mission shaped ministry continues to blossom

With Spring approaching, four more mission shaped ministry (msm) courses are ready to burst into life.

The Diocese of Bath and Wells and the Plymouth and Exeter District are partnering to present a course in Minehead starting on March 27th.

In April, courses will get underway in Muswell Hill (London), Bromyard (Herefordshire) and Okehampton in Devon. Speakers at Muswell Hill include Martyn Atkins, John Coles and Bob and Mary Hopkins. At Bromyard, Graham Cray, Lucy Moore, Pete Atkins and Andrew Roberts will be joining Martyn Atkins on the speaking team. Meanwhile at Okehampton, the local ecumenical team are preparing for their sixth course.

From Plymouth to Inverness, msm continues to spread across the UK with a further 20 courses at various stages of preparation. It is being delivered in all manner of contexts from small rural towns to city centres.

To make the course even more suitable for a range of learning styles, msm team members have been working with creative partners to prune and refresh the units on offer. Those partners have included Ian Adams, Ruth Poch, Mark Berry, Sue Wallace, Cris Acher and Ben Edson.

The response to the units that have been revised so far has been very positive.
I've just read through the new values unit for the msm course. I'm really impressed; it's a lot tighter and gets to the heart of how we understand our values.

Jeff Reynolds, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District Mission Enabler

The life and work of msm is now overseen by a Board established by Fresh Expressions. Chaired by Howard Mellor, the Board also includes Graham Cray, John Drane, Joanna Cox, Esther Shreeve, Jonny Baker, Ian Mobsby, Janet Wootton and representatives of local msm centres and msm partners.

For more information about msm or to enquire about having a course in your area please visit the mission shaped ministry website.