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Aleka’s call to lay pioneering

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 simple', of discovering those places outside of church where her gifts and talents can naturally shine as she shares the good news of Jesus Christ.

By David CornishFebruary 2023

Pioneers are envoys of the good news of Jesus, called to go beyond the church walls and to 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.

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Introduction to Pioneering

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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 …

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Phil Hoyle catches up with Catherine Pearson from Goodmakers Society talking about social entrepreneurship.

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Pioneer Stories: The Table

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

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Reaching new people through sport and wellbeing

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Revd Chris Kennedy is a pioneer sports minister based in Teddington, Greater London. His ministry, Activate, sees him use sport and wellbeing activities …

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Reaching families & children with the Refresh Café

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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 …

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Pioneering a church through sport and wellbeing

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Intro to Pioneering launched

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CCX Pioneer Enabler Phil Hoyle chats with Mark Bishop about the launch of the new ‘Intro to Pioneering’ self-guided online course and with Idina Dunmore …

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Reaching new mothers with Baby Days

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Myriad: Lay leading on an estate

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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 …