Tim Nash, Peter Farmer and Pioneer Mission

We’ve got a Nomad Extra for you this month on the podcast. I (Tim) interview Peter Farmer, a pioneer here in Nottingham, about a book we’ve recently co-authored.

Pioneer Mission: The Travel Guide for Missional Adventurers explores what Jesus himself had to say about how to engage with the process of making disciples and planting churches.

I’ve read an awful lot about pioneer mission and being ‘missional’ in recent years, much of which was very good and helpful, But I’ve not come across anything that has satisfied by desire for a simple biblical framework for pioneer mission. So I was very interested in the ‘pioneer process’ I heard Pete Farmer advocating. We connected and started working together on the streets of Nottingham, and I began to see this process in action (most recently with a short term missions team from America).

So we thought we’d get together and write about it. Pete likes apostolic processes and I like theological frameworks, so it seemed like a match made in heaven (until we actually started working together of course!). But after some months of sweat and tears (no blood was shed!), we’ve got the book on the shelves (actually, it’s not on shelves as such, but it is online).

It’s written as a travel guide, for you and a few fellow travels to guide you through the pioneering journey. It’s a mix of teaching, discussion points and suggested actions, so you won’t just be acquiring knowledge, but you will be hearing God’s voice and putting it into practices (listen-action-reflection, as Jesus modelled).

We’ve seen this process work a number of times now, so we can guarantee you if you prayerfully apply these principles, stuff will happen. We can’t promise you a smooth pioneering journey, but we can promise you an exciting one.

Get your copy here.

Tim