There is just one more opportunity to come along in person and meet the CMS Pioneer Mission Training teaching team as well as some current students, in Oxford, this academic year.

Or, if meeting online is easier for you, there are two more open evenings you can sign up for.

• Tuesday 30 June 2026 from 10.30am to 2pm in Oxford, with lunch included. Plus, the option to visit Ripon College Cuddesdon
• Tuesday 30 June 2026, 7-8.30pm online
• Monday 20 July 2026, 7-8.30pm online

Whichever you choose to meet us, don’t miss your chance to find out more about studying with us. Book your place now.  

Be surprised by what you can achieve

Quite a few of our students tell us they didn’t feel academic, yet they complete their Durham University validated award with us! If you feel you’ve never been academic, you may be surprised by what you can achieve.

Students don’t just work towards a university award; they get so much more! We offer a community to learn from, concrete ideas and practices to revitalise your mission, a sense of achievement, and affirmation. One second year student said, “I was told, at induction, that CMS wanted to hear my voice within my work. I remembered being taken aback, and thinking, ‘How wonderful!’ What’s far more wonderful is that it was true. CMS nurtures voices, so to speak. I value that enormously. It’s so affirming – priceless, in fact.”

Study online from anywhere in the world

We offer anything from a one-year Certificate to an MA which is validated by Durham University. Study in person in Oxford or online from anywhere in the world. Final Year MA student, Petra de Jong-Heins, studies remotely from the Netherlands and says: “I remember saying at the start of the three-year Master’s programme: ‘It gives me such a spark of joy to be studying at CMS!’ Guess what? I’m writing my dissertation at the moment and that spark is still there! This study is such a joy and adventure. But above all: I thank God for all the blessings He gave me through this study and all the beautiful people I met.”

Focus your under graduate learning on the pioneer approach to mission, Children and Families ministry, or youth work. Those who study on the MA will learn through the lens of pioneering mission as well as African Christianity and Asian Christianity. CMS also offers a doctorate of theology (awarded by the University of Roehampton).

Exploring your calling?

If you are considering training for ordination in the Church of England, you can train with CMS, through our partnership with Ripon College Cuddesdon. While we are well known for pioneer training, our programme is open to all ordinands not just those with a pioneer designation. Those who train with us value the contextual and practical approach we offer.

Don’t let this chance pass you by, book your place on at an open event now.

• Monday 20 July 2026, 7-8:30pm online
• Tuesday 30 June 2026 from 10:30am to 2pm in Oxford, with lunch included. Plus, the option to visit Ripon College Cuddesdon
• Tuesday 30 June 2026, 7-8:30pm online

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Philippines: loss of homes in fire

Mission partner Tim Lee, working to help children and families living in poverty in Manila through Jigsaw Kids’ Ministries, asks for prayer for the 24 households who lost their homes in a recent fire in Quezon city where Jigsaw has served for many years. Please pray that their homes may be rebuilt, losses restored, and that they would find peace, security, and the love and strength of Jesus. Pray for all the children, young people and families connected with Jigsaw – that in the midst of challenges they would know Jesus as Lord and Saviour, and that many more people would come to faith through his love.

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Ethiopia: fuel crisis hits hard

Mission partners Chris and Suzy Wilson report that the fuel crisis in Ethiopia is still serious and it is very hard for many people reliant on diesel to earn money. It’s not unusual to find queues of vehicles waiting for fuel in many parts of the city Addis Ababa that stretch for over a kilometre. Please do pray for a way for the situation to be resolved as soon as possible.

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Uganda: Mission partners hand over the reins

Sarah and Simon Cawdell have recently finished their time as mission partners in Gulu. Please pray for Dr Denis Ruhama as he has taken over from Sarah and is now running the Archbishop Janani Luwum Theological College. Please also pray for distribution of coffee seedlings through the recently formed Diocese of Northern Uganda coffee cooperative. Pray for the long-term success of this initiative and in particular for rebuilding work being carried out on a greenhouse being used for the harvesting of seedlings.

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Argentina: God at work in the Wichí community

Liam, currently on short-term placement with CMS and serving with the Diocese of Northern Argentina in Salta, asks for prayer for the Wichí people of Mision Chaqueña – that God may give them strength and wisdom to preserve their culture. Please also pray for the Anglican community in Salta that God may be present in the various weekend clubs they run.

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Brazil: Young people needing forever families

Praise God for the work of ReVive providing care for vulnerable girls in Brazil through residential care and a fostering and adoption service. Please pray for the girls currently in the care of ReVive, that they would know the transforming love of Jesus. Please also pray for more families to come forward willing to foster and adopt and become forever families for these precious young people.

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Ukraine: respite for soldiers

Alison Giblett, serving in Kyiv, asks for prayer for a respite ministry for soldiers being run by her church, particularly for respite for active soldiers when away from the frontline. Respite needs include physical care, such as relief for backs and muscles, nutrition and spiritual support. Please pray for the chaplains as they stand alongside the soldiers, build relationships and share the gospel. Please pray for vision to meet the huge need for respite centres across Ukraine offering medical, psychological and spiritual support for soldiers.

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In this month’s student interview, we meet a first year undergraduate from Africa, who lives and works in a minority context, so they remain anonymous.

Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed, could you tell me more about your calling to work on an island?

The call wasn’t a single moment, but a growing “burden of love”. While serving on the mainland in my home town, reaching out to the Masai people in a remote area in a bush village, my wife and I felt a persistent pull toward the unreached coastal communities. We spent months in prayer with our local church, and the more we looked at the spiritual and social needs of the island, the more we realised we couldn’t just visit; we had to move our lives there to truly be a “faithful presence”.

I think it is right to say your work is in education and skills. I understand, for example, that you help people to make shoes and support themselves through workshops. Please could do tell us about the friendships formed and your achievements?

The real achievement isn’t just a finished pair of shoes; it’s the dignity in a student’s eyes when they realise they can provide for their own family. These workshops create a “neutral ground” where barriers drop. I’ve found that when you sit together over a sewing machine, you aren’t strangers anymore – you are friends sharing life’s struggles. Those friendships have become the bedrock of everything we do.

And now you have developed this work and have started a foundation. Could you tell us more?

We are now in the process of registering the foundation and it has not been launched yet. By moving from an informal mission to a registered foundation, we will gain “institutional trust” with the government. This will allow us to own property, hire staff legally and show the community that we aren’t just passing through – we are committed to the long-term flourishing of the island.

What exciting fruits have come from this venture?

The most encouraging “fruit” is seeing local people take ownership of their new life in Christ through faith. For example, seeing a leader from a local village choose to follow this path and then open his home for others to learn is incredible. Also, seeing our local young student from this island finish his studies to come back and lead is a huge milestone for us. It means the work is becoming truly indigenous.

That’s wonderful, people coming back to lead. Please do tell us other ways that your work is indigenous?

I do this by looking at our ‘local ways of doing things’ and asking how we can mature them into lasting spiritual and operational health. Through the CMS training, I am learning to move beyond just ‘pioneering’ into a season of rebuilding and reform. By establishing the new foundation, we are creating professional management structures that don’t stifle the Spirit, but rather provide a strong ‘trellis’ for the vine of our local community to grow on sustainably.

That is great. How can we pray for you?

You can pray for us:

​For the homecoming:

Pray for our local Muslim background believer, a disciple who went to theological studies in mainland, returned from Bible school in Dar es salaam; that he would integrate well and lead with wisdom as he joins our team full-time.

​For the foundation and future island empowerment centre:

Pray for the final registration steps of the foundation. Once this is complete, it will allow us to legally own the land for our permanent Community Empowerment Centre – a huge step for our sustainability.

​For protection and provision:

For continued favour with our neighbours and peace in our community. Specifically, pray for our family as we parent our young children in this context, and for provision regarding their school fees for the coming term.

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Ecuador: disciples making disciples

Bev Cannon de Pinos asks for prayer for Veronica and Melissa, two young women whom she is discipling as part of her role serving the congregation at Cuenca Christian Church. As Veronica and Melissa share the gospel with people around them and serve the Lord, pray for them to grow in their gifts and love for Jesus.

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South Africa: protection and hope

Crime is a constant presence in Cape Town where mission partners Caroline and Dick Seed live. Pray for their safety and wisdom as they travel to deliver their work training Bible teachers across Africa. Pray for a way out and a way forward for people stuck in cycles of crime in Cape Town especially those involved in drug gangs.

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Tanzania: connections

Dave and Tricia Rollett are preparing to move to Zanzibar at the end of the summer as new CMS mission partners. The Rollett family asks for prayer for good connections when they arrive in Zanzibar, so that they can form connections and new relationships and be fruitful in their work. Please pray for the Church in Zanzibar, that it would be strengthened in faith, hope and love. 

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