Comments for Church Mission Society (CMS) https://churchmissionsociety.org/ With Jesus. With each other. To the edges. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Emil and Reem Bourizk, Lebanon by Learning to lay things down - Church Mission Society (CMS) https://churchmissionsociety.org/people-in-mission/emil-and-reem-bourizk-lebanon/#comment-5 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:53:56 +0000 https://staging.cms-uk.org/2022/04/14/emil-and-reem-bourizk-lebanon/#comment-5 […] for the clean-up came to an end, we relocated to northern Lebanon to work with CMS local partners Emil and Reem Bourizk, who run a school for refugee children. We were able to help them convert a nearby unfinished house […]

]]> Comment on Adelante 2023 by Allen Gardiner day 2023 - Church Mission Society (CMS) https://churchmissionsociety.org/past-events/adelante-2023/#comment-4 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:11:23 +0000 https://churchmissionsociety.org/?p=17117#comment-4 […] America we have some incredible examples of people in mission engaging in pioneering mission and at Adelante this year we will be seeking to highlight some of those examples as we meet under the theme “Mission on the […]

]]> Comment on ‘God’s sentinel’ by Allen Gardiner day 2023 - Church Mission Society (CMS) https://churchmissionsociety.org/blog/cms-community/gods-sentinel/#comment-3 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:09:34 +0000 https://churchmissionsociety.org/?p=10738#comment-3 […] have previously posted about Waite Stirling, “God’s lonely sentinel” who saw the first fruits of new disciples at this very distant edge (to use some modern CMS […]

]]> Comment on Garry Ion, Britain by What happens in a Community Shed? - Church Mission Society (CMS) https://churchmissionsociety.org/people-in-mission/garry-ion-britain/#comment-2 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:06:29 +0000 https://staging.cms-uk.org/2022/04/14/garry-ion-britain/#comment-2 […] remains in the shed!” is a phrase understood and observed as we build community together, says Garry Ion. But one member of Carlisle’s Community Shed allowed Garry to share their story so […]

]]> Comment on Wilding the church by Andy Dodwell https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer-blog/wilding-the-church/#comment-149 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:31:25 +0000 https://pioneer.churchmissionsociety.org/?p=13799#comment-149 Hi Paul, thanks for this- am in the middle of reading Wilding, whilst thinking about how the Holy Spirit is calling me to express my ministry in this season; so this is very timely and helpful. Am currently mulling over how to (re)shape our churches and discipleship to help Christians live as the followers of the Word who spoke the universe into existence and called it good- in these times of political unrest and climate emergency how do we live the Gospel amongst our neighbours… be good to see you sometime, massive blessings.

]]> Comment on Wilding the church by Stephen MARCH https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer-blog/wilding-the-church/#comment-148 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 14:40:12 +0000 https://pioneer.churchmissionsociety.org/?p=13799#comment-148 Great post. Really helpful. Have share withe the pioneers in our diocese (Leicester)

]]> Comment on Wilding the church by Anne de Broise https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer-blog/wilding-the-church/#comment-147 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 04:48:04 +0000 https://pioneer.churchmissionsociety.org/?p=13799#comment-147 Inspired. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Wilding the church by Gordon Sharp https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer-blog/wilding-the-church/#comment-146 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:24:34 +0000 https://pioneer.churchmissionsociety.org/?p=13799#comment-146 It is like planting a seed, yet being that seed. The way of Jesus is sharing what we do and the people that we are.. What we do is the Ministry of Christ, it’s what we are part of. Bringing healing as part of a different way of being human. From this there is likely to be growth as people of different faiths and no faiths become part of community (church)

]]> Comment on Wilding the church by Eileen https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer-blog/wilding-the-church/#comment-145 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 11:05:33 +0000 https://pioneer.churchmissionsociety.org/?p=13799#comment-145 Liz, this takes my breath away!

]]> Comment on Wilding the church by Pat House https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer-blog/wilding-the-church/#comment-144 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:45:26 +0000 https://pioneer.churchmissionsociety.org/?p=13799#comment-144 Very thought provoking and helpful. We certainly need another way! The Holy Spirit’s way. Jesus said “ I will build My Church…..” We are His Church!!

]]> Comment on Wilding the church by Leon Collyer https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer-blog/wilding-the-church/#comment-143 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:13:56 +0000 https://pioneer.churchmissionsociety.org/?p=13799#comment-143 Paul, This is a great article. I was reading Wilding during the recent Rural FX conference and the parallels were obvious. A metaphor that emerged from that gathering was the interplay between church add garden and church left to run wild. A mixed economy I guess but trying not see the wilderness on a path to becoming garden.

I think there is a very rich conversation being had in agriculture right now. The controlled mechanised paradigm of growing food with high inputs and predictable yields is being challenged. A regenerative model is emerging where the ecosystem is ‘massaged’ to uncover amazing abundance.

Church imagined growing with the grain of the innate abundance of the spirit filled world. Mechanised church has short term gains but ultimately does last or take root.

]]> Comment on Wilding the church by kay blues https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer-blog/wilding-the-church/#comment-142 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 08:32:16 +0000 https://pioneer.churchmissionsociety.org/?p=13799#comment-142 Wow. This makes so much sense.. I had an interesting discussion with my church just last evening.. we are trying to look at as a body of Christ’s people – where do we go from here. Some kept saying ‘we need to get back to our roots”. Now I would say yes we do.. But that does not mean back to what we know and what we did in the past.

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