By God’s grace: partnerships around the world
Posted on: 18th November 2019
Partnership and humility go hand in hand. Out of that humility and mutual grace, CMS missionaries (and those they work with) can report wonderful stories of gospel growth and spiritual progress. These are just a few of those stories from some of the places where we work: J in the Middle East: learning to listen […]
Training not Downloading
Posted on: 17th June 2019
CMS missionaries Tamie & Arthur Davis, serve in Tanzania with the Tanzanian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (TAFES), For them, training is not imposed, but is a shared experience of bringing gospel truth to those who need to hear God’s good news. “We don’t need more staff trainings,” said a board member from Tanzania Fellowship of […]
Reaching and discipling Tanzania’s new generation
Posted on: 29th April 2019
CMS missionaries Kevin & Karen Flanagan work in Mpanda, Tanzania, training evangelists for new churches, equipping pastors, and enabling lay discipleship. Read on to learn how Tanzanian believers perceive the younger generation, and strategies for reaching this new ‘tribe’. Like many countries, Tanzania has experienced massive changes in the last 10 to 15 years. Arguably, […]
Enduring Spiritual Opposition
Posted on: 26th March 2019
CMS missionary Glen Turner (serving with Dominique in Tanzania), serves as the principal of Mara Primary School. There they face difficulty from rumour, conflict, witchcraft and ill health. Yet they continue to see what their service of God as a glorious privilege. It was a touching moment as the whole staff of Mara Primary School […]
Review: Munguishi Weavings—Tales of a Term in Tanzania
Posted on: 10th October 2018
Munguishi Weavings: Tales of a Term in Tanzania—Lynne Clarke Checkpoint Summer 2009–2010 features a little of Lynne Clarke’s amazing story: flicking through a CMS Victoria newsletter, she came across an ad for a short-term teacher at Munguishi Bible College in north east Tanzania. Before she knew it, she was off on the adventure of a […]
Life and witness in Tanzania
Posted on: 1st October 2018
CMS missionary Liz Burns teaches at Msalato Theological College in Dodoma, Tanzania. Discover the importance for Liz to live a life consistent with the gospel, both inside and outside the classroom. When I first started teaching at Msalato, it was a shock to the system. Although I had previously taught part-time classes in Swahili and […]
A solid foundation at the Boys Brigade Mara Training Centre
Posted on: 10th September 2018
CMS missionaries Matthew & Samantha Archer serve in Bunda, Tanzania at the Boys Brigade Mara Training Centre (BBMTC). They provide young men with the opportunity for a better standard of living, alongside a solid foundation in the gospel of Jesus Christ. At BBMTC, young men have been learning carpentry skills alongside the Bible since the […]
Long-term focus: Stable and steadfast
Posted on: 16th April 2018
CMS missionary Judith Calf first began serving in Tanzania last century in 1998. She came back to Australia in 2009, but has now returned to Tanzania for another term of service. Here, she explains why she returned and why long-term mission matters. In 2016 I was contemplating a return to missionary status with CMS. A […]
Gospel priority: The eternal gospel
Posted on: 2nd April 2018
Evangelism is the bread and butter of the CMS mission. We express this as our gospel priority. While the priority of communicating the gospel remains unchanged, the way we share this gospel will vary from country to country, with fascinating results. Who would have thought that showing a gospel film in a village would bring […]
Christmas series: Tanzania & East Asia
Posted on: 24th December 2017
In the final part of our series, Liz Burns in Tanzania and D & L in East Asia share what they are doing on Christmas Day to celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Follow the links for part one, part two and part three of our Christmas series. Merry Christmas!
