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Ian Mobsby

Ian Mobsby is a writer, speaker and missioner. He is the elected Guardian of the Society of the Holy Trinity,[1] Assistant Dean for Fresh Expressions and Pioneer Ministry in the Diocese of Southwark and the Rector of Christchurch Blackfriars in London [2] and the Canon for Mission Theology for the Diocese of Niagara[3] Mobsby is the former Priest in Charge of the Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary in the City of London and the former missioner to the Moot Community. Mobsby has a background in the Emerging Church and in particular New Monasticism and as an associate missioner of the Fresh expression Initiative.[4] He is completing PhD ethnographic and theological research exploring the spiritual but not religious as a social grouping through the Archbishop's Examination in Theology.[5]

Biography edit

Early life and education edit

Mobsby was born in the heady days of the late 1960s, with a family inheritance of atheism and socialism on his mother's side and science, the arts and banking on his father's side. At an early age he took to music, which became a key motif to his life, particularly with the classical guitar and violin. He also had a love of nature and has described in his writing how this opened up the experience of spirituality in nature.[6] He trained for a BHSc (Hons) in occupational therapy at York St John University which was formally part of the University of Leeds at the time.

It was while studying in York that Mobsby became a committed Christian, largely through an alternative worship project then called Warehouse and now called Visions.[7]

Vocation and ministry edit

Mobsby completed an MA in Pastoral Theology validated by Anglia Ruskin University and taught through the Cambridge University's Cambridge Theological Federation part-time whilst still working split between Occupational Therapy and working as a lay pioneer. At the end of training, he was released from the Southwark diocese to be involved in forming a new missional and fresh expression of church at the Church of England church called St Matthew's Westminster in the Diocese of London. He was ordained by the Bishop of London to serve a training title with St Matthew's, Westminster and the Moot Community. In the second year of his curacy and work with Moot, Mobsby met with the new Archbishop's Missioner the then Revd Steven Croft now Bp of Oxford, where he was formally invited to become an Associate Missioner of the new Fresh Expressions initiative. At the same time Mobsby completed his MA research dissertation, Emerging and Fresh Expressions of Church, how are they authentically Church and Anglican?.

Mobsby has founded several new monastic communities that include the Wellspring Community Peckham and the Moot Community, drawing heavily on a contemplative and sacramental basis to the Christian faith which seeks to promote a focus on following Jesus and in particular live out the marks of mission in how the community lives.[8] Both the Wellspring Community and Moot Community have become leading new monastic communities in the UK. In 2011 Mobsby was co-opted onto the Church of England's Advisory Council for the relations between Diocesan Bishops and Religious Communities to help this Anglican body discern a way forward to recognise New Monastic Communities as Acknowledged Religious Communities.[9]

After a lengthy period of discernment Mobsby was the first elected Guardian of the newly constituted Society of the Holy Trinity, a new Society for the promotion of Anglican & Epsicopal missional new monastic communities in the UK and beyond.[10]

Theology edit

Mobsby has written about the Holy Trinity as the ultimate source of his theology and missiology. Phyllis Tickle stated:

Mobsby is one of the most widely recognized Leaders in Emergence both internationally and in the UK ..., he shines as an practical theologian .. and profoundly trinitarian, who does a superb job of explicating exactly what that means and what that translates to on the ground. (Emergence Christianity: What It Is, Where It Is Going, and Why It Matters, Phyllis Tickle, Sept 2012, Baker Books)[11]

Mobsby makes connections between God as an event of grace, and a happening to inform his understanding of God and God's salvific purposes for all people, as God seeks to restore all things back into right relationship with the divine.

The relationship with the Divine therefore becomes fluid and dynamic, a form of transcendent event and encounter, knowing God through experience rather than knowing God through propositional facts. This is a profound form of missionary encounter.[12]

Writing edit

Mobsby has written and co-authored a number of books, and chapters in other edited books

Guidance on Church of England acknowledged religious communities

Ancient Faith Future Mission series

  • Croft Steven, Mobsby Ian "Ancient Faith Future Mission: Fresh Expressions in the Sacramental Traditions", Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2008, New York: Church House Publishing, 2009.
  • Cray Graham, Mobsby Ian "Ancient Faith Future Mission: New Monasticism as Fresh Expressions of Church", Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2010.
  • Cray Graham, Mobsby Ian, Kennedy Aaron "Ancient Faith Future Mission: Fresh Expressions and the Kingdom of God", Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2012.
  • Mobsby Ian, Potter Phil "Ancient Faith Future Mission: Doorways to the Sacred", Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2017.

Own research and writing

  • Mobsby Ian Emerging and Fresh Expressions of Church. How are they Church and Anglican?, London: Moot Community Publishing, 2006.
  • Mobsby Ian God Unknown. The Trinity in contemporary spirituality and mission, Norwich: Canterbury Press: 2012.
  • Kennedy Aaron, Mobsby Ian "The Rhythm of Life, Virtues, Postures and Practices. A Proposal for the Moot Community", (London: Moot Community Publishing, 2008).

Chapters in other books

  • Mobsby Ian "New Monastic Community in a Time of Environmental Crisis" in Bolger K Ryan "The Gospel after Christendom", (USA:Baker Academic, 2012).
  • Mobsby Ian "Seeking in the City?" in Walker Andrew Kennedy Aaron "Discovering the Spirit in the City", (London: Continuum, 2010).

References edit

  1. ^ "The Society of the Holy Trinity". The Society of the Holy Trinity. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Christ Church Southwark". Christ Church Southwark. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ Niagara, Anglican Diocese of. "The Bishop's Charge to the 146th Synod of the Diocese | News in the Diocese". Anglican Diocese of Niagara. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. ^ "The Archbishops Examination in Theology (AET)". www.aet-lambeth.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. ^ "God Unknown: The Trinity in contemporary spirituality and mission", (London:Canterbury Press, 2012), 1–9
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Anglican Marks of Mission". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Advisory Council". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  10. ^ First chapter meeting of the society [dead link]
  11. ^ Tickle, Phyllis (September 2012). Emergence Christianity: What It is, Where It is Going, and Why It Matters. ISBN 9781441239655.
  12. ^ [ Ian Mobsby, Emerging and Fresh Expressions of Church (Moot Community Publishing, 2007), 54.]

External links edit

  • Official website

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3 Mobsby is the former Priest in Charge of the Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary in the City of London and the former missioner to the Moot Community Mobsby has a background in the Emerging Church and in particular New Monasticism and as an associate missioner of the Fresh expression Initiative 4 He is completing PhD ethnographic and theological research exploring the spiritual but not religious as a social grouping through the Archbishop s Examination in Theology 5 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Vocation and ministry 1 3 Theology 1 4 Writing 2 References 3 External linksBiography editEarly life and education edit Mobsby was born in the heady days of the late 1960s with a family inheritance of atheism and socialism on his mother s side and science the arts and banking on his father s side At an early age he took to music which became a key motif to his life particularly with the classical guitar and violin He also had a love of nature and has described in his writing how this opened up the experience of spirituality in nature 6 He trained for a BHSc Hons in occupational therapy at York St John University which was formally part of the University of Leeds at the time It was while studying in York that Mobsby became a committed Christian largely through an alternative worship project then called Warehouse and now called Visions 7 Vocation and ministry edit Mobsby completed an MA in Pastoral Theology validated by Anglia Ruskin University and taught through the Cambridge University s Cambridge Theological Federation part time whilst still working split between Occupational Therapy and working as a lay pioneer At the end of training he was released from the Southwark diocese to be involved in forming a new missional and fresh expression of church at the Church of England church called St Matthew s Westminster in the Diocese of London He was ordained by the Bishop of London to serve a training title with St Matthew s Westminster and the Moot Community In the second year of his curacy and work with Moot Mobsby met with the new Archbishop s Missioner the then Revd Steven Croft now Bp of Oxford where he was formally invited to become an Associate Missioner of the new Fresh Expressions initiative At the same time Mobsby completed his MA research dissertation Emerging and Fresh Expressions of Church how are they authentically Church and Anglican Mobsby has founded several new monastic communities that include the Wellspring Community Peckham and the Moot Community drawing heavily on a contemplative and sacramental basis to the Christian faith which seeks to promote a focus on following Jesus and in particular live out the marks of mission in how the community lives 8 Both the Wellspring Community and Moot Community have become leading new monastic communities in the UK In 2011 Mobsby was co opted onto the Church of England s Advisory Council for the relations between Diocesan Bishops and Religious Communities to help this Anglican body discern a way forward to recognise New Monastic Communities as Acknowledged Religious Communities 9 After a lengthy period of discernment Mobsby was the first elected Guardian of the newly constituted Society of the Holy Trinity a new Society for the promotion of Anglican amp Epsicopal missional new monastic communities in the UK and beyond 10 Theology edit Mobsby has written about the Holy Trinity as the ultimate source of his theology and missiology Phyllis Tickle stated Mobsby is one of the most widely recognized Leaders in Emergence both internationally and in the UK he shines as an practical theologian and profoundly trinitarian who does a superb job of explicating exactly what that means and what that translates to on the ground Emergence Christianity What It Is Where It Is Going and Why It Matters Phyllis Tickle Sept 2012 Baker Books 11 Mobsby makes connections between God as an event of grace and a happening to inform his understanding of God and God s salvific purposes for all people as God seeks to restore all things back into right relationship with the divine The relationship with the Divine therefore becomes fluid and dynamic a form of transcendent event and encounter knowing God through experience rather than knowing God through propositional facts This is a profound form of missionary encounter 12 Writing edit Mobsby has written and co authored a number of books and chapters in other edited booksGuidance on Church of England acknowledged religious communitiesAncient Faith Future Mission series Croft Steven Mobsby Ian Ancient Faith Future Mission Fresh Expressions in the Sacramental Traditions Norwich Canterbury Press 2008 New York Church House Publishing 2009 Cray Graham Mobsby Ian Ancient Faith Future Mission New Monasticism as Fresh Expressions of Church Norwich Canterbury Press 2010 Cray Graham Mobsby Ian Kennedy Aaron Ancient Faith Future Mission Fresh Expressions and the Kingdom of God Norwich Canterbury Press 2012 Mobsby Ian Potter Phil Ancient Faith Future Mission Doorways to the Sacred Norwich Canterbury Press 2017 Own research and writing Mobsby Ian Emerging and Fresh Expressions of Church How are they Church and Anglican London Moot Community Publishing 2006 Mobsby Ian God Unknown The Trinity in contemporary spirituality and mission Norwich Canterbury Press 2012 Kennedy Aaron Mobsby Ian The Rhythm of Life Virtues Postures and Practices A Proposal for the Moot Community London Moot Community Publishing 2008 Chapters in other books Mobsby Ian New Monastic Community in a Time of Environmental Crisis in Bolger K Ryan The Gospel after Christendom USA Baker Academic 2012 Mobsby Ian Seeking in the City in Walker Andrew Kennedy Aaron Discovering the Spirit in the City London Continuum 2010 References edit The Society of the Holy Trinity The Society of the Holy Trinity Retrieved 9 December 2022 Christ Church Southwark Christ Church Southwark Retrieved 9 December 2022 Niagara Anglican Diocese of The Bishop s Charge to the 146th Synod of the Diocese News in the Diocese Anglican Diocese of Niagara Retrieved 9 December 2022 Fresh Expressions Associate Missioners Archived from the original on 12 May 2013 Retrieved 5 April 2013 The Archbishops Examination in Theology AET www aet lambeth org Retrieved 9 December 2022 God Unknown The Trinity in contemporary spirituality and mission London Canterbury Press 2012 1 9 Visions Community York Archived from the original on 20 January 2013 Retrieved 5 April 2013 Anglican Marks of Mission Retrieved 9 December 2022 Advisory Council Retrieved 9 December 2022 First chapter meeting of the society dead link Tickle Phyllis September 2012 Emergence Christianity What It is Where It is Going and Why It Matters ISBN 9781441239655 Ian Mobsby Emerging and Fresh Expressions of Church Moot Community Publishing 2007 54 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Mobsby amp oldid 1144410929, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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