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Jonny Baker, Pioneer course leader, took these pictures at last weekend’s Fiesta hosted by the Earlsfield Friary in south-west London. He has added some of the nuggets of wisdom from guest speaker Alastair McIntosh. Enjoy the gallery…
Last month we had a great day here at Church Mission Society on pioneer mission with young people and children. It was a collaboration with Frontier Youth Trust and we heard from a wide variety of practitioners sharing their experiences and learning. We’ve gathered together a selection of talks and interviews from the day on …
Read moreTalks and interviews from Pioneering with Youth and Children day
“Community development” may be a phrase that is familiar in talk about holistic mission and overseas aid work. But it is a concept that is increasingly used in communities in the UK. I sat down with Sarah Clarke, undergraduate programmes coordinator at CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training, to find out about the new community development …
We formally announced today, via a press release, the fantastic news that Dr Cathy Ross is to take on the full time role of head of Pioneer Mission Leadership Training in Oxford. Currently part-time at CMS, leading the MA programme, Cathy will take on the new role from August. With the rapid expansion of pioneer …
It’s mental health awareness week, so we are focusing on some of the work pioneers are doing in that arena. Church Mission Society sent out a press release today to highlight this. As we recently featured on the blog, Mark and Jess Bamping launched Candid (pictured) over the Easter weekend, which is set to become a thriving …
Jeanette Hewes is a lay pioneer training with the St Cedd Centre for Pioneer Mission, a pioneer training hub that is a partnership between Church Mission Society and the Diocese of Chelmsford. Here she shares how she learned her calling had a name – Pioneer! I was born into a non-Christian family which was very …
On 7 May Church Mission Society, with Frontier Youth Trust, will be hosting a day on pioneering with youth and children. It will be a great opportunity for church or community youth, children and families workers to be inspired and encouraged by hearing stories from innovative practitioners.
In a recent blog on this site Ann-Marie Wilson wrote: “being a pioneer you don’t want to become an irritant in your home community or your home church. Because if you don’t take people along with you then actually you’ve lost the purpose of being pioneering.” But taking people along with you can be tricky. Some …
Rachel Burton is a former CMS short term mission partner to Bolivia and is now studying on the Pioneer course. Rachel joined us for the Mission and Evangelism weekend. HH: Rachel, please tell us a bit about your interest in mission. RB: I remember having an interest in mission from a young age, and often …
Read moreCommunity, sustainability, restoration – Interview with Rachel Burton
Paul Bradbury, South Central RTP Pioneer Hub coordinator, based here at CMS, has a new book that reflects deeply on the prophet Ezekiel as we continue the task of re-imagining church for our day. Paul thinks that in the prophecy of the valley of the dry bones, there is not only a pattern for renewal but …