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.

Warriors of the Human Spirit Part 3: Free healing and an open table

Johnny Sertin's final post imagines a new kind of warrior and what they might look like

Warriors of the Human Spirit Part 2: Sing a new song.

Johnny Sertin called for a re-imagining of the warrior and explores what can sustain a warrior of the human spirit.

Warriors of the Human Spirit Part 1: A new hope!

Johnny Sertin imagines a new kind of warrior in the first of a series of three blog posts exploring a more-than-military metaphor

New pioneer graduates for Christmas!

Congratulations to the 23 people who have celebrated their graduation from CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training, in the first ever - and we hope the last - Zoom-based graduation service.

Lambs among wolves: re-reading Luke 10

Feeling awkward about judgment? James Butler re-reads a classic mission passage and re-imagines the scene from the bottom up.

Invitation to a changed life

Equipping former sex offenders for a positive future is the challenging work of the latest initiative launched by a graduate of the CMS Pioneer course.

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.

It’s our birthday!

Ten years ago on 28 September 2010, the first cohort of students – just nine of them – began their course with CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training.

“It’s a Northern thing…” – Northern Pioneer Mission Centre opens

The Northern Pioneer Mission Centre saw 18 students from as far as Edinburgh, Newcastle, Northumberland, Sheffield and Halifax join locals for its first weekend.

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 end of the beginning for Holy Rumpus students

The online celebration event for the first graduates of the CMS pioneer hub in Bath and Wells diocese was testament to the impact of the course, says chaplain Fran Smettem