Why CMS supports church planting: Checkpoint Spring 2021
Posted on: 18th August 2021
Before Peter Sholl took on his current role as CMS Regional Mission Director, he and Sarah, his wife, were serving as CMS missionaries in Mexico. Here he explains why CMS is committed to planting and supporting local churches. Seven years ago, I was standing with a friend, Rolando, in his church in regional Mexico. The […]
Reflections on the Homogeneous Unit Principle: part 2 of 4
Posted on: 27th July 2021
CMS Director of Training and Development David Williams continues a series of reflections on the Homogeneous Unit Principle. In this second of four articles, he continues to explain this influential mission idea. This is the second in a series of articles exploring the Homogeneous Unit Principle – the idea that “people prefer to become Christians […]
Growing the church through translation
Posted on: 26th July 2021
CMS missionaries Tavis and Kate Beer serve in Northern Territory supporting Aboriginal church leaders and developing ministry resources. Kate shares some of the joys in the process and outcome of producing a Prayer Book in Kriol. XXIV. Of Speaking in the Congregation in such a Tongue as the people understandeth. “It is a thing plainly repugnant to the Word […]
Ready to return: the Boyds back in DR Congo
Posted on: 22nd July 2021
CMS missionaries David and Prue Boyd have served in DR Congo over several decades. They have lived through the refugee crisis following the Rwandan genocide, outbreaks of Ebola and cholera and natural disasters. Despite the unknown status of Coronavirus in DRC, they were eager to return and continue their ministry. When David and Prue Boyd returned […]
God changing hearts in the Northern Territory
Posted on: 16th July 2021
CMS missionaries Tavis and Kate Beer serve in the Northern Territory, supporting Aboriginal church leaders and developing ministry resources. Here they share stories of some of the ways God is at work in the NT. It is an enormous privilege to sit with Christian leaders, pastors and emerging church leaders and hear how God has been at work […]
The gift of friendship
Posted on: 15th July 2021
Moving to another culture brings with it many unexpected joys and challenges. CMS missionaries Matt and Jen Lim shared this insight into the blessing of friendship. “This year we couldn’t celebrate our son Obi’s 6th birthday with a party for his group of friends. Instead, we had a small celebration where he got to choose some of his favourite things including banana […]
Testimony to the long-term impact of gospel ministry
Posted on: 13th July 2021
MS missionaries Dan and Liv Webster are serving in Namibia. In this video Dan explains the importance of long-term gospel ministry and the impact of missionaries who have served in Namibia before them. Here they pay tribute to former CMS missionaries Simon and Margie Gillham and explore the lasting nature of their work. Watch the […]
One day at a time
Posted on: 12th July 2021
CMS missionaries Arthur and Tamie Davis serve with the Tanzanian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (TAFES). Their ministry over the past decade has focused on training and equipping student workers while caring for their two small sons. Tamie shares an excerpt from her diary of life in Tanzania for an Aussie missionary with the Eternity newspaper. […]
Book Review: “Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment”
Posted on: 6th July 2021
Book Review by Simon Cowell Allison, Gregg R. 2014. Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment. Crossway. CMS missionaries Simon and Jess Cowell work alongside Italian university students in Bari, Italy. They deal regularly with questions of faith raised from a Roman Catholic perspective, and highly recommend this book for anyone with a particular interest in thoughtful […]
Planting gospel seeds one conversation at a time
Posted on: 2nd July 2021
CMS worker E lives in a Muslim-majority country in South Asia. The established church is very small where she lives and being a Christian is hard, especially for local people. She shares some of the gospel connections she has made as she continues to learn language and culture. I’ve been in my country a little over two years, learning […]
