New ANVIL journal: Thriving in mission
7 November 2022
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The latest issue looks at sustainability from the viewpoints of theology and mission
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Riding a wave – telling the story of Pioneering Parishes
5 September 2022
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Tina Hodgett describes how she joined Greg Bakker (Portsmouth Diocese’s dean of pioneer ministry) to innovate a series of webinars and help churches make pioneering part of parish life.
Amazing Grace – slow burn discipleship?
23 August 2022
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Cathy Ross reflects on the realities of the slave trade and her own discipleship through the lens of an ex-slave trader who is part of the fabric of CMS.
National training programme for pioneer curates
19 July 2022
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Announcing a supportive learning environment to bring pioneer curates together as our IME2 training for ordained pioneers goes national
Setting lay pioneers free?
13 July 2022
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Have the organisational and grassroots approaches to fresh expressions of church diverged – and what is the impact on the lay pioneers on whom the movement relies?
Mission is… like cooking with local ingredients
23 June 2022
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It’s becoming more common to try to cook with food that’s produced locally. Avoiding air miles, respecting the seasons, becoming more in tune with our own environment – these are just a few of the reasons.
Gather: Wild-erness on Anglesey
14 June 2022
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Get a flavour of the recent pioneer gathering on Anglesey with words by Liz Dunbar and photos by Mark Kensett
Please stop touching my toes!
8 June 2022
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Cathy Ross on some of the insights and challenges of the recent pioneer MA research day.
What is pioneering?
1 June 2022
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Take some time to connect with the calling, challenge, ministry and hope of pioneering, says Ash Barker. Could this be describing you?
New ANVIL out now on mission and disability
23 March 2022
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When was the last time you read something on disability? When was the last time you were challenged to really think about this in relation to mission, ministry and how you live in the world?