Ian Mobsby's Page

Just wanted to feedback that on 21st July 2010 I attended the Religious Orders Advisory Committee of the Church of England, to talk about new monasticism and how it is arising in England. There was a lot of energy and interest in the room, where traditional monastics are wanting to support what seemed them to be a movement of the Holy Spirit in England. There was a lot of wisdom and interest in collaborative… Continue

Some will know that some of us in moot have had a vision of developing an arts cafe lounge in central London for nearly 15 years. We have been to see what the Spurriergate Centre in York have done, COTA in Seattle, Sanctus 1 and Nexus in Manchester, and some church army initiatives around the UK. We are pleased that we are making progress with setting up our own in the square mile in London, and more news about that shortly. We are therefore seeking people to join in this project, and also we… Continue

Ian Mobsby and Brother Samuel of the SSF in England, talked about Franciscan Spirituality and New Monasticism in the most recent Moot Podcast. To listen to this, click here

Well, it seems lots of us are writing books. Ian Adams is writing a book for Canterbury Press, and a compilation of authors are contributing chapters for book 2 of the series Ancient Faith Future Mission. I have just finished the manuscript for a book on new monasticism for Paraclete Press, which has taken me 2 years to shape and complete, so if you are writing a book, do let us know.