Church Mission Society

Talks from the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016. Featured speakers are Dennis Tongoi (pictured), executive director of CMS-Africa, Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society, and Harvey Kwiyani, executive director of Missio Africanus.

Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society, leads the first of two Bible studies from the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016. Here he focuses on 'breathing in'.

Talks from the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016. Featured speakers are Dennis Tongoi (pictured), executive director of CMS-Africa, Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society, and Harvey Kwiyani, executive director of Missio Africanus.

Dennis Tongoi (pictured), executive director of CMS-Africa, and Harvey Kwiyani, executive director of Missio Africanus, discuss an African perspective on gloabl mission. With Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society. Recorded at the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016. Featured speakers are

Dennis Tongoi (pictured), executive director of CMS-Africa, and Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society, talk to the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016.

How can Church Mission Society come alongside your church and how are we playing our part in growing churches around the world? We hear from the founder of Partnership for Missional Church, an extraordinary initiative CMS has launched nationally in the UK. First we'll hear from Peru and Pakistan, where our people are helping the church grow in discipleship. Featuring: Anna Sims, of Peru diocese's...

We in the UK are well into the summer festival season, which now last from May to September – whatever the weather! This month we're offering you a mini-festival for your ears – a festival of hope. Three of our people in mission tell stories of lives changed as they continue to put their call into action, sharing Jesus in word and deed. Featuring: Sharon Wilcox, working alongside young people with...

This month our occasional series on 'the five marks of mission' continues with the longest of the marks: "To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation". Violence of every kind has been experienced far too often in too many places lately, and not least in Burundi, where mission associate Simon Guillebaud is based with his organis...

Our theme this month is one of the 'five marks of mission' of the Anglican Communion: to teach, baptise and nurture new believers. We hear about how this is happening from different angles in Argentina, Kenya and across East Africa, as in the Middle East. Featuring: Karobia Njogu of CMS-Africa, who heads up their training programmes. Ed and his wife Marie Brice, whose ministry among women in the C...

January traditionally includes the week of prayer for Christian unity, and our programme this month takes that theme. In Brazil, Spain and South East Asia, we'll discover how Christians are learning to work together in very different situations. Featuring: Eluned and Mat Phipps, working across Protestant/Roman Catholic divides in Madrid, Spain. Lizzie Simpson, short termer who worked with Anglican...

This month continues our occasional series on the five marks for mission of the Anglican Communion. The "mark" we focus on this time is "to respond to human need by loving service" and we'll meet three people doing just that through CMS: Wies Landheer, from the Netherlands, is a CMS mission partner doctor working at Gahini hospital in Rwanda; Ruth Bevan, another doctor, spent six months at the Dio...

The issues of migration and the refugee crisis have scarcely been out of the news these last few months. This time on Audiomission, we'll hear three different perspectives on these issues from a variety of places around the Mediterranean. We meet: Doug Marshall, who with his wife Jacqui and their children is a CMS mission partner working among refugees in Malta; a mission partner based in Spain an...

This month we start an occasional series themed around what are known as the "five marks of mission", developed by the Anglican Communion. The first mark of mission is "to proclaim the good news of the kingdom". We meet: Victor Osoro, who leads the evangelism department in the Diocese of Toliara, Madagascar, who reports extraordinary church planting; Jean and Paul Dobbing, recently returned from s...

This month we meet people from India, South Sudan and the Philippines, who are all living and working alongside marginalised people in difficult places, often dealing with difficult issues. They are committed to sharing life together as well as making a real difference. Featuring Stephen Lubari, Eric and Sandra Read, and mission partners working in northern India.

Audio booklet "Welcome to the CMS Community" outlining the purpose and practice of the CMS mission community.

August sees many short term mission teams heading off on trips of just a few weeks to connect with Christians in another culture. Others are preparing to travel for a gap year or a career break. This month we meet five people who have all been involved in short term mission from three months to two years. Featuring Alan and Lex Hamilton, Irina Dale and Gavin and Hannah Steele.

Last month saw two landmark days in the development of cross cultural mission work in the UK – with both African and Asian Christians emphasising this month's theme of "let's work together". At Lambeth Palace, CMS launched its Prayer and Aware campaign to throw the spotlight on mission to and from Asia and Asians. We hear from the Rev Rana Khan, chair of the CMS Asia Forum. The other landmark was...

A special edition about the value of long term mission. It's something that is becoming less fashionable, even derided, but we'll be hearing from two long term CMS mission partners – and from the Anglican Bishop of Bolivia (himself a long term mission partner from Singapore) who thinks their contribution is vital! Featuring: Dr Corrie Verduyn, CMS mission partner at Kiwoko hospital, Uganda. Canon...

Today Jeremy Woodham talked to CMS mission partner Paul Dobbing about his experience of the Nepal earthquake, what the aftermath means for some of his friends and insights for prayer. Sorry about the variable sound quality down the Skype line!

We hear stories of two CMS Timothy mission partners this month – that's local mission leaders supported by CMS to follow their calling in their own part of the world. We'll travel to Paraguay, Rwanda and also take in some voices from the CMS Community Vision Day that kicked off the year – hopefully it will inspire you to get involved in the next community day – a day of action on creation care on...

This month we focus on training and we'll discover more about: what you can expect from the preparation offered by CMS if you serve through one of our People in Mission programmes; how African-inspired training is empowering minority Christians in Pakistan to reach out to their communities; how African missionaries are getting trained in Brazil by CMS people. Featuring: Marcus Throup, CMS mission...

Church Mission Society mission partner Andrew Leake describes recent developments in mapping and fighting deforestation of the Chaco by big business.

Church Mission Society mission partner Kailean Khongsai, who works with Christian conservation charity A Rocha, talks about how growing things together builds community.

Church Mission Society mission partners Anna and Chris Hembury talk about hope they are seeing hope grow in an area of deprivation in Hull - including transforming a patch of waste ground into a community garden.

Church Mission Society mission partners Catherine and Bishop Nick Drayson discuss northern Argentina's top priorities of faith, family and forest.