Imagination in action - Church Mission Society

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IMAGINE

Come with us on an adventure of the imagination. That’s what mission is – a call to see beyond the status quo and conspire with God to create a new way of living. Below are free resources and stories to fuel your imagination.*

*We’ll keep adding more – so bookmark this page and join our email list to be part of the imagination conversation.

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CMS speakers can help your church think differently about what God has in store.

More about Church Mission Society speakers and church workshops

Join Jonny Baker and a wonderful group of artists, pioneers and church leaders for four one-hour sessions that will help you ignite ideas and apply your imagination.

Join us on an adventure of the imagination by making a suggested gift of £5 a month.

Resources to free your mission imagination

HOPE UP CLOSE: An invitation to imagination with this online/offline Christmas carol event
FORMISSION: Four online sessions exploring God’s mission and how we might find our place in it
GUIDE TO CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS: Download this handbook to having more intentional and life-giving conversations.
A NEW IMAGINARY: Paul Bradbury calls for the church to see itself differently
HOW TO...USE YOUR IMAGINATION: Jonny Baker says it is a muscle to be flexed
AUDIO: David Benjamin Blower on the space between two worlds
AUDIO: Chris Duffett on art and mission
WONDER: We imagined a different kind of gap year
FEELING YOUR WAY: Jonny Baker on making good as you learn from mistakes

Stories of imagination in action

More stories…

Celebrating 23 new pioneer mission graduates

Congratulations to the 23 people who yesterday celebrated their graduation from CMS Pioneer Mission Leadership Training.

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Navigating the new seas

The Rev Vinod Victor, chair of the Asia-CMS board of trustees, reflects on the changing seascape of mission.

Hybrid Church: Blending online and offline community

Colin Smith hails a timely Grove book on hybrid church in a Covid world, part of the Mission And Evangelism series in partnership with CMS

Join us on an adventure of the imagination by making a suggested gift of £5 a month.

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