What Is It?

Exploring your role in God’s mission to the unreached?  Want to see if Pioneers could be a good ministry partner?  Then Mission:Explored is a weekend for you!

Be stirred by our core values, learn about the needs across the world and leave with an action plan for your next steps in mission, whether with Pioneers or not!  Though not a 'training' event, Pioneers has designed the weekend to be very interactive and touch on key issues in missions, but with a flavour of Pioneers.

What Can I Expect?

We’ll explore key issues for cross-cultural ministry, with each workshop geared towards Pioneers' core values. Sessions include:

• Passion for God – How does a passion for God drive missionary passion and work?
• Reaching the Unreached/Status of our World – The % of non-Christians in the world is increasing. The global church is falling behind in its God given mission. What will you do about it?
• Church-Planting Principles – Many think they are not church planters because of a narrow idea of what church planting is. You could be more suitable than you think!
• Local Church – How your local church can help you to nurture, discern, send, invest and support you. Opportunities to tackle nitty gritty issues of fund raising, accountability, missionary care, etc.
• Team Styles – You may be surprised to know one of the big challenges for new missionaries to the field is team dynamics
• Ethos of Grace – bearers of God’s grace must be practitioners of grace
• Innovation & flexibility – Can business, or farming, or sports, or robotics, be useful in mission? Not only yes, but an increasing necessity. Innovation & flexibility are needed to overcome restrictions.
• Preparing to Go - practical workshop to develop your next steps

Besides the above sessions, there is ample opportunity for you to speak with any of the speakers on anything you wish pertaining to missions! The event is kept to a small group size of maximum 16 participants to ensure this.

What Past Participants Said

"The weekend provided insight from a wide variety of people, opportunities to ask questions, and think about next steps."

"I now know better on how I should prepare and equip myself to be a missionary."

Team Styles Session: "Great opportunity to learn more about myself. Helps me to understand and accept others more."

Innovation & Flexibility Session: "I was encouraged by thinking how God can use anyone to reach people."

"It was very helpful to have a chance to go through Pioneers database to see on-field missionary opportunities posted by missionaries themselves."

When Is It?   

Starts on 15 November Friday 6.30pm. Ends on 17 November Sunday 2.00pm.

Where Is It?

Cloverley Hall,  Shropshire, SY13 4PH

Train stations to arrive in:   

• Whitchurch (Shropshire) is the nearest station, 10min away by car
• Stoke-on-Trent is 30min away by car

** Please speak with the staff person who invited you to this event to coordinate a ride from the station.  Ideally, arrive no later than 6:30pm to catch a free ride, otherwise a taxi might be the only option.**

What Does It Cost?

• £95 per person (all inclusive)  (child rates:  0-3 no charge;  4-9 £25;  10-12 £55;  13-16 £80)
• Prices include accommodation in shared rooms and full board (starting from light supper on Friday night till Sunday lunch).  Depending on numbers, married couples will be given their own rooms.
• Sorry no children’s ministry is provided but they are welcome to come along if it's best for the family
  • Others have brought a family member to watch the wee ones.  That is doable at Cloverley Hall... loads of rooms and space!
• DO bring a towel and your own toiletries (bed linens are provided by Cloverley Hall).
• Please pay via a bank transfer after you register.... (bank details will come in confirmation email)

**** You DO NOT have to pay at time of registration.  If you are interested and/or likely to come, feel free to register now and stay in touch with us about finalising your attendance later.***