The decision to remain
Posted on: 14th May 2020
CMS Worker Caroline is married to Warwick, who pastors an international church in the Middle East. Here Caroline talks about a hard decision: remain on location or return home. This article was written just before Easter. COVID-19 has changed all of our lives. Freedoms in my city have been reducing over the last weeks. We are now on lockdown and […]
A Privileged Position
Posted on: 12th May 2020
Former CMS missionary Greg Anderson is Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory. Here he uses his personal experience to reflect on how and why CMS is so committed to approaching mission with humility. One of the obvious things about my ministry in the Northern Territory is that my skin colour is the same as that of a lot of […]
COVID-19 Update from CMS Australia
Posted on: 7th May 2020
In Colossians 4:3 Paul writes from prison, “And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ for which I am in chains.” Please pray that prayer for our missionaries as they share Jesus with people during the coronavirus pandemic. Even as […]
Just in time! The Big Picture Bible reaches Timor-Leste
Posted on: 6th May 2020
CMS missionaries Chris and Grace Adams have made the decision to stay in Timor-Leste during the COVID-19 crisis. Here they outline the situation where they are serving, and share great news of a long-term project that is at last bearing fruit: the Tetun language edition of The Big Picture Story Bible. Timor-Leste isn’t exempt from the world-wide spread of COVID-19. People here have tested […]
Pleasure, pain and the secular worldview Part 2: Life under the dome
Posted on: 4th May 2020
In this, the second in a series of six on ‘pleasure, pain, and the secular worldview’, CMS Director of Training and Development David Williams considers the subject of ‘Emotions and the Fall’. Part One is here. Watch for the next instalment in the near future. In the first article in this series I suggested that […]
Who decides what is humble?
Posted on: 27th April 2020
CMS missionary Peter Blowes (serving with Terry in Argentina) encourages university students and graduates to build God’s kingdom. In 2015, Peter and Terry returned to Argentina for a second term of service after ten years away. Here Peter reflects on many new questions they faced on reentry to a rapidly changing culture, and reminds himself and us that God’s word is the key to answering […]
A viral threat leads to great gospel openings with this question: ‘Aren’t you afraid?’
Posted on: 27th April 2020
CMS missionaries Dave & Leoni Painter serve in Cambodia, where Dave lectures at Phnom Penh Bible School. As a direct result of the Coronavirus crisis, they have discovered some extraordinary opportunities for evangelism. Hope School (where our daughter Grace attends), the Phnom Penh Bible School where I lecture, and all Christian churches have just been shut by order […]
Relearning humility again
Posted on: 21st April 2020
CMS missionaries Ian and Jenny Wood are new to their location in Arnhem Land, and once again learning what it is to be learners. Ian describes the experience. Ministry is full of lessons in humility. Life is full of lessons in humility. Jenny and I have arrived at Numbulwar, on the Arnhem Coast of North […]
Could you go?
Posted on: 13th April 2020
Around the world, there are vast needs, and many opportunities, to reach youth and children with God’s love in the Lord Jesus Christ. Here CMS International Director Peter Rodgers asks: could you go? A fundamental aim for this particular edition of Checkpoint has been to challenge our readers to support ministry amongst children and youth, […]
The next leaders
Posted on: 6th April 2020
CMS missionary Glen Turner, serving with Dominique in Tanzania, is the principal of Mara Anglican Primary School. Through the children, there is a wonderful possibility to impact church and society long-term. “Do you remember me Mr Turner?” A slightly dreaded question for a teacher who has taught hundreds of children over the years! I fumbled […]
