Audiomission From Cms

We look at some of the big issues in the world that can often seem overwhelming. We'll hear honest reflections - and stories of hope - about disability, deforestation and human trafficking. With CMS short termer Rebecca Flitcroft who worked in trafficking education and awareness in India, CMS mission partner Andrew Leake who works to conserve forest in northern Argentina, and CMS mission partners Christine and Paul Salaman, working with the Anglican Church in Tanzania.

Travel round the world to meet members of the CMS family: people whose lives have been changed beyond recognition as they have responded to the one whose birth we will soon be celebrating – Jesus Christ. Featuring: mission partner Ruth Hulser, the health coordinator for the Diocese of Tabora and runs the diocesan St Philip’s Health Centre in Tanzania. Plus: mission partners Angela and Chris have spent 10 years in Egypt working with Coptic Orthodox and Anglican churches. And we meet a whole family in mission in India.

Interviews with CMS people in mission on three continents – all with something to say to shed light on this month's theme of community mission. Hope grows in Hull... serving Syrian refugees in Cairo... missional communities in Chile... Featuring CMS mission partners including Anna and Chris Hembury and short termer Tyler Overton.

A strong environmental strand in the mix this time, from the threatened forest landscape of northern Argentina to transforming both places and people in forgotten corners of London, by way of Tanzania. Featuring mission partners Catherine and Nick Drayson, Kailean Khongsai and short termer Elsbeth Priestley.

In this "Asia Special" we meet some of the key players in the recently launched Asia-CMS as well as mission partners in Nepal. Featuring Loun Ling Lee, Berdine van den Toren and Paul Dobbing.

We hear the stories of three women who have become 'firsts': mission partner Bertha Schoonbee in Rwanda became the first coach of the Rwandan national Goalball team - much to her surprise! Nolavy from Madagascar became the first woman in her Province of the Anglican Communion to graduate from theological college. And Bishop Pushpa is the first woman bishop in the Church of South India!

Samuel Ajayi Crowther was perhaps the most outstanding African Christian of the 19th century. To mark the 150th anniversary of his consecration as bishop in 1864, we tell his life story in a special edition of Audiomission narrated by Burt Caesar and featuring contributions from Professor Andrew Walls and John Martin. (This was first published in 2007 to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade and the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Gospel in Nigeria through Crowther's mission expedition.)

Sara Afshari of Sat-7 Pars talks about Christian broadcasting across the Persian world and Tim Curtis gives an insight into Bible translation in rural Paraguay. And, as booking opens for the Church Mission Society's 2014 Africa conference, we find out what goes on.

Audio podcast about the Biological water filter project produced by the Church Mission Society (CMS)

In Pakistan, Ukraine and Uganda, CMS mission partners have returned to their true 'homeland': to love others as we were first loved. In Pakistan, mission partners who must remain anonymous talk about the brave Christians - and Muslims - they know who are making a real difference in society. In remote northwest Uganda, mission partners Allan and Anne Lacey discovered the depths of relationship in Christ with brothers and sisters there, and in Ukraine, Alison Giblett helps people find true love and freedom from many forms of addiction.

How the church in Lebanon is responding to the flood of Syrian refugees, walking with the Wichi people at a time of massive change; and a couple make difficult decisions as they are plunged back into the UK's consumer culture after years in Kenya.

In February 2012, we heard from Andrea Campanale, who is a Pioneer from Kingston and part of the Pilot Year for the CMS Pioneer Course. Andrea shared provocatively about her work with spiritual seekers, especially offering Christian prayer and reflection in the midst of the ‘Mind/Body/Spirit’ scene. Many reflected that Andrea’s session helped them to ask very difficult questions of their own work and particularly the challenges of contexualising mission amongst those who are exploring different or varied spiritualities.

In February 2012, we heard from Andrea Campanale, who is a Pioneer from Kingston and part of the Pilot Year for the CMS Pioneer Course. Andrea shared provocatively about her work with spiritual seekers, especially offering Christian prayer and reflection in the midst of the 'Mind/Body/Spirit' scene. Many reflected that Andrea's session helped them to ask very difficult questions of their own work and particularly the challenges of contexualising mission amongst those who are exploring different or varied spiritualities.

In 2012, our Pioneer Witness sessions we began with Anna Norman-Walker in January. Anna shared a variety of different experiences from planting a Fresh Expression in a Cathedral to developing Pioneering sessions in a Diocese. Anna shared from a deep sense of experience and everyone there learnt valuable lessons.

Shannon is an entrepreneur and has pioneered a number of projects including a women's refuge called Matryoshka Haus and a social enterprise called Sweet Notions. You can find out more at Shannons blog here. Shannon spoke powerfully about her experiences of pioneering projects, their ups and downs and some of the lessons she has learnt.

Series of first hand accounts of pioneer mission - part of the programme at the Pioneer Mission Hub at CMS. Tim Lomax's Pioneer Witness Session from 15 Nov 2011. his account of being a Pioneer Curate.

Series of first hand accounts of pioneer mission - part of the programme at the Pioneer Mission Hub at CMS. Penny Joyce's Pioneer Witness session from 29 Nov 2011. Penny works in Pioneering projects with children.

In 2011 we had Pioneer Witness sessions from a number of really brilliant speakers. In October we had Johnny Sertin visit. Johnny is a CMS Pioneer and is working in the growing community at Earlsfield Priory. Johnny shared in an honest and vulnerable way about pioneering work and its challenges.

We focus on imaginative and joyful ways of promoting human rights across Africa this month. Ten years on from small beginnings the pioneering project for disabled artisans in Tanzania - Neema Crafts - goes from strength to strength and is genuinely changing attitudes to disability. Ben and Katy Ray explain. Mission partner Ann-Marie Wilson tells the story of the incredible growth of her campaign to end FGM and mission partner Ruth Radley negotiates tricky cross-cultural issues in promoting children's rights in South Sudan.

Focus on the Middle East with the Rev Bassi Mirzania, Persian chaplain in the UK, Michael green, working in Jordan in medical care, and an anonymous mission partner who has been working in Lebanon.