WELCOME

My name is Colin Banfield and I have lived in Cape Town all my life … why leave? ….

I enjoy my family, mountains (and creation), playing percussion, fiddling with the guitar and seeing God at work despite me.

MY FAMILY:

My family and I live in Durbanville, about 30Km North East of the City, on the edge of farm land and a wine route.

Allison works for Durbanville Community Church as the administrator and manages me
Jason is studying IT Engineering, plays guitar and loves LANing and gaming
Erin is in High School, is arty, plays Guitar and handles life in her own way

MY WORK:

I have worked at 4 CESA churches (Church of England in South Africa) since 1990: St James Kenilworth, Christ Church Sybrand Park (Senior Pastor), Christ Church Paarl (Senior Pastor), and Durbanville Community Church (Missions Coordinator).

My main ministries have been Teaching in these churches and mobalizing people and churches  into mission by providing local experience and training as well as short-term opportunities in Mozambique, Lesotho and Namibia.

I am now part of the Crowded House Church planting Network

… and am involved in running the South Africa office of the  Porterbrook Missional Leadership Training.

MY STUDIES:

My post Graduate work has been mainly in Missiology, researching ‘Missional Ecclesiology’, Church planting, and Pauline Theology (although 1 Peter has probably been my passion).

MOST OF MY DAY:

I spend most of my days assisting Churches to be more Missional, connecting people and offering theological and leadership equipping for leaders.

WHEN THE DAY IS DONE:

… is a line from a Nick Drake song.  It continues… down to earth then sinks the sun, along with everything that’s lost or won, when the day is done…