The call in action REPORT AND ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 January 2017 churchmissionsociety.org Registered Company No. 6985330 and Registered Charity No. 1131655 (England and Wales) and SC047163 (Scotland) TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Chair of Trustees’ Report 4 The Strategic Report of the CMS Trustees 4 Introduction 6 Mission Partners 9 Pioneer Mission Education 11 Church and Community 13 Mission Grants 14 Local Partner Programme 17 Enabling Mission Network 19 CMS Strategic Priorities 20 Structure, Governance and Management 25 Financial Review 29 Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities 30 Independent Auditor’s Report 32 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 33 Consolidated and Charity Balance Sheet 34 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 35 Notes to the Financial Statements 63 Reference Details of Charity and Advisers 2 Church Mission Society - The call in action CHAIR OF TRUSTEES’ REPORT Once again it is my pleasure to report a good year working with the team in Oxford as well as meeting mission partners, community members and other faithful supporters, in my work as Chair of CMS trustees. CHARLES CLAYTON on governance matters at the appetite you use a big spoon!’ beginning of the year from Partnership for Missional one of the foremost lawyers in Church (PMC) enables e give thanks to the field and all trustees have individual church members God for all the continued to take a full part and congregations in the UK generous gifts we in the scrutiny and support W to become missional disciples have received and it is good of the work of CMS. A special and is going from strength to to be able to report that we thanks must go to the chair strength. We have received will not need to draw down of our finance committee, good reports from those Professor Ian Jones, who has from our reserves this year. starting on year two, and have just stepped down from the All teams have worked hard three new dioceses signed up to role. This is one of the most to reduce expenditure and a undergo the process. new committee is developing intensive committees to serve the offer we make to churches. on, with the need to review and The mission education team Rather than only a ‘one monitor the legal, charitable saw a very good year with missionary size fits all’ offer, and financial implications of the MA Pioneer programme we hope to interest churches the policies and operation of continuing to grow and now to support an area of work or CMS. Ian served as chair with including a cohort of three perhaps one of our hardworking diligence and humour and we African students. In addition, local partners. The following are sorry to lose his service at a new training hub has begun pages will introduce a few of the end of the year. at the St Cedd Centre in Chelmsford. This will be a these people, who have been Over the last year we have centre for pioneering mission serving faithfully in their own seen work opening up in and will provide training, locations – some of them for Guatemala and Honduras, as encouragement, networking many years. well as two more countries and sharing of good practice in South East Asia; it is good The new trustees have bedded for those who want to reach out to see CMS continuing to in well with some good training into their communities in new expand into countries we ways. have not worked in before. Dennis Tongoi, the director The team has worked hard to of our sister mission society produce a new look to all our CMS-Africa, has reported publications and presentations that people are realising they and, by and large, it has been do have resources and can well received. In addition the change their circumstances. FREE.IN.DEED campaign was One African archbishop, for taken to numerous Christian example, has enabled the festivals, events and churches planting of a million trees in and saw in excess of 1,700 his diocese! Many new Bishops people pledge to put their call being appointed in Africa have into action. been through CMS-Africa’s All in all it has been another training and they are hoping stimulating year and we all look to influence 50 million families forward to seeing what God has into self-sufficiency by 2050. in store for us in 2017-18. Dennis said, on a recent visit to the UK, ‘When you have a big Charles Clayton Registered Company No. 6985330 and Registered Charity No. 1131655 (England and Wales) and SC047163 (Scotland) 3 THE STRATEGIC REPORT OF THE CMS TRUSTEES - INTRODUCTION The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2017. Objectives and Activities What do we want to see? Our Vision Our vision is to see all God’s people engaged in God’s mission, bringing challenge, change, hope and freedom to the world. As we join in God’s mission, through Jesus and in the power of the Spirit we see that: The love of Christ renews people and places Pioneering leaders forge new paths of transformation People on the margins flourish The healing of creation begins Who are we? Our Identity We are a community of people set free to follow God’s call in mission. As a community it is God’s mission that is our passion. Our common commitment is: To participate in mission To learn from mission To pray for mission What are our values? We are people who are: Pioneering: we try new things, ask questions, cross boundaries Evangelistic: we share Jesus in word and action Relational: we get alongside people, becoming a genuine part of the communities where we find ourselves Faithful: where others have left or given up, we remain committed for the long haul As a mission community God calls us to be such people. We commit ourselves to live by these values 4 Church Mission Society - The call in action What do we do? Our Call Our call is to see people set free to play their part in the mission of God. God calls people, both individually and together, to engage in his mission. Our focus is to see both individual disciples and communities of disciples set free to play their part in the mission of God. Our third priority expresses our desire as a community to be as effective as we can be in delivering the first two. Thus we will work to set people free to play their part in the mission of God by: Raising disciples in mission Partnering churches in mission Maximising our effectiveness in mission Achievements and Performance The following stories illustrate some of the achievements in each of CMS’s areas of activity and celebrate both the impact for individual beneficiaries and the wider benefits for society as a whole To achieve our mission, we work through the following six mission activities: Mission Partners: Our mission partners are members of the community who feel called to serve alongside local Christians in other cultures, wherever in the world that may take them. Pioneer Mission Education: Wherever in the world the mission of Jesus takes place, the church needs pioneer mission leaders to break new ground. This fresh and innovative training programme currently offers certification up to MA level and is particularly for those working in pioneering contexts. Church and Community: We believe in every member of the Church being involved in the mission of Jesus. Over 2,800 CMS members currently live in the UK, so we are concerned for mission locally, as well as in the rest of the world. Mission Grants: Grants provide seed money and on-going financial support for key projects and ministries. Local Partners: Local partners are gifted, passionate Christian leaders in Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East. We assist the churches of those who cannot afford the entire support for this pioneering work. Enabling Mission Network: CMS is committed to seeing indigenous CMS missions established globally – enabling local mission leaders to follow God’s leading. This network includes CMS Africa, AsiaCMS, CMS New Zealand, CMS Ireland, CMS Australia and SAMS USA Registered Company No. 6985330 and Registered Charity No. 1131655 (England and Wales) and SC047163 (Scotland) 5 MISSION PARTNERS We are thrilled by people responding to God’s call on their lives. As part of this call we currently have 141 mission partners, 132 mission associates; and 20 short termers. In 2016 our mission partners worked in 32 countries. Mission partner numbers show a small decline compared to the previous year. CMS has begun implementing its new recruitment strategy to reverse this decline. This strategy focuses on the areas of proactive recruitment, increased engagement with local churches, a strong and engaging presence at Christian festivals, and measures to shorten the time from selection to deployment. “Our people in Four People in Mission (PiM) conferences were held during the year: two in the UK, one in Uganda, and one in Turkey. These are vital times of mission are training encouragement, building community, reflection and training for PiM. Our two in-house CMS cross-cultural training conferences called forMission for new leaders and making short term volunteers and mission associates were held again in multi faith environments: one in Southall, the other in Bradford. disciples, caring The International Mission strategy continues to be implemented with defined for people at risk, strategic priorities for Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, Middle East and North Africa. This involves CMS working in new pioneering contexts caring for creation, and countries. Our people in mission are training leaders and making disciples, caring for people at risk, caring for creation, promoting peace and promoting peace reconciliation and promoting economic sustainability.