I am really pleased that we have managed to find a way to coincide with Mark Scandrette being in the UK so that he can come and hang out in Oxford and share some of his
Helen Harwood in conversation with some of the people who joined us for our Research conversations day and Harry and Chris evening event on 8 November: Penny Stradling (finishing her postgraduate Diploma with us), Matthew Wrathall
We were excited to be able to announce at the Pioneer Conversations Day that Anvil Journal is now being hosted by the Church mission Society. It’s a journal of theology and mission and there will be
Thank you everyone who came and made this year’s pioneer conversations day – Future Present – such a good day. We hope to follow it up by publishing the presentations in some format – maybe a
It’s a dramatic title but it is the ‘end’ as in the goal of theology really! Anyway I have a chapter in the end of theology: shaping theology for the sake of mission. The chapter was originally
There’s a new role 2 days a week for a pioneer hub co-ordinator in the central south region (of which Oxford is a part). This builds on the 5 years Andy did in that role to
Yesterday there was a celebration at Lambeth palace of 10 years of ordained pioneer ministry. Several CMS ordained pioneers were there. It was encouraging to hear (via twitter) that Archbishop Justin Welby has said Pioneers are
Patrick Keifert is over from the US and will be giving a free lecture on Godly responses to the passing of Christendom. I have not heard him speak but he is the founder of the thinking
We are excited to have Harry and Chris in Oxford to perform and host an evening of spoken word and music. Having played together in various forms for over 10 years, World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker
HH: Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your role at Church Mission Society? MS: Since I became a Christian over two decades ago I’ve always had a heart for the situation of women