“Care for the Wise” – missional enterprise

Could a missional business idea transform care for older people?

Chaplaincy and pioneer ministry

Tammy Oliver reflects on distinct vocations with definite crossovers.

Perceptions of God on an outer urban estate

What are the perceptions of God and the church on an urban outer estate, and what are the implications for mission?

Growing faith: Ethiopian Church Forests

Rachel Summers listens to eco-theology from Ethiopia to inspire mission in East London.

Editorial: CMS student edition

CMS students share the insights and wisdom coming from the grounded and lived experience of mission and pioneering.

Book review: The Surprising African Jesus

An illuminating introduction to Afua Kuma, theologian whose work is oral, contextual and deeply embedded in its African grassroots

Book review: Practicing Faith

Rosie Hopley on a thought-provoking collection of essays exploring how theology and social vocation can integrate and enrich one another.

Book review: René Padilla, What is Integral Mission?

A fine starting point for engaging with Padilla’s work and his legacy of integral mission, particularly for church groups, says James Butler

Book review: Flourishing in Tensions

James Butler struggles to recommend Michael Bräutigam's textbook discipleship, thought there were nuggets which captured his imagination.

Book review: The Evangelical Quadrilateral Vols 1 and 2

A collection from a past master shows the value of history for evangelicals, says Philip Lockley.

Book review: Churches and the Crisis of Decline

Mark Collinson finds plenty to engage the church in Britain in Andrew Root's weaving of Karl Barth, Charles Taylor and the church's search for relevance.

Book review: Church Planting in Post Christian Soil

James Butler commends a rich engagement with missional theology and a detailed study of models of church in practice