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Disclaimer & Warning: The views I express on this site are not necessarily those of the Church of England, the Church Mission Society or the Diocese of Bath and Wells which I serve as Facilitator of the CMS Southwest Hub and lead the Certificate in Pioneer Mission. In this space, I am reflecting on the people of God and the Church as I believe it is becoming in this context and period of history. Any opinions (unless attributed) are my own, and any mistakes are also mine.

Confidence to act

As well as setting off with a new group of students, I’ve invited the last cohort to tell me about their experience of the CMS Certificate. I’ve got a questionnaire called Pathways which they get in advance, and then I ask them the questions and type in their response, so…

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Preparing to head off

From St Ives they came… from Poole, Bath, villages across seven counties. A half-excited half-apprehensive crew of dreamers caught up in the movement of God’s Spirit. Preparing to set off on a learning journey to an unknown destination. Less poetically I could tell you this was the induction day for…

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