Welcome to The Centre for Contemporary Ministry Website
CCM is an educational charity with a twofold purpose expressed in its mission statement
Mission Statement
To promote the Christian faith through the provision of educational resources that envision, equip and enable leaders to be more effective in their calling to ministry.
To promote community transformation through proactive engagement with the forces of change in contemporary society, initiating projects that release the oppressed and enable the disadvantaged to reach their potential.
Ethos
The thread which runs through all CCM's activities is the aim of understanding the nature of social change in our society in order to equip leaders to respond to change proactively and to facilitate change-agents that promote personal, systemic and corporate values based upon the teaching of Jesus.
The Objectives of CCM are the following:
In Teaching
To develop residential and non-residential ministry using Moggerhanger Park through organising conferences, consultations and seminars for Christian groups, primarily those with leadership responsibilities and to provide facilities including oversight for individuals on sabbatical or retreat.
To develop leadership training for disadvantaged young people to enable them to reach their full potential.
To provide other aspects of relevant training where needed.
In Research
To carry out longitudinal research studying the forces of change in 21st-century Britain with particular emphases on the family and community relationships.
To carry out research into the work of the 18th century evangelicals led by Wilberforce and Thornton and other members of the Clapham Group of reformers and abolitionists and their connection with Moggerhanger Park.
To establish a Research Centre for the Study of Slavery
In Social Action
To benefit from strategies of social change used by William Wilberforce and members of the 18th and 19th Century Clapham Group and to explore their effectiveness for influencing the values of the nation in the 21st century by establishing a range of relevant projects.
To identify and highlight the legacy of slavery that exists in 21st-century Britain among people of African descent whose ancestors suffered from the European Atlantic slave trade.
To initiate socio-educational projects designed to counter the negative effects of the legacy of slavery particularly among young people.
In Resources
To develop a local and national resource centre at Moggerhanger Park that includes a knowledge hub, library facilities, exhibitions and publications in pursuance of CCM's objectives.
In Co-ordination
To support the Resident Ministries and their use of the facilities at Moggerhanger Park.
To work with a range of compatible local and national institutions in pursuance of CCM's objectives
CCM Trustees
The Revd Yemi Adedeji
David Brown
The Revd Kevin Fitzgibbon
Alan Hamilton
The Revd Dr Bob Hunt
John Matthews
The Revd Gillian Orpin
The Revd Phyllis Thompson
The Revd Dr Philip Walker
Ken Wallace
The Revd Roger Whitehead (chair)
CCM Staff
Monica Hill (Executive Director)
Clifford Hill (Ministry Project Team Leader)
Angie Clark (Receptionist /Admin)
Paul Clark (Administrator/Financial Officer)
CCM Project Team Leaders
Syd and Liz Doyle (Outreach)
Chris Lever (Legacy of Slavery and Thornton Institute)
The Centre for Contemporary Ministry coordinates the work of a range of projects in pursuance of its objectives. The projects are grouped under the following headings: -
Moggerhanger including Education
In-Service training programmes
Study and Research Centre - The Clarkson Institute
The Legacy of Slavery; Leadership Training; Masters Class
Library / Exhibitions
Park Farm
Residential Community
Joint Events
