Pioneer Gathering 22 October 2025 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
Join Dave Battison and the Diocesan Mission Team at Bouverie Court, to share your pioneering ministry experiences and good news stories, as well as encouraging others at the start of their pioneering journey.Join Dave Battison and the Diocesan Mission Team at Bouverie Court, to share your pioneering ministry experiences and good news stories, as well as encouraging others at the start of their pioneering journey.
Rural Mission Hub Residential at Launde Abbey Hub: 20-21 November 2025
Are you engaged in pioneering ministry in a rural context? Looking for some quality time with colleagues to share and pray together? Launde Abbey and Rural Ministries are holding a Rural Mission Hub event at Launde to create space for engagement and reflection.
Click here for more information.
New Book Release - 'New Churches: A Theology (Foulger & Cockayne)
New Churches: A Theology considers the theological issues and questions that surface from the starting of new churches in the UK context. Offering both a theology for starting new churches and a theology from new churches, the book brings together some of those most significant voices in the conversation today, speaking from a wide spread of perspectives including theologians and practitioners, pioneers and planters, evangelical and Anglo-Catholic.
Lay Pioneers in the Diocese
Revd Dave Battison is an experienced pioneer minister. As a part-time member of the Mission Team he is supporting pioneering and Fresh Expressions across the Diocese.
How can Dave help you? In particular he could work alongside you and your parish(es) to:
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Connect with people who don't come to church;
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Identify and support those people with a pioneering mindset, especially identifying with lay people who are pioneering already - or who have pioneered in the past;
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Advise on new initiatives which are crucial for developing lay pioneer ministers in our Diocese; also new initiatives that are developed 'on the ground' in the different parishes.
Dave can help clergy and lay people develop their strategies and develop their understanding of the pioneer mindset. He is always looking for Good News stories from around the Diocese which reflect your resourcefulness, build on existing capabilities, and demonstrate originality.
Email Dave Battison for more information about pioneering and Fresh Expressions.