“God who works in the midst of journeys”: interview with Bryce Tangvald
Bryce Tangvald's journeys following Jesus have taken him from Colorado to Australia to Somerset. I asked Bryce, who is a third-year diploma student at CMS, more about his story and his experience of discovering pioneering.
Welcome to Minecraft Church
We talk to CMS pioneer graduate Kevin Colyer about building a rich Christian community of gamers in a fantastically creative virtual world
Looking forward, looking back
Lessons from the first 10 years of Pioneer Mission Leadership Training, and challenges for the future.
Another way of seeing – developments of the pioneer spectrum
The creators of the Pioneer Spectrum, Paul Bradbury and Tina Hodgett, reflect on the popularity and the flaws of this diagram and how they have been working to develop it into a useful missional tool.
Three big questions for Pioneers from the Bible
When Joe Hasler was invited to join a collective of Pioneer Ministers, he thought he had better start thinking about what kind of theology might underlie the idea.
How to… use your imagination
Many people think creativity is a gift you either have or you don’t. But, says Jonny Baker, it's a more like a muscle we all need to exercise.
“The Rev” and friends draw thousands to online classic car fest
Pioneer minister Adam Gompertz took his REVS classic car gatherings online to lift spirits during lockdown
Trees, chalk and theology in Walthamstow
East London pioneer Rachel Summers is on a mission to get people to notice trees in their neighbourhood and her efforts are now inspiring more and more people thanks to blossoming media coverage
Five boxers get ringside baptisms in Romford
Pioneer minister and CMS graduate David Harrigan baptised five members of the Good Shepherd Boxing Community in a unique setting
Candid Beer Launch – another Make Good idea becomes real
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. But the driver is community and rather than calling it a cafe or pub it’s a community hub. Mark […]
I looked in the mirror and saw a different me – Interview with Fiona Mayne
by Helen Harwood Once an atheist, now a mission pioneer on a new housing development: Fiona Mayne, a first year BA student with CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training, and a pioneer ordinand, told me her story. HH: Can I ask when you first realised that God was real? FM: I always thought that the Bible […]
