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The energy and enthusiasm of a new group of mission pioneers filled the Church Mission Society centre in Oxford this week as students arrived for induction at the start of the new academic year. Dr Cathy Ross, the new head of Pioneer Mission Leadership Training in Oxford, led the welcomes for what may be year …
A well-known piece of Romford street art inspired this theological-reflection-as-spoken-word by Joanne Smallman, a student at the St Cedd Centre for Pioneer Mission, our training hub in partnership with the Diocese of Chelmsford. I caught up with Joanne in her lunch hour to find out more about the inspiration behind the poem and her own …
Read moreShimmering and Dirty – reflecting theologically on Romford street art
The edge of Derwentwater at the beginning of a new shared pilgrimage by CMS and the Diocese of Carlisle Jonny Baker, director of mission education at CMS and the Rt Rev Emma Ineson, Bishop of Penrith set off in a canoe Words to sail by “My experience of pioneering is that to get to where …
Read moreGod’s ‘fireworks show’ launches Northern Centre for Pioneer Mission
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.