HOW TO PIONEER

(EVEN IF YOU HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE)

Written by : David Male

Published by: Church House Publishing

Price: £9.99

Pioneer ministry is a recent concept in the Church of Scotland: a small number have been appointed over the last year with dedicated specialisms, including the arts, university students and in a major new housing development.

Written by the Church of England’s National Adviser for Pioneer Development, this book offers a wealth of experience and useful tips for anyone considering dipping their toes into the water of beginning new Christian communities from scratch.

Important questions are asked and advice is given on groundwork and the laying of a solid foundation, based on years of experience of reaching out into previously untapped areas.

The book also offers useful tips on evaluation, along with valuable advice on how to avoid some of the pitfalls likely to be encountered when branching into this field of ministry.

The book has attracted many endorsements, including warm words from the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who writes in an introduction: “This is a ‘Can do’ book, a book best put into the hands of people who sense a desire to respond to the call of God to reimagine things, but don’t quite know the steps to realise it. It is deeply practical, deeply hopeful and deeply involving.”

This article appears in the April 2017 Issue of Life and Work

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