how did we get here?
this is a personal reflection on how we have got to where we are w.r.t. mission and the church. it was written for a think tank group in the church…
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January 5, 2024
pioneering parishes
pioneering parishes does what it sounds like - it helps parishes gently shift their energy towards focusing outwards in the parish - simple eh?! i discussed this with someone who…
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November 1, 2023
the good samaritan
i was leading the first day of london pioneer school today, one the cms pioneer hubs. it was an introduction to pioneering mission. one of the things we did was…
September 23, 2023
divine tango
on the pioneer practice tour we encouraged people to share ideas they had percolating. in portsmouth catherine shared that she loved the argentine tango and found dancing was a spiritual…
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July 8, 2023
a table, a kettle and a curtain
scottie reeve (who i visited when in new zealand) has written a lovely piece suggesting that all a church needs is a table, a kettle and a curtain. this is…
July 4, 2023
lay pioneering and thriving in mission
lay pioneering and thriving in mission is a new grove booklet by james butler. it's the result of reaearch in focus groups with a range of lay pioneers. it's very…
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June 16, 2023
come and train at cms!
the mission training at cms is wonderful. i don't know how else to say it. working with the creative people, pioneers, dreamers, ministers who have joined us over the last…
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May 4, 2023
baker’s dozen
between september and december i wrote thirteen posts reflecting on twenty years at cms. well cms have turned them into one long piece with edited down versions of the post…
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March 24, 2023