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pioneer training – time to sign up

we have some open days coming up at cms in may, june, july for the various training options to study at cms. do come along and find out more. there is also a free webinar...

forging a knife

so i made a kitchen knife! jenny gave me a christmas present of a two day course at boneyard. i had no idea what to expect really. but it was brilliantly done –...

reconnecting with friends in germany

it was fun to be at my first kirchentag, a festival of the protestant church in germany that happens every couple of years in a different city. a lot took place at the...

canoeing the river spey

last week i canoed around 100k of the river spey with 5 other guys. we found spot to camp each night on islands in the middle of the river and cooked over the fire in one...

kirchentag

i am heading to kirchentag in hannover first thing tomorrow which I am looking forward to. it’s a huge christian festival that happens every few years. i have been...

pioneers exist!

we invited phil hoyle to come and talk with our team about the findings of listening to the voice of the pioneer, a new research report commissioned and published by ccx...

mission in a strange new world

this day on mission in post christian or post christendom britain looks really good. it’s being put together by lee barnes in bristol diocese. it’s on may 17...

flip the script

grace saturday night is called flip the script. i’m looking forward to it. had a fun planning meeting earlier in the week. come along – 8pm st mary’s...

empire of the usa and mission

harvey kwiyani writes a weekly substack reflecting on mission and migration. i always enjoy reading it. do subscribe. he has a book coming out in august called...