Watch / 4 min

Reaching new people through sport and wellbeing

Revd Chris Kennedy is a pioneer sports minister based in Teddington, Greater London. His ministry, Activate, sees him use sport and wellbeing activities to reach out to new people in new ways. Find out more about his story and what the call of pioneering means to him.

By David CornishJanuary 2023

Pioneers are envoys of the good news of Jesus, called to go beyond the church walls and create communities amongst those who don’t naturally connect with church culture.

We help the Church pioneer, starting new church communities in creative ways. If you would like to know more about pioneering, our Pioneer Enabler Phil Hoyle would love to hear from you.

Share

Return to Plant Course

Related

StoriesLondonPioneering

Train

Explore Pioneering

Phil Hoyle and Idina Dunmore

Discover creative ways of starting new Christian communities in your area.

Train

Introduction to Pioneering

Phil Hoyle

The word Pioneering is used more and more in church circles to describe a kind of church, a method of church planting, or a particular ministry, but what …

Watch / 6 min

Reaching new mothers with Baby Days

David Cornish

Rosie Horridge is a lay pioneer minister whose experience of church changed significantly after the birth of her first child. Hear how this challenge inspired …

Read / Feature

Impacting the culture of business with ARK

David Cornish

What does it look like to be innovating within a very established institution like the Church of England? How do you put the Church back into a space where …

Read / Feature

Reaching families & children with the Refresh Café

Caroline Montgomery

The Refresh Café of St Stephen's, East Twickenham, offers a unique drop-in group for families of the area. The pioneer behind the project, Caroline Montgomery …

Read / Feature

Pioneering a church through sport and wellbeing

Philippa Guy

Activate is a new sport and activities ministry based in Teddington, Greater London. It works alongside local churches to enhance wellbeing, community …

Read / Feature

New resource helps children discuss race relations

David Cornish

Hear how a pioneer and a singer-songwriter collaborated with the support of their church leader to create a resource to help children engage in difficult …

Watch / 4 min

Aleka's call to lay pioneering

David Cornish

Aleka Gutzmore is a lay pioneer minister based at All Saints & Holy Trinity in Dalston, London. Her call to pioneering has been one of 'keeping things …

Watch / 4 min

Pioneer Stories: The Table

Idina Dunmore

Idina Dunmore and her team talk about the missional community, The Table.

Watch / 50 min

Myriad: Lay leading on an estate

Mark Tate and John McGinley

John McGinley talks with Mark Tate, about how he came to be the leader of the Grove Community and his vision for it to be a healthy, growing church community …

Read / Feature

Pioneer Stories: Bankuet

Philippa Guy

Bankuet is the UK’s first online zero waste food donation platform. It supports over 100 food banks in 51 cities across the country and fed roughly 20,000 …

Read / Feature

Pioneer Stories: Mosaic Church

Mohan Seevaratnam

Mosaic Church is a missional community in North West London that’s seeking to honour cultural differences and diversity in everything that is done. We …