Last weekend was the first teaching weekend for the latest of our training hubs for lay pioneers. ‘Holy Rumpus!’ is a partnership between CMS and the Diocese of Bath and Wells and it joins the St
Apologies – I never thought I would quote a Lionel Ritchie song in the title of a blog post but there you go! But we are excited to let you know about Fiesta in London in
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
Mark and Jess Bamping launch their community hub – Candid Beer in Stafford this weekend. Mark loves beer and I am sure will brew as well as serve up decent local and creative independent craft beers.
Helen Harwood interviews second year diploma student, Andy Meek HH: You have told me you think you have always been a bit anti-establishment. Can you explain a bit more where that comes from and how it
Following the success or our first InFormation day event last year we are busy organising for InFormation 19 coming up on Monday 10 June at Salisbury Arts Centre. InFormation is a regional day conference for pioneers
Almost all of our students seem to come to study at CMS because someone has told them about our courses. Some kind person has taken time to pass them a flyer or email a link to
Book your place An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Paul Rose on a mountain retreat. Paul will be our host and companion for this Mountain Retreat from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 April 2019 in
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