“More than I bargained for!”

Helen Harwood talks to Ruth Barber, a year one undergraduate certificate student, about her journey to study with CMS and the experience so far...

Tethered yet free: kite liturgy

Written in collaboration with participants at the Fresh Expressions Day in Penrith Cumbria in November 2022.

Social entrepreneurs gather at Princeton

MA student Rosie Hopley reports on a recent visit to New York and Princeton for a conference on spiritual entrepreneurship, hosted by Princeton Theological Seminary.

Imagining the possibilities in post-Christian Britain

Eighty-five per cent of people who don’t go to church are unlikely to do so. Jonny Baker, Britain mission hub director, urges us to see the potential beyond the percentages.

Creating a culture of blessing – interview with Christine Cattenach

Helen Harwood talks to Christine Cattanach, a year 2 undergraduate certificate student, about her many and varied roles as a parish-based pioneer.

Video: Change of a dress

Meet Maria Skoyles, CEO of the Dorcas Dress Project, and a CMS Pioneer MA student.

Goblin mode

Natalie Burfitt reflects on the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year, and wonders where God's life might be flowing among the goblins...

Passing Through Eden – celebrating CMS Pioneer graduates 2022

Natalie Burfitt reflects on a lusciously green celebration of academic achievement and pioneer calling at this year's graduation service.

Vision in the tea leaves

Tasked with turning a cafe space in Falmouth into a centre of mission, Ben Hudd, a graduate of the CMS Pioneer MA programme, found all he could do – and all he needed to do – was listen.

Of sturgeons and salvation

James Butler travels to the Netherlands for a conference on mission and salvation and returns inspired to search for a shared story of what it means to be “saved”

Guerrilla gardening, young adults – and a new vocabulary

Helen Harwood talks to Elizabeth Alden about pioneering mission among young adults in the West Country, outdoor pop-ups and finding a new language for making sense of her calling.

Diluting distinctiveness?

Is the distinctive vocation of pioneer ministry being diluted? Are ordained pioneer ministers being pressed into more traditional roles? Paul Bradbury investigates.