“Faith is the foundation”

Helen Harwood talks to undergraduate student Laura Evans about friendship, inspiration and starting on the pioneer journey.

By God’s Grace

A massive health scare took first year diploma student Paul Latham to church. An astonishing recovery led him to put all his skills and energy into God's service.

“Informed and transformed”

Helen Harwood talks to Godwin Sottie, one of our year one African Christianity MA students. Because the course is online, students can join from anywehre in the world - Godwin is based in Ghana.

Starting life with a wobbly wheel

Third Year MA student Alan Griggs tells Helen Harwood how he encountered Jesus on a kibbutz, how God's grace 'repaired' him and what the pioneer course at CMS has meant to him.

Guerrilla gardening, young adults – and a new vocabulary

Helen Harwood talks to Elizabeth Alden about pioneering mission among young adults in the West Country, outdoor pop-ups and finding a new language for making sense of her calling.

“God who works in the midst of journeys”: interview with Bryce Tangvald

Bryce Tangvald's journeys following Jesus have taken him from Colorado to Australia to Somerset. I asked Bryce, who is a third-year diploma student at CMS, more about his story and his experience of discovering pioneering.

Holding Space – interview with Rachel Summers

Helen Harwood interviews Rachel Summers, a member of the first cohort of students doing the CMS Certificate in the pioneer hub, St Cedd's, and author of Wild Lent.

Laughter and muddy fields: pioneering in Hinckley and Lubbesthorpe

Helen Harwood meets pioneer graduate Sue Steer, who has completed a diploma with Church Mission Society.

We just have to do ‘God in the moment’ – interview with Sue Steer

Student Sue Steer talked to Helen Harwood about how listening to her local community led her to turn unused church space into a thriving community centre.