New CPAS Chair of Trustees
The Rt Rev Ruth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham, has been appointed as the new Chair of Trustees at CPAS, the Anglican evangelical mission agency.
Ruth is lead bishop in the Diocese of Chichester for safeguarding, strategic development, international relationships, and ecumenical work. She is governor of Chichester University and a Member of Hurst and Bohunt Education Trusts. Serving the national church vision and strategy as a Champion Bishop for ‘Younger and More Diverse’, Ruth is also a Vice-President of the College of Evangelists and Co-Coordinator of the Evangelical Bishops group in the College of Bishops.
The Rt Rev Ruth Bushyager said:
‘I am delighted to become the Chair of Trustees for CPAS. It is a great privilege to work alongside Jon Scamman and serve with such a gifted and committed board to support and further the vision of CPAS.
‘The truth is that every time I read the vision of CPAS, my heart is set alight. I long to see that vision increasingly become a reality for the young people, leaders, churches, and dioceses that we serve in Jesus’ name and for his glory.
‘My first contact with CPAS was when I was 19 and a student at university in Bristol. I was invited to help on a Venture holiday, and that experience was hugely formative for my faith - it set me on a track that really changed the course of my life entirely. So I am passionate to see our Venture and Falcon ministries flourish. Then when I was ordained, I benefitted from the excellence of CPAS leadership training and resources that have equipped so many. And when I became an incumbent, it was to a CPAS Patronage church. So I have been blessed by CPAS in many ways, and hope that now, as Chair of Trustees, I might be a blessing.’
The Rev Canon Jon Scamman, CEO at CPAS, said:
‘I am delighted that Bishop Ruth Bushyager has been appointed as our new Chair of Trustees. She is a clear-minded thinker, great strategist, brilliant preacher, and an effective leader of mission. She is just the right person to help CPAS develop its ministry in this new season, and I look forward to working with her in the coming years.’