(TIM 2023) Training in Mission

The TIM participants share reflections about the first part of this incredible journey. From the excitement experienced by family to the long plane flight, to settling in, we feel their anticipation and sense of adventure. Each of these young adults has had the courage to say YES to God’s adventure.

The CWM Training in Mission programme has a history of over 40 years.

Started as a yearlong Mission training event, the TIMs now undertake a 6-week Diploma in Mission, led by Trinity Methodist College, Auckland, New Zealand. This forms the first stage of a six-month immersion experience. They undertake a range of Mission Projects, developing project management skills and working in a variety of communities. Participants do First Aid training and undergo a

3-day core training programme with Godly Play International, which takes a creative, imaginative approach to become Godly Players responding authentically to God’s call in their lives.

In 2023, they will also participate in two different regional youth initiative programmes in Tuvalu, in the Pacific, and in Kingston, Jamaica. The first will focus on ecology and economy, especially climate justice. The second will focus on The Onesimus Project, which includes studies about the Legacies of Slavery and Modern-day slavery, racism, peacemaking and reconciliation.

Setting off on a missionary journey takes faith. It stretches us. We have excitement and anxiety. We anticipate, yet we are called to maintain a calm aura of trust in God. We know in our heads that God is faithful under all circumstances, but now we must experience that same faith in the depths of our souls.