CMS has its roots in the movement to abolish slavery and, as such, justice and evangelism have always been core principles for us.

We are committed to encouraging and enabling local Christians to engage in God’s mission – wherever they may be.

We believe that we are particularly called to express this through evangelism, discipleship, leadership training, education, community development, healthcare and with those people who are marginalised by society.

Through these things and the empowering of the Holy Spirit we hope to see the Church renewed – encouraged and equipped for its task.

We are specifically aiming to:

- Create More Opportunities for people to engage in mission – by increasing our number of long-term Mission Partners; by opening up more opportunities for short-term experiences; by recruiting and training more volunteers; by assisting our Global Partners to share skills and personnel directly with each other; and by supporting the education and training of local leaders in our partner locations.
- Provide More Mission Education – through Mission Accompaniment programmes; through the development of specific educational resources and through investing in the theological training of Church leadership in Ireland and throughout the world.
- Expand our Horizons – by embarking on mission in Ireland rather than simply seeing it as a support base for mission elsewhere; by beginning to work in new geographical locations (where appropriate); and by embracing new types of missional work, where this will enhance the work of the local church as it engages in mission.

Click to download a PDF of our Strategy Document.