School of Mission: Recent Episodes
School of Mission
The aim of the School of Mission is to see every Christian in the UK comfortable and confident in sharing their faith faith in Christ Jesus through deed and words with wisdom, sensitivity and under the guidance and leadership of the Holy Spirit.
Jackie is part of the School of Mission management group. She was a Salvation Army Officer for many years and now is part of the leadership of a local church in Norfolk. She was chair of Churches Together in Poole for a number of years and launched Poole Town Pastors and is actively involved in the work of Redeeming Our Communities and Freedom in Christ.
- https://roc.uk.com/
- https://www.ficm.org.uk/
Millie is from Boscombe/Bournemouth and is part of Coastline Vineyard Church. She has several refugee children/teenagers living with her in a former vicarage, before that she lived in a house of hospitality in Boscombe.
Here we talk to Mark Arnold from Urban Saints about the work he does with children and families with additional needs.
- https://www.urbansaints.org/additiona...
- https://theadditionalneedsblogfather....
Here we chat to the brilliant Ali Boulton who talks about the work she does on new housing estates...
Ali was a sort of Bishop type person in the Baptist Church, and I remember seeing her helping a colleague/friend out at new wine when his kids were sick in the night, mopping up sick and helping tired parents... Showing servant leadership in a way that really inspired me. She's very cool and wise, and worth a listen!
A great interview with Rach Hepburn who shares not just about her time working on a new housing development and but also about life at its toughest and God's faithfulness... She also includes an amazing story of two friends coming to faith.
Looking at Jesus' words to "Seek first the Kingdom of God" -alongside Haggai's warnings not to live in panelled houses whilst the temple of the Lord is neglected.
It was great to chat to two great guys from my previous parish of Kingswood about the Churches they now lead and especially the work we did together on the Streets of Kingswood with "Street Pastors" -Church in Action on the Streets... Hear a bit about the Archbishop getting flashed!!
- Do you ever feel like you just talk to people who are like you?
- Who think and act like you?
- Maybe the challenge is to meet and talk to different people and learn from them?
Each week we have a different challenge from someone with the School of Mission, we share together on our next Webinar how it went?
- Did you find going slower and looking around more you noticed more things?
- What/who did you notice?
- What did you learn?
Steve is the Youth Worker at Poole Christian Fellowship... He has re-thought some of the traditional thinking around youth work and is well worth listening too... Grab a coffee for this 20 minute interview!
Another challenge for another week with the School of Mission, each month on our Webinar we have a chance to share back about how it has gone for each one of us over this past month...
How good are we at doing something nice for us where we feel truly alive?
When I was on my Cornwall to Carlisle tour I was told: "You must meet the guys at Hay Mills CC" -I'm so glad I did, a small Church doing amazing things, hear a bit of their story here!
Join us for our pilot!
Each week someone will give us a challenge of something to do this week, and then on the monthly Webinar we can share back about how it has gone...
We believe that by these doing practical things each week will make a difference to us and those around us...
I remember Sue from when I was a teenager, she's an amazing community networker, knows lots of people and has been an incredible blessing to many people. Here she talks about her life and her story.
Talking about Sex Addiction
"Shame kept me prisoner longer than my addiction did"... An addiction we rarely talk about but one that has broken many families. Here Susi talks about how his addiction cost him his job as a Vicar, his recovery and his desire to help other people find freedom.
Youth worker and advocate for young people, and author of from isolation to community,,,,
Hilary is an Anglican Priest, third order franciscan, climate activist, intercessor, schools worker and pioneer... She shares some of her thoughts and journey with us here...
Jackie tells her story (very honestly and vulnerably), for those who don't know Jackie she was a minister with Elim (leading for a while the church in Kingswood where I was Vicar). Jackie was chair of the Evangelical Alliance and spearheaded the turning mission in Bristol, and is the only person I know who can 'accidentally plant a church'... Worth a listen/watch.
An amazing evening with Daniel Dugmore... but do watch this and I believe it will massively bless you. It is 50 minutes of amazing content -if I had the money I would pay Christians to watch this!!!
Much of my ministry has been much more "pioneering" doing stuff around fresh expressions etc, Alan's work has been much more that of a traditional evangelist doing more "presentational evangelism"... Thought this would be an interesting conversation between the two of us!
Looking at Jesus saying
"I will build my Church and even the gates of hell wont prevail against it"...
We are called to "Seek first the Kingdom of God"... What does it mean to be missional? The Five Marks of Mission, Tell, Teach, Treasure, Transform, Tend. Stems from Discipleship "Doing the things of Jesus for reasons he does them".
Mission is more than evangelism, words need to be backed by our walk -how we live our daily lives
Here Dave Pegg talks about :-
- What is the 'Good News'?
- Why should we share it?
- How should we share it?
Followed by some discussions at the end...
Mark Phillips and I run Poole New Monastics together, and he also came with me on some of the Cornwall to Carlisle travels, here he talks about the work he does at Parkstone URC centre, how a tiny church has fed thousands of people during Covid. @Schoolofmissio2 www.schoolofmission.co.uk
Here I chat to my friend Adam. Adam is my daughters Godfather whom I have known since we were at theological college together. Adam talks about Mission in Ireland, their response to Covid19 and also shares something on global mission from his unique perspective as the Chair of the Church in Ireland's Council of Mission. Just over 10 minutes.
Our second Wednesday Night Webinar from the school of mission... Someone shares a few thoughts, and some discussion (and then we turn the record off -so much better if you are there in person!- but here is our second session) Tonight was me talking about why I believe we need something like the School of Mission....
Here we interview Andy Milne, author of DNA of Pioneer ministry (co-authored with Mike Moynagh), he works for the Archbishop of York leading the Missional Youth Churches Network and before this he was involved in planted Sorted youth Church in Bradford (which became a network of Churches).
Each week we want to have a chance for people to connect, have some ideas and a chance to chat and explore together something about mission in normal everyday life... Here is Andy Evers back by popular demand with a few thoughts and a bit of a chat afterwards... Although we were a small group, am excited that from this more growth and relationship with happen!!
It was great to chat to Emma about addiction and her work helping individuals and churches engage with addiction she has recently founded https://starrecovery.org/ and works in Poole/Bournemouth and Christchurch with https://www.therecoverycourse.com/
Do follow the School of Mission UK on twitter @schoolofmissio2 or www.schoolofmission.co.uk
Imagine going out on mission, not knowing where you were going without money and all your stuff -a bit like Jesus sent out both the 12 (in Luke 9) or the 72 (in Luke 10) here Dave tells his story of going out with the guys from Fusion (a University Mission group) where four of them just got on a plane and trusted God for a weekend and trusted that he would used them, and he did, it's about 24 minutes but an amazing story, worth checking out.... We hope to do something similar to this but would be within the UK.
AJ is one of our 'founding members' at the School of Mission (www.schoolofmission.co.uk @schoolofmissio2) and here he is talking about his role as a youth worker in Bournemouth, especially doing detached youth work. He shares about the importance of relationships, 'small ins' and the importance of listening to individuals rather than 'stereotypes and strategy'.
Simon Cartwright is a community minister in a deprived area of Derby, he is developing exciting partnerships locally, growing a new monastic community and seeing new life come to a Church building that had been closed...
- Can these bones live?
- A blank canvas?
- Micah 6:8
Its about 25 minutes but plenty to think about and explore! www.schoolofmission.co.uk
I heard Natalie talk at Living Stone Church in Eastbourne and was blown away as she said some really wise and thought provoking things and am so glad she agreed to come and chat to us here at the School of Mission (@schoolofmissio2 or www.schoolofmission.co.uk).
Natalie works for a charity called Jubilee Plus https://jubilee-plus.org.
The Jubilee+ vision is to see the Church in the UK be a champion of the poor and a means to healthy communities across the nation.
Here Richard Hancocks a rural field worker for Dorset with the Church of England talks and explores mission in a rural context... Really interesting (even if you're not working in a rural context its got lots of wisdom in to learn from).
Andy Evers has been a mate of mine since I was 11, we even shared a flat when we were 19.
Here he talks about youth, children and community work, about living out mission working with other Christians, and he also shares some of the life lessons he learned along the way, it is a longer video, but really worth watching! More info at www.schoolofmission.co.uk @schoolofmissio2 -He's right, it was Aaron, I was wrong when I said Caleb (I checked!)
Andy Mason in conversation with Dave Pegg leader of Bright Idea Church and PACE Schools work team, and co-author of "Living and Telling
Pastor Benson, a friend of mine, talks about how he and his family moved from London to Bristol to plant a church, and gives us some wise insights.
Here I share few thoughts on "knocking the dust off our feet" -am I devoting my life to the things that God is calling me too or am I just being pushed around by other people (and maybe my own) expectations?
John Chapter 5 (although I say 4) "Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralysed. [4] [b] 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”
8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked".
Anna Rich is one of the Pastors of River of Life Church in Hartcliffe Bristol, here she shares about loving people and longing to be a community that welcomes people back, sharing from her own experience. A very thought provoking 7 minute talk on an important subject www.schoolofmission.co.uk
Andy Mason talks about Ikigai, the art of balancing your mission with what you do well, what you enjoy and what you can earn money or gain the things you need to live a full life.
Here I talk about the book the Ragamuffin Gospel, a book that changed my life... Really helped me to see God massively differently and opened my eyes afresh to grace -"Grace healed eyes" is a phrase used which I think is helpful!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ragamuffin-Gospel-Brennan-Manning/dp/1590525027/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ANZTCRF18GOH&keywords=ragamuffin+gospel&qid=1638304008&s=books&sprefix=Ragamu%2Cstripbooks%2C183&sr=1-1
Andy Mason talks about Through the Pilgrim Door
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Through-Pilgrim-Door-Michael-Volland/dp/1842913999
Andy Mason talks with Tracy Blake from "Death Cafe" about the impact of grief and loss at Christmas and how we can help ourselves and others in this festive period.
Andy Mason challenges us to read the 24 chapters of Luke and take some time out each day of Advent to connect with God.
Andy Mason explores the story of the original St. Nicholas and how it relates to Christmas today.
Andy Mason talks about Doing December Differently and thinking about the Environment this Christmas
Andy Mason talks about giving yourself a present at Christmas. Some self love and care.
Andy Mason talks about doing Christmas Differently and tells of how the Charles Dickens tale relates to life today.
Andy Mason gives us ideas on how to Do Christmas Differently by embracing compassion at Christmas during Advent.
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In this episode we explore food and faith, neo monasticism and climate action. See more at http://www.schoolofmission.co.uk