Podcasts about church mission society

It was a pleasure to welcome the Reverend Canon Dr. Nigel Rooms to the Liminal Theology Podcast! Nigel is a freelance consultant, trainer and researcher, spiritual director, and architect of learning. Nigel is currently Associate Priest at St. Peter's, Braunstone Park in Leicester. Nigel holds a Master's degree in Mission and Ministry from Nottingham University and a Professional Doctorate (ThD) in Missiology from Birmingham University. He is a published author of books and journal articles in mission and contextual theology. He is also a missiologist, practical theologian, and editor of the journal Practical Theology. Nigel is a Leader with the Partnership for Missional Church UK, Church Mission Society. Most recently, he co-authored Crossing Thresholds: A Practical Theology of Liminality, published by Lutterworth Press. Nigel and I had an engaging conversation that had us exploring liminality from a variety of perspectives. Nigel opened by describing his background, particularly his journey into the priesthood and the academic work that followed. From there we explored liminality using Nigel's perspective and experience, which he then connected with his work in Crossing Thresholds. Nigel helpfully provided background on the book and why it's important as a work of practical theology. As practical theologians, Nigel and I had much to talk about regarding how we viewed theology and the relevance practical theology has for the study of liminality. Finally, Nigel described the Church's transition and how priests, pastors, and church leaders can offer helpful spaces for meaningful change as the Church slowly moves away from its mid-twentieth century perspective. It was a joy to talk with Nigel! I learned much from him and I'm sure you will too! Learn more: Crossing Thresholds: A Practical Theology of Liminality Twitter (@NigelRooms)

Church Mission Society lead this online church service to mark the Third Sunday after Trinity. With Cathy Ross and Jonny Baker, the service of prayer, music and reflection explores Mark 4.35-41 and 'the other side of the lake'. Follow along with the order of service at http://cofe.io/CMSService (cofe.io/CMSService).

To celebrate Church Mission Society's 222nd birthday, we are inviting you to pause and pray for mission with our 2min 22s mini-liturgy - celebrate and remember God's mission in your neighbourhood and our world.

Modupe Adefala is prison chaplain and pastor of Word Fountain Christian Ministries, a Pentecostal church based in Oxford. In this very stimulating conversation, we discuss her Master's Degree research at Church Mission Society's "Pioneer Mission Leadership Training" in which she investigated the pioneering initiatives of 5 Nigerian Women in London.

Chris Duffett, from the Light College and Collective, is an artist with a desire to bring words, comfort and scenes from God’s heart to those he paints for. Chris’ fine art seeks to bring the colours and mystery of other realms. His work is playful and joy filled with an overemphasis of light. Chris studied Art with Theology at Chester College and has exhibited in Chester and Cambridge and worked as an artist in residence with Chelmsley Wood Baptist Church. His work is often used for publications and magazines. As well as painting and creating he is the founding evangelist of The Light Project, an author, tutor, poet and Baptist minister. He talked to Camilla Lloyd at Church Mission Society in Oxford on 3 March 2020 as part of the For Art’s Sake Pioneer Conversations Day.

Jeremy Woodham talks to musician and theologian David Benjamin Blower about the connections between prophets and artists, whether Jesus was an artist and if art is or isn't missional. Also: the power of lament and hymns without happy endings. The interview was recorded at Church Mission Society in Oxford on 3 March 2020 as part of the For Art's Sake Pioneer Conversations Day.

Canon Moses Bushendich, international director of CMS-Africa, gave three talks at Church Mission Society's 2019 Africa conference 8-10 November, at the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, UK. He spoke from an African and CMS-Africa perspective on the theme taken from Isaiah 43: “See, I am doing a new thing - do you not perceive it?”

Canon Moses Bushendich, international director of CMS-Africa, gave three talks at Church Mission Society's 2019 Africa conference 8-10 November, at the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, UK. He spoke from an African and CMS-Africa perspective on the theme taken from Isaiah 43: “See, I am doing a new thing - do you not perceive it?”

Canon Moses Bushendich, international director of CMS-Africa, gave three talks at Church Mission Society's 2019 Africa conference 8-10 November, at the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, UK. He spoke from an African and CMS-Africa perspective on the theme taken from Isaiah 43: “See, I am doing a new thing - do you not perceive it?”

Are you ready? We hope so because here it is, another amazing episode from the goofballs of Nerd pop-culture to entertain you once again. This week we bring you some brilliant stories that are sure to educate (we apologise for those not looking to learn, we are Nerds, you have got to expect it). There are some laughs, so grab hold, strap in and let’s get this party started.First up we have Buck with solar powered water filtration systems that are looking pretty darn good. Trust me, when you look at the science behind these you will understand why we got excited, I mean this is fantastic and the possibilities are amazing. While they are only in the early development stages the fact is that this is game changing technology to make life better.Next up DJ has news about the Steven Universe movie, that’s right, not Marvel. Now we know that some of you are going to be fans of this on many levels, I mean who doesn’t like 80’s style dance and music to solving the world’s problems. It worked for the Care Bears and the Smurfs and they are still around, let alone Bob the Builder. Now, we won’t give away the storyline and details, but just remember we can fix it.Next we have the Professor with the story of struggling game developers trying to make it big in a world full of nasty companies. This is a look at the realities of the various platforms available and the costs incurred in bringing games to an over saturated market. Think we are joking consider 40 plus games a day being released, some of which are clones. Now before anyone gets upset, software clones are not aliens who have escaped from Area 51. So, if you want to understand why Geeks and Nerds look stressed and sleep deprived this will explain it to you. Also it is why we review the games we are playing each week to try and help identifying something cool.Next is the regular shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events of interest. We take a moment in this to pay respect to the Swiss that even their train accidents are organised. While serious injuries and fatality is never a laughing matter the Swiss are the people who are so organised they make a German sweat about the details. That is it for another week, remember to take care of yourselves, stay safe, look out for each other and stay hydrated.EPISODE NOTES:Solar powered device - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/solar-powered-device-produces-energy-cleans-waterSteven Universe The Movie – https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/sdcc-2019-steven-universe-the-movieBarely surviving game developer - https://hackernoon.com/barely-surviving-as-a-game-developer-while-steam-gets-its-cut-7028x34z8Games currently playingBuck– Company of Heroes - https://store.steampowered.com/app/228200/Company_of_Heroes/Prof– NetHack - https://www.nethack.org/DJ– Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Game of the Year Edition - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4570/Warhammer_40000_Dawn_of_War__Game_of_the_Year_Edition/Other topics discussedSalt as a form of currency- https://encyclopedia-of-money.blogspot.com/2011/10/salt-currency.htmlThe Bush Tucker Man (Australian Bushman)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_HiddinsThe Bush Tucker Man finding water- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQcYlUUSRVcSteven Universe (2013 TV series)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_UniverseSteven Universe posters- TV series poster - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTNjMTM1YWYtZWQ3Yy00OGI1LWEyZjUtYTk3OTk5NGIxMzIyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzM4NjcxOTc@._V1_.jpg- Steven Universe the movie poster - https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/steven-universe/images/4/41/SU_Movie_Poster.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/666?cb=20190710090429Steven Universe Music- List of songs - https://steven-universe.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Music- Every song on Steven Universe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Irgf54fD8Blockchain (Cryptography terminology)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlockchainShareware (Downloadable software)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SharewareIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984 movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_DoomPython (programming language)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)Infiniminer (2009 game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachtronics#InfiniminerHarry Potter in Minecraft- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoIXD0Tz6qEEvent Horizon (1997 Sci-Fi horror movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film)Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (2011 game)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/55150/Warhammer_40000_Space_Marine/Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (1984 book by Steven Levy)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_RevolutionSlaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress or Dwarf Fortress (2006 game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_FortressCataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (2013 game)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataclysm:_Dark_Days_AheadVan Goh painting in Queensland- https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southeast/its-all-van-gogh-at-this-school-thanks-to-former-student/news-story/7910a77db99e679fa0d0936be2b7415cLoving Vincent (2017 movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_VincentVincent and the Doctor (Dr Who episode)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_and_the_DoctorVincent (Don Mclean song)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_(Don_McLean_song)David Hahn (Radioactive Boy Scout or Nuclear Boy Scout)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn1997 Thredbo Landslide- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Thredbo_landslideMusicals Taught Me Everything I Know (TNC podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/mtmeikShoutouts29 Jul 2005 – Eris’ discovery was announced by the team of Mike Brown,Chad Trujillo, and David Rabinowitz. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)29 Jul 2013 - Two passenger trains were involved in a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 25 others. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granges-pr%C3%A8s-Marnand_train_crash31 Jul 1715 - A hurricane strikes the east coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships and killing nearly 1,000 people, on this day in 1715. All the gold and silver onboard at the time would not be recovered until 250 years later. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-sinks-spanish-treasure-shipsRemembrances29 Jul 1833 - William Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. In 1787, he came into contact with Thomas Clarkson and a group of anti-slave-trade activists, including Granville Sharp, Hannah More and Charles Middleton. They persuaded Wilberforce to take on the cause of abolition, and he soon became one of the leading English abolitionists. He headed the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade for twenty years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Wilberforce was convinced of the importance of religion, morality and education. He championed causes and campaigns such as the Society for the Suppression of Vice, British missionary work in India, the creation of a free colony in Sierra Leone, the foundation of the Church Mission Society, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In later years, Wilberforce supported the campaign for the complete abolition of slavery, and continued his involvement after 1826, when he resigned from Parliament because of his failing health. That campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire. He died from illness at the age of 73 in London. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilberforce29 Jul 1890 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes,portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His reputation began to grow in the early 20th century as elements of his painting style came to be incorporated by the Fauves and German Expressionists. He attained widespread critical, commercial and popular success over the ensuing decades, and is remembered as an important but tragic painter, whose troubled personality typifies the romantic ideal of the tortured artist. Today, Van Gogh's works are among the world's most expensive paintings to have ever sold at auction, and his legacy is honoured by a museum in his name, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which holds the world's largest collection of his paintings and drawings. He died from suicide at the age of 37 in Auvers-sur-Oise. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh29 Jul 1982 - Vladimir K. Zworykin, American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. He played a role in the practical development of television from the early thirties, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes and the electron microscope. He died at the age of 94 in Princeton, New Jersey. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_K._ZworykinFamous Birthday29 Jul 1888 - Vladimir K. Zworykin, American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. He played a role in the practical development of television from the early thirties, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes and the electron microscope. He was born in Murom, Vladimir Governorate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_K._Zworykin29 July 1924 – Elizabeth Short known posthumously as the "Black Dahlia", was an American woman who was found murdered in the Leimert Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. Her case became highly publicized due to the graphic nature of the crime. It is commonly held that Short was an aspiring actress, though she had no known acting credits or jobs during her time in Los Angeles. She would acquire the nickname of the Black Dahlia posthumously, as newspapers of the period often nicknamed particularly lurid crimes; the term may have originated from a film noir murder mystery, The Blue Dahlia, released in April 1946. Short's unsolved murder and the details surrounding it have had a lasting cultural intrigue, generating various theories and public speculation. Her life and death have been the basis of numerous books and films, and her murder is frequently cited as one of the most famous unsolved murders in American history, as well as one of the oldest unsolved cases in Los Angeles County. She was born in Boston,Massachusetts. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia29 Jul 1973 - Stephen Dorff, American actor, known for portraying Roland West in True Detective Season 3, PK in The Power of One, Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat, Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola'sSomewhere, and for his roles in Blade as vampire-overlord Deacon Frost. He was born in Atlanta,Georgia. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_DorffEvents of Interest29 Jul 1907 – Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsea_Island_Scout_camp29 Jul 1954 - Publication of "Fellowship of the Ring" 1st volume of "Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien published by George Allen and Unwin in London. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings29 Jul 1981 – A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Charles_and_Lady_Diana_SpencerIntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rss

Bishop Anthony Poggo's address at the commissioning of Alastair Bateman as CEO of Church Mission Society at St Andrew's Church, Oxford, 8 June 2019. Bishop Anthony represented the Archbishop of Canterbury, the patron of Church Mission Society, and began by reading a special message from him.

Debs North, a youth worker specialising in sex education, PSHE, and mental health work, speaks about enabling youth leaders and parents to have conversations about sex and relationships with young people, and to feel confident engaging with their questions. Debs is passionate about enthusing and resourcing anyone who works with or has contact with young people to normalise talking about relationships, sex, mental health, and all aspects of being human and whole. This interview was recorded at the Pioneering with Youth and Children day at Church Mission Society in Oxford on 7 May 2019.

On 17 July 2018, Church Mission Society hosted a day for people wanting to engage more in mission among those who identify themselves as spiritual but not religious. Matt Arnold spoke about his connections with Pagan Pride. In the following interview he shares more about this, as well as about being, as he puts it, re-evangelised by pagans.

Talk from the Mission with People who are Spiritual but not Religious day conference at Church Mission Society in Oxford, 17 July 2018.

We talked to Emma and Glyn at the Mission with People who are Spiritual but not Religious day conference at Church Mission Society in Oxford, 17 July 2018.

Doug and Jacqui Marshall work with refugees in Malta, a place with some of the highest numbers of asylum seekers per capita in Europe. Although many people see this as a holiday destination, Doug and Jacqui are working to build relationships and come alongside those in great need. They shared with us their perspective on having a biblical approach amid the fears and challenging realities of working on the front line with refugees. Doug and Jacqui are mission partners with Church Mission Society.

Rachel Burton is a short term mission partner with Church Mission Society, working with the Novo rehabilitation community in Bolivia. Based in Santa Cruz, this is the first of what is hoped will be many self-sustaining Christian communities that set people free from addiction. Rachel talked to Jeremy Woodham at the Church Mission Society in Oxford in March 2018. She starts by explaining the vision of Novo.

It’s a famous definition of mission: “seeing what God is doing and joining in” – and we hear from people who are simply responding to that this month. The first part of that definition involves looking for God in the world around us. We might think that is even more challenging in a war zone. But today we hear in two parts from Lynn Treneary, who is based in Maridi in South Sudan, at Chaima Christian Institute. Perhaps surprisingly, Lynn doesn’t find it hard to find God in this most testing of situations. Jigsaw Kids Ministries in the Philippines has grown immensely over the 14 years since founders Kate and Tim Lee and their family went out to Manila with Church Mission Society. Six years later, they clearly understood that God was calling them home to Britain so that Jigsaw could continue to grow as a Filipino-led project. Since that time Tim has faithfully continued to nurture Jigsaw from the UK, making regular visits, and seeing the local leadership team grow until now there is a fully Filipino board overseeing the work. With 10 community based projects and a central outreach centre the work Jigsaw is wide ranging and has transformed the lives of hundreds of children – and their communities. At its heart, this change is all about what God in Jesus can do. Finally, Luke Larner, a lay pioneer in Luton and a member of God’s Squad – the Christian motorcycle club, reflects on his experience of mission as something that belongs to God.

This month we continue exploring some of the myths that persist around our understanding of what “Mission Is”, as part of Church Mission Society’s “Mission Is” campaign. Find out more about this and the new resources available to help you and your church explore what Mission Is at churchmissionsociety.org. Many people still assume that mission as about people from the West going to the global south – and they have all sorts of concerns about that. But today, although mission does still include people from the West going to the global south, it’s about so much more, and later we’ll hear from a young Brazilian couple reflecting on the nature of global mission. First we hear from an Indian-born mission partner, who is now working back in India, via Africa and Britain. Then we hear from some Western mission partners about the new generation of leaders of the church in the Chaco in remote northern Argentina. David and Shelley Stokes are working with the diocese of northern Argentina to provide training and to walk alongside indigenous leaders as they work out what it means to be a church leader in their culture. Finally this month, we turn to Brazil, or rather to Debora and Levi Santana, who have been working in Britain, where Levi has been a pioneer curate, but who are originally from central Brazil. In the summer they returned to their homeland as CMS mission partners.

Effective mission can look very different from place to place and at Church Mission Society we are very committed to taking different cultures and contexts seriously. But training and study naturally form part of our mission commitment all around the world – and provide an ideal situation for mutual learning, as we hear from Berdine van den Toren. We also meet someone who is working in India to facilitate theological training for all sorts of people who would not otherwise have access to it – and hear about the transforming effect it has. And we turn to the Middle East and to our mission partners Nabil and Sarah Shehadi, who are the coordinators for Alpha in the Levant region, from Syria around the east coast of the Mediterranean. They run Alpha and Marriage courses, and train others to run them.

This month’s podcast is inspired by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Thy Kingdom Come initiative, in which Church Mission Society is joining along with many other organisations and churches around the world. You can find out more by searching online for Thy Kingdom Come and we hope many of our listeners will pledge to pray during the wave of prayer for more people to know Jesus from 25 May to 4 June. Our interviews this month touch on a few of the many ways we are seeing God at work, examples of that kingdom coming – on earth as it is in heaven. First we meet Bishop Anthony Poggo from South Sudan. He was until last year Bishop of Kajo-Keji in South Sudan. Now he has taken up the role of the archbishop of Canterbury’s adviser on Anglican Communion affairs. We also hear from northern Argentina and our mission partners there Catherine Le Tissier and Bishop Nick Drayson. They spoke to Jonathan Self about two fruits of much prayer: AMARE, the still-new women’s movement Catherine helped start and some new indigenous church leaders. For our final interview we return to East Africa and meet Dave Bishop, who is leading an exciting new coffee growing cooperative in Mbale, Uganda on the slopes of Mt Elgon.

This month our world tour continues into Africa and we meet three local partners of Church Mission Society there – all gathered at the recent joint conference of CMS and CMS-Africa people in mission, which took place in Uganda. They are all also representatives for CMS-Africa – dynamic leaders who are real changemakers in many communities. Sarah Holmes met Rachel Karanja from Kenya and asked about how she first got involved in CMS-Africa and her experience as a woman leading a major biogas construction project. Sarah also talked to the Rev Bisoke Balikenga from DR Congo. He oversees the Anglican Church’s youthwork at a national level and also has a passion for peace and reconciliation. Finally, Paul Thaxter, our international mission director talks to a local partner who must remain anonymous but who works in a very sacrificial way in a remote corner of Kenya.

We’re embarking on a world tour around the regions where our people in mission are at work today. Month by month we’ll be travelling to Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. We start with Asia: November saw a huge celebration take place in India. In the southern state of Kerala, Christians gathered in their tens of thousands to mark 200 years since the arrival of the first CMS missionaries there. Raj Patel, regional manager for Asia, was representing CMS, along with the Reverend Shemil Mathew who is part of our Asia Forum and himself a modern day missionary sent by the Church of South India to the UK. Raj talks about the celebrations and their deeper meaning. The we talk to Bishop Irfan Jamil of Lahore in Pakistan about the legacy of Sadhu Sundar Singh and CMS's Asia: Prayer and Aware campaign. Finally we talk to Joel Hafvenstein, who has recently taken on the role of executive director of the United Mission to Nepal, of which Church Mission Society is a founder member. He gives us the lowdown on one of he world's highest countries.

This month we look at one of Church Mission Society’s focus areas – people at risk. We believe God cares deeply about the most vulnerable people in our world, and so do the people we meet this month. First we look back with Laura and Simon Walton over 16 years of faithful work with people at risk in Tanzania, including those living with HIV. Then we meet Becky Reid who has been working alongside Andy and Rose Roberts at the ReVive safe house in Olinda, Brazil. Revive was set up by our mission partners Andy and Rose to provide refuge and restore the lives of girls from the streets who have often suffered abuse of terrible kinds. For our last interview we travel back to Africa and Uganda, where Richard Rukundo, a Church Mission Society local partner, coordinates children’s and youth work for the Anglican Church of Uganda. He has been totally re-engineering children's work and safeguarding in the church there.

Rev Canon Philip Mounstephen is the head of one of the oldest para church organisations in the UK. The Church Mission Society was set up after a group of Christians gathered together to abolish the slave trade. 200 years on, the organisation aims to see people engaged in God's mission all around the world. He talks about his formative years, being raised in the Anglican church; finding God for himself and why he shouldn't have gone into teaching. He shares his views on youth ministry and has a message to church leaders and offers simple advice on how churches can better engage in their local communities. Join us for an in-depth interview with a well known Christian speaker, author or public figure every Saturday afternoon. The Profile is broadcast every Saturday at 4pm on Premier Christian Radio and is brought to you in association with Premier Christianity Magazine. For more 'The Profile' interviews, visit: premierchristianradio.com/theprofile

We focus our mission lens on Asia, and primarily Nepal. The astonishing growth of the church in Nepal has been well documented. Church Mission Society has got to know several of Nepal’s home-grown mission partners over recent decades and we have been much inspired by them. Our sister society Asia-CMS has a number of partners there including two we’ll meet today. Mark Berry, our community mission facilitator, attended a partners conference in Nepal earlier in the year and met Milan, who serves with the Leadership Training Department of the National Churches Fellowship of Nepal, and Manoj, a longstanding local partner who heads up the Leadership Training Department. He also talks to Ellie May, who took part in our “Mission Experiment” stand at Big Church Day Out last year. One year on and she was just coming to the end of a short term placement which had taken her to Bangalore in India and then to Kathmandu.

Talks from the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016. Featured speakers are Dennis Tongoi (pictured), executive director of CMS-Africa, Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society, and Harvey Kwiyani, executive director of Missio Africanus.

Talks from the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016. Featured speakers are Dennis Tongoi (pictured), executive director of CMS-Africa, Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society, and Harvey Kwiyani, executive director of Missio Africanus.

Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society, leads the first of two Bible studies from the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016. Here he focuses on 'breathing in'.

Dennis Tongoi (pictured), executive director of CMS-Africa, and Harvey Kwiyani, executive director of Missio Africanus, discuss an African perspective on gloabl mission. With Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society. Recorded at the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016. Featured speakers are

Dennis Tongoi (pictured), executive director of CMS-Africa, and Philip Mounstephen, executive leader of Church Mission Society, talk to the Church Mission Society Africa conference, held at the Hayes conference centre, Swanwick, 7-9 October 2016.

How can Church Mission Society come alongside your church and how are we playing our part in growing churches around the world? We hear from the founder of Partnership for Missional Church, an extraordinary initiative CMS has launched nationally in the UK. First we'll hear from Peru and Pakistan, where our people are helping the church grow in discipleship. Featuring: Anna Sims, of Peru diocese's Christian Life and Formation team; Freda, who has spent 30 years working in Pakistan; Pat Keifert, founder of Church Innovations.

Church Mission Society mission partners Anna and Chris Hembury talk about hope they are seeing hope grow in an area of deprivation in Hull - including transforming a patch of waste ground into a community garden.

Church Mission Society mission partner Andrew Leake describes recent developments in mapping and fighting deforestation of the Chaco by big business.

Church Mission Society mission partner Kailean Khongsai, who works with Christian conservation charity A Rocha, talks about how growing things together builds community.

Church Mission Society mission partners Catherine and Bishop Nick Drayson discuss northern Argentina's top priorities of faith, family and forest.

This month we journey to some very marginal places. We'll hear a special interview with mission partner Helen Burningham, who was dramatically evacuated from South Sudan, and we'll hear from a church community in southern Chile, led by CMS Latin partner Joel Millanguir. Plus, Nepal: CMS Timothy mission partner Ram Prasad Shrestha talks church planting and slum schools. Also featuring a reflection from the Rt Rev Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham, and a former chair of CMS trustees. Audiomission from the Church Mission Society, produced and presented by Trevor Smith.

Mission among young people is the theme of this month's Audiomission. We travel from Taiwan to Uganda to Peru, finding out how young people are becoming followers of Jesus and how the church is working hard to change societies' attitudes to vulnerable children. Featuring: Richard Rukundo, children's ministry coordinator fro the Church of Uganda, and a CMS Timothy mission partner. Catherine Lee, CMS mission partner in Taiwan, and Pat Blanchard, CMS mission partner in Peru. Also featuring a reflection from the Rt Rev Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham, and a former chair of CMS trustees. Audiomission from the Church Mission Society, produced and presented by Trevor Smith.

With the Women's world day of prayer and International Women's Day this month – we focus on women in leadership. First we travel to Nepal to hear about what in that culture is a radical women's leadership training programme. Then Spain, where a CMS partner is caring for vulnerable women in her community on the edge of Madrid. We also hear how a CMS partner is promoting women's leadership in a very traditional culture in DR Congo. Featuring: In Nepal, CMS Timothy mission partner Manoj Pradhananga and CMS mission partner Jean Dobbing. In Spain, CMS Latin partner Jessica Coello and in DRC, CMS Timothy mission partner Bisoke Balikenga. Also featuring a reflection from the Rt Rev Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham, and a former chair of CMS trustees. Audiomission from the Church Mission Society, produced and presented by Trevor Smith.

Justin is joined by Zoroastrian priest Rostam Bhedwar, Almut Hintze who has studied the religion extensively and Omar Ralf, the Premier listener who sparked this discussion.  Richard Sudworth of the Church Mission Society also joins in to explore the essential differences between Christianity and Zoroastrianism. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

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.

Audiomission spends some time with Philip Mounstephen, new executive leader of the Church Mission Society, and with Stephen Burgess, CMS's transcultural mission manager for Africa, talking about the urgent situation in DR Congo.

"I don't do this alone," says Philip Mounstephen of his new role leading the Church Mission Society. Mike Stranks spoke to him just a few days into the job.

Ian Adams co-founded mayBe, a fresh expression of church in Oxford. He also works for the Church Mission Society as a missional community developer. So we thought he'd be the right chap to talk about how to start new forms of church.  If you want more from Nomad, check out our website, and follow us on Facebook and twitter If you're looking for other people to share this journey with, then register on our Listener Map, and see if any other nomads are in your area.  Nomad can only keep going because a small group of faithful listeners help us pay the bills. If you want to join them, you can make regular donations at Patreon or a one-off or regular donation through PayPal, the links to which you can find on our support page. As a thank you, you'll have access to Nomad Book Club, our online community The Beloved Listener Lounge, and Nomad Devotionals, where we're attempting to reconstruct worship through a creative mix of songs, music, readings, prayers and guest reflections.