This new resource from the Mission Theology Advisory Group is the third in its Mission series. Under the theme ‘Ancient Wisdom, Modern Mission: Following Christ in the footsteps of the Saints’, this resource explores St David (Dewi), the patron saint of Wales, finding out about the mission, myths, miracles, and mysteries associated with him and […]
Mission Theology & Apologetics Group
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The Mission Theology & Apologetics Group (MTAG) undertakes research and projects in the area of mission theology and mission practice.
It is a partnership between the Church of England's Mission and Public Affairs Division and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI). MTAG's membership reflects its ecumenical nature and brings together people from Wales, Scotland, Ireland and England.
MTAG creates links with other groups and agencies involved in this field, especially in the areas of Gospel in relation to culture.
Resources
The Mission Theology & Apologetics Group (MTAG) provides resources that are available to download across five themes: Spirituality, Theology, Reconciliation, Evangelism and Mission.
Blog
You can read reflections from MTAG members on the blog Moving Spirit.
Contact
The point of contact for MTAG is Dr Anne Richards
Lent study 2022
Following Christ in the Footsteps of the Saints: guided by the story of St Winefride/Gwenffrewi, our study for Lent 2022.
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Mission – MTAG resource
A new resource has been produced by the Mission Theology Advisory Group in its Mission series. This is the first resource covering Ancient Wisdom, Modern Mission: Following Christ in the footsteps of the Saints. The first saint to be explored is St Andrew. Ancient Wisdom, Modern Mission – St Andrew (PDF)
A prayer and blessing during the coronavirus epidemic
Mission Theology Advisory Group (MTAG) has added to its Blessing Every Day resources, creating something fairly simple that can be offered to parishioners and neighbours during the Coronavirus pandemic. You can read it below and also download a version to print out. Prayers Prayer during the Coronavirus epidemic (Based on Psalm 91.1-6) God of […]
Mercy Ships Lent calendar
Mercy Ships has produced a Lent calendar, titled Showing Love in Action. The calendar features a daily action, fact, quote or Bible verse between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. You can download it from the Mercy Ships website. You can also sign up to receive weekly motivational emails throughout Lent at mercyships.org.uk/lent. Mercy Ships provides […]
Mission Theology Advisory Group update
This update on the Mission Theology Advisory Group (MTAG), a partnership between the Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Division and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), looks at the group’s work during 2019 across the areas of spirituality, theology, reconciliation, evangelism and mission. Spirituality An ongoing project, the Excarnation Project, looks at […]
Lent course 2019
The Mystery of God. In 2019, our Lent course delves more deeply into the mystery of God, seeking to rediscover what it is that draws us so deeply in our search for God. We will follow Jesus through the Lenten readings, allowing him to draw us, in love and wonder, into the mystery of God’s […]
MTAG’s Anne Richards receives Lambeth Award
Dr Anne Richards convener of the Mission Theology Advisory Group (MTAG), a partnership between the Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Division and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), has received a Lambeth Award presented by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. Anne was awarded the Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness, for ‘a lifetime of service […]
Update on MTAG – July 2017
CTBI’s latest newsletter showcases the recent work of the Mission Theology Advisory Group (MTAG), including producing 95 missional theses for the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation on 31st October 2017. MTAG’s are based around the five marks of mission. Each takes the form of a positive statement: ‘We believe in a Church that..’ They will be […]
Mission and migrants – theological reflection
This resource from the Mission Theology Advisory Group (MTAG) is intended to stimulate thinking and reflection about what happens in the long term to those people from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Somalia, Nigeria and many others fleeing war, violence and persecution, who come to live in the UK. The future of today’s migrants and refugees raises […]
