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This is the final installment in the Missional Adventure podcast series. Our 20th episode sees Simon Goddard catching up with his Pioneer Ambassador colleagues, Ali Boulton and Roy Searle, talking to them about the theme of ‘adventure’ within the mission of God. This episode is also the 100th contribution to the Missional Adventure project – and you can find all 100 stories at www.missionaladventure.net.

This is the 19th episode of the Missional Adventure podcast. We catch up with Ben Lucas a year on from the article published as story number 2 on www.missionaladventure.net. Ben shares how things have been developing in Charlton Down, Dorset, including his own thoughts and reflections on missional listening as well as news that a worshipping community has started to form.

In this eighteenth episoder, Sally Mann, minister at Bonny Downs Baptist Church in East Ham, London shares about the journey Bonny Downs has been on right from its beginning, always with a heart for those most in need with an awareness to be flexible and adventurous in their approaches to being a missional community. You can get future episodes as soon as they are released every two weeks by searching for ‘Missional Adventure’ in your favourite podcast provider on your smartphone or tablet.

This is the 17th episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast.  Sara and Barney Barron talk about their call to Looe in Cornwall. Having previously pioneered a new church community in Portsmouth, they unpack the principles behind their new role as ‘missional listeners’, and what it involves. You can get future episodes as soon as they are released every two weeks by searching for 'Missional Adventure' in your favourite podcast provider on your smartphone or tablet or visit our Facebook page by typing in ‘Missional Adventure’ and post on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure.

This is the 16th episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast.  Justin Kennedy, minister-in-training at Heywood Baptist Church in Greater Manchester. Hear him tell Simon the story of what happened when a small group of Iranians turned up one Sunday morning. There have been challenges – for example learning to become bilingual on a Sunday morning – but there’s been exciting growth too. You can get future episodes as soon as they are released every two weeks by searching for 'Missional Adventure' in your favourite podcast provider on your smartphone or tablet or visit our Facebook page by typing in ‘Missional Adventure’ and post on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure.

This is the 15th episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast. Ross Maynard, Community Minister at South Street Baptist Church, Exeter, chats here about his new role at the church and shares his thoughts on the place and importance of Missional listening. You can get future episodes as soon as they are released every two weeks by searching for 'Missional Adventure' in your favourite podcast provider on your smartphone or tablet.

In our 14th episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast Simon chats to Erica Bowler, a community minister-in-training at Arbury Road Baptist Church in Cambridge. Erica tells her story and that of the new Faithful Friends gathering. We’d love to hear your own stories of missional adventure. Visit www.missionaladventure.net or our new Facebook page www.facebook.com/missionaladventure. Why not tell us your own story by sharing a post on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure - we’ll pick it up and be in touch.

In our 13th episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast Suzie talks to John Good, a pioneer minister in Hamworthy near Poole, Dorset who is connecting with his community through a watersports library, a social enterprise that he's set up. We’d love to hear your own stories of missional adventure. Visit www.missionaladventure.net or our new Facebook page www.facebook.com/missionaladventure. Why not tell us your own story by sharing a post on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure - we’ll pick it up and be in touch.

In our 12th episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast Simon chats to Gaynor, a retired minister, and the story of Hope Church in Hebden Bridge who offer practical and spiritual support to those living with dementia, and to their carers. We’d love to hear your own stories of missional adventure. Visit www.missionaladventure.net or our new Facebook page www.facebook.com/missionaladventure. Why not tell us your own story by sharing a post on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure - we’ll pick it up and be in touch.

This is the 11th episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast. Suzie Abramian chats to Peter Dominey from Church from Scratch in Southend, Essex hearing how the church began and has developed into a network of different communities with a gifting to release and send out other pioneers. We’d love to hear your own stories of missional adventure. Visit www.missionaladventure.net or our new Facebook page www.facebook.com/missionaladventure. Why not tell us your own story by sharing a post on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure - we’ll pick it up and be in touch.

This is the tenth episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast. Sean Carter, minister of Halstead Baptist Church in north Essex, tells how the church has found itself at the heart of the community after selling some land and buying a shop on the High Street. We’d love to hear your own stories of missional adventure. Visit www.missionaladventure.net or our new Facebook page www.facebook.com/missionaladventure. Why not tell us your own story by sharing a post on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure - we’ll pick it up and be in touch.

This is the 9th episode of the 'Missional Adventure' podcast. Nick Graves, Minister of Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church in the busy and diverse area of Purley, Croydon, chats about the transformation the church has been on over the last 10 years moving from a ‘Sunday-centric’ model of church in order to become a more community focused congregation. We’d love to hear your own stories of missional adventure. Visit our new Facebook page by searching for ‘Missional Adventure’ or post on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure and we’ll pick it up and be in touch.

Our eighth podcast is a conversation with Chrissy Remsberg, Associate Pastor at Beacon Church Stafford who talks to Simon about Pub Church. Hear how years of building relationships, and the goodwill of the landlady, have helped lead to regular quiz nights and a monthly service. For more stories of missional adventures in pioneering and planting visit www.missionaladventure.net, our own dedicated portal on the Baptists Together website. We’d love to hear your own stories of missional adventure. Post it on social media with the hashtag #missionaladventure and we’ll pick it up and maybe give you a call.

Our seventh podcast is a chat with Tim Ninnis, pastor of Hope Baptist Church in Aylesbury who shares a story of planting onto a new housing estate and explains why connecting with younger generations has been of such importance. For more stories of missional adventures in pioneering and planting visit www.missionaladventure.net, our own dedicated portal on the Baptists Together website.

Our sixth podcast is a chat with Ian McDonald from King Sutton Baptist Church about the new life and energy brought about by Messy Church. For more stories of missional adventures in pioneering and planting visit www.missionaladventure.net, our own dedicated portal on the Baptists Together website.

Our fifth story is about Aly, called to be part of something exciting that God is doing in Ilfracombe. For more stories of missional adventures in pioneering and planting visit www.missionaladventure.net, our own dedicated portal on the Baptists Together website.

Our fourth story is about a family called to start a new thing during Covid-19. For more stories of missional adventures in pioneering and planting visit www.missionaladventure.net, our own dedicated portal on the Baptists Together website.

Our third story is about a small church with a big heart. For more stories of missional adventures in pioneering and planting visit www.missionaladventure.net, our own dedicated portal on the Baptists Together website.

Our second story of involves a boat! For more stories of missional adventures in pioneering and planting visit www.missionaladventure.net, our own dedicated portal on the Baptists Together website.

Hear the story of Glebe Farm in the first of our Missional Adventure podcast episodes. For more stories of missional adventures in pioneering and planting visit www.missionaladventure.net, our own dedicated portal on the Baptists Together website.