Heart of Mission CMS

S5E1 - Welcome back to season 5! We are kicking off with someone who is a ‘not yet’ missionary. M is currently studying at St Andrews Hall, CMS’s mission training facility in Melbourne, to go and serve in a secure location among Muslim peoples. M has a heart for the gospel-poor and speaks candidly about his journey into mission, singleness, risk and potential danger and how God has encouraged him along the way.
Amongst the uncertainty of location and what ministry and mission will look like M shows us what it means to walk in step with God and his leading. In the location M is seeking to go relationships and trust can take a long-time to form. Find out how M’s training is preparing him for the long-term and how he is goes out, not alone, but in the care of CMS and in partnership with many.
Find out more about how CMS can help your church partner in global mission by visiting www.cms.org.au and selecting your local branch.
To partner with M go to https://www.cms.org.au/missionaries/maxs

S4E6 - T works with some of the most vulnerable people in the world. Children, orphaned, and with disabilities in an Asian country that has not historically had any provision or place for them. It’s been a 20 year journey for T - being a voice and advocate for the most vulnerable at a systemic level, a trainer and teacher as a team has developed, and quite literally the hands of Jesus as T has nurtured and cared for so many children. God’s heart for the vulnerable and forgotten people of this world shines through T and her husband, D’s, work in both Asia and Australia.
There is so much to learn from T as she shares her personal experiences as well as how the gospel has shaped her life and mission. T has seen God do the seemingly impossible to change the lives of these incredibly loved but vulnerable kids.
Find out more about how CMS can help your church partner in global mission by visiting www.cms.org.au and selecting your local branch.

S4E5 - A foundational experience in Greg’s faith and ministry was the months he spent in his 20s living in a remote Aboriginal community in central Arnhem Land. He was there to study traditional Aboriginal music as he pursued a career in music therapy. But he also encountered a community alive in the Spirit and fervent in worship as they met every night to share testimonies, read the bible, sing and pray. God was at work in the Top End and Greg wanted to join in. 
Greg has an immense amount of personal and ministry history working with Aboriginal churches and communities as well as supporting the development of Christian leaders. Many communities have their own rich Christian identity, but are gospel fragile, as they lack resourcing and consistent support. Join Greg as he talks about his passion to see the Aboriginal church thrive and build on the foundations of gospel growth. 
Contact Greg through the Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory webpage www.ntanglican.org.au or email admin@ntanglican.org.au 
Find out more about how CMS can help your church partner in global mission by visiting www.cms.org.au and selecting your local branch. 

S4E4 - The average student in Argentina takes 8-9 years to graduate. Unlike the sprint of most uni ministries of only 3-4 years, Martin and Julie Field have been able to see God at work, disciple and minister with students for a significant portion of their young adult life. While the Catholic church in Argentina in is decline and evangelical Christianity is on the rise, but it has not been without its own conflict and political confusion. This is a real challenge for cross-cultural ministry to navigate where you long to see the local church and leadership take on its own unique Christ-centered identity, but you also want rich theological truths to not be compromised.  
When gospel ministry and deep relationships hurt how do you trust God and remain faithful? Martin shares the complexity of walking with a ministry in conflict and how Jesus provided a way forward during this for both his family and the uni ministry. 
Find out more about how CMS can help your church partner in global mission by visiting www.cms.org.au and selecting your local branch. 

S4E3 - With over 30 years in South Asia, Bruce and Libby have seen closed doors open through fervent, persistent prayer.
They have been privileged to witness three decades of incredible growth through discipleship and prayer.
Bruce and Libby have also witnessed that changing shape of mission from expats leading hospitals and NGO’s to locals now in leadership positions. Bruce expanded his training from the medical field as a GP to include a Masters of Divinity so that he could support the local church by mentoring and discipleship of key leaders in the church.  
The key to Bruce and Libby’s longevity has been their openness to seek God’s leading on where to go, what to do, and how long to go for, all while their character and growth in Jesus shapes their witness to non-Christians around them.
Find out more about how CMS can help your church partner in global mission by visiting www.cms.org.au and selecting your local branch.

S4E2 - “The gospel is the greatest thing we can give.” Adam and Avril were given a real sense of God’s calling to cross-cultural mission after a short-term medical mission trip to Bolivia early in their marriage. They then set the trajectory of serving in the Spanish speaking world while studying at Bible College, maybe South America? Spain? … No! God put on their hearts Madagascar, the tiny East African island nation which has seen a revival with thousands coming to Christ.
With so many young Christians and churches there are many threats to the gospel and the health of the church in Madagascar – poverty, drought, Islam, animism …  So, Adam and Avril seek to go and serve by helping to encourage and develop godly, biblically-sound local leadership to grow this generation of Malagasy Christians and the next.
Join us for season 4 and hear how God is working through faithful Christians for His kingdom purposes in Madagascar … and beyond.
Find out more about how CMS can help your church partner in global mission by visiting www.cms.org.au and selecting your local branch.