitalisation since 1999. He has worked in inner city areas in England, Scotland and Brazil and has a passion for training men and women for ministry in this context. He has written 2 books: Preparing for Baptism: A Personal Diary (Grace Publications Trust), and Is There Anybody Out There? (Christian Focus). Mez studied Missiology at Moorland Bible College, England and Pastoral Theology at Bryntirion Bible College, Wales. He has been married to Miriam for 15 years and has two lovely daughters, Keziah & Lydia.