our first Open Day is coming up soon on Feb 10th! the CMS MA programme enables cross-cultural learning with a practical edge. if you're considering theological education, come along (in-person or online) and see if Church Mission Society is for you. churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer/stud...

yay: i think and read and research about migration for a living! boo: i think and read and research about migration for a living!

today! looking forward to talking with colleagues about place and religion. i'll be sharing my current research on ethnic minority Christians in Scotland and ideas around belonging and place. @peterjatkins.bsky.social @uoedivinity.bsky.social

pleased to see this statement from my org in light on recent (but not new!) anti-immigration sentiment. "This is an opportunity to lead with faith, to counter fear with compassion and to demonstrate a gospel-shaped response that embraces hospitality above hostility." tinyurl.com/t9jwpuf3

can't believe it's the beginning of term already! today's task: prep for induction next week & read for a new lecture I'm giving on Christians in the Mongol empire. exciting!

📢 @jdportes.bsky.social "We have yet to hear a Cabinet Minister point out that migrants now fill 1/5 jobs in the UK, that they are more likely to be employed & less likely to claim benefits. Diversity should be our greatest strength, and it is that argument that anti-immigration zealots fear most."

CMS Pioneer Teaching is hiring! Come work with an exciting, diverse team to deliver cutting-edge training and education on cross-cultural mission! #theologyjobs churchmissionsociety.org/jobs/pioneer...

this week's task: refine the content for first term's "Church History in Asia" module on the CMS Asian Christianity MA! last year we looked at Christianity and nationalism in Korea, mission and empire in India and the Philippines, and minority status of Christians in Burma.

come study with me and my big grin! pleased to say we still have 50% bursaries for anyone interested in learning more about ministry and mission with an Asian focus, while still engaged in cross-cultural conversations. final Open Evening is 22 July (online).

a very productive day spent reviewing my student's final draft of the dissertation and now a little time preparing for tomorrow's Open Evening for the Asian Christianity MA! if you've ever considered further study and are interested in cross-cultural mission, places and bursaries still available!

looking forward to presenting some preliminary findings from my work with @uoedivinity.bsky.social Centre for Theology and Public Issues at #YaleEdin2025 in sunny Sao Paulo!!

utterly depressing and deeply concerning from Kier Starmer, but also unsurprising. how fitting it is to be attending our Acts 11 project seminar with Prof Esther Mombo on migration and the meaningful role that African migrants play in shaping and revitalising Christianity in the UK today!

qualitative research is all fun and games until you have to transcribe interviews and listen to your own voice over and over again 🫠

📣looking forward to our next Acts 11 webinar with the eminent Prof Esther Mombo! she'll be discussing Kenyan migration and the impact of migration on Kenyan Christianity in the diaspora. do join us! online, 12 May, 1pm (UK),registration: tinyurl.com/59ucpbwt

looking forward to meeting potential students online tomorrow! places and bursaries are still available! fully remote MA + flexible part-time study + cross-cultural learning experience + supportive network of ppl doing interesting things in mission. what more could you want?!

please share and message! i'm looking to speak to minority Christians about their sense of belonging, identity, and place w/in Scotland. as a Christian from a minority background myself, it's a topic of personal interest too. interviews will be 1-1.5h, and can be in person in Edinburgh or online.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Ethnic Minority Christians and Scottish Identity 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The brilliant @nhatzaw.bsky.social is looking to speak to Christians from an ethnic minority/global majority background. Interested? Contact Nuam at [email protected]. Please share widely!

looking forward to this next week! we have THREE BURSARIES for 50% off CMS' MA degree w/ Asian Christianity focus. please do pass on to anyone who might be interested in cross-cultural mission; World Christianity; and contextual theology!

the nurse who gave me my travel vaccines for Brazil (Yale-Edinburgh 2025 here I come!) was a Christian so we got to talking, and now I have a potential interviewee for my current research on minority Christians and Scottish identity! lots of reasons to get vaccinated folks! ✌️

i've had a nice time being off social media but the powers that be (capitalism™️the job™️etc. ) have forced me back. if you followed me on twitter you know to expect professional tweets that collide violently with random posts about how hard academia is!! im back!!

this was a lovely evening celebrating a momentous occasion!

📣ONLINE OPEN EVENING TUES 29 APRIL📣places are still available for our upcoming online open evening for CMS' Asian Christianity MA pathway. find out more about our MA programme that equips you for cross-cultural, contextual mission. (accred. Uni of Durham) register - tinyurl.com/cmsopenday