Staff
Meet the team delivering training at CMS
Tutors
Dr James Butler
James is Pioneer Mission Training Oxford leader. He teaches in the areas of mission, ecclesiology and practical theology.
Canon Dr Cathy Ross
Dr Cathy Ross is a lecturer and tutor with CMS Pioneer Mission Training and is a lecturer in mission at Regent’s Park College, Oxford.
Dr Harvey Kwiyani
Dr Harvey Kwiyani is African Christianity Programme Lead. He is a Malawian missiologist and theologian who has lived, worked and studied in Europe and North America for the past 20 years.
Jonny Baker
Jonny is Britain Hub mission director at Church Mission Society. He specialises in gospel and culture and applying creativity to worship.
Joseph Ola
Joseph is a lecturer on the African Christianity undergraduate and MA programmes. He holds Master’s degrees in Biblical and Pastoral Theology, as well as African Christianity from Liverpool Hope University.
Dr Sheila Akomiah-Conteh
Sheila is a lecturer on the African Christianity programme. She initially started her career in journalism as a sub editor for a prominent national newspaper in The Gambia.
Dr Anna Ruddick
Anna is a community theologian and researcher who facilitates theological reflection and learning for leaders, congregations and Christian organisations seeking to deepen and strengthen their relationships with their local community.
Chaplains
Mark Nam
Mark is chaplain to the Asian Christianity MA students at CMS and is a British born Chinese priest in the Diocese of Oxford.
Dupe Adefala
Chaplain to the MA students, Dupe is a pioneering pastor and an experienced prison chaplain.
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