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Is it possible to be a leader as a Fresher? ‘It was December in my first semester at university and my student pastor asked to go for coffee. I immediately assumed I had done something wrong and a challenge was coming my way. So I was pretty surprised when he asked if I wanted to lead a student small group starting...

Are you excluding students of increased blessing? Acts 20: 35 says, “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” This is a well known verse in the Bible. It is Luke writing in the book...

We all know the feeling. The sluggish, sleepy, not-quite thriving feeling of watching one too many Netflix shows in a row, of surviving off of coffee, or consistently waking up minutes before your lecture. All these things are considered a normal part of student life, but let’s face it, they don’t feel good, and they don’t help you to thrive...

“We don’t ask students to give in our church. They don’t have much money as it is and it’s a debt isn’t it? So we just ask them to come and receive.” This is an exact quote from a church leader I spoke to a few years ago and I’ve heard something similar on many other occasions. It’s untrue, unhelpful, unbiblical...

We at Fusion want to help you grow in your calling and develop as a practitioner in Student Ministry. This is why we love hosting spaces where Student Workers can connect with each other, share what's working, and challenge one another to remain both sharp and creative in their approach. It's important to be a part of wider community of people...

For some, cabin fever has itched your need to escape the clutches of home life. For others, waving goodbye to your sheltered burrow has been testing and overwhelming at times. Maybe you sit firmly in both camps? Exhilarated by the opportunities post-COVID presents yet weirdly unsettled by the unknown and way ahead.  Derived from the Greek word ‘Ecclesia’, ‘Church’ is given...

I remember walking out of a pub lunch after my first church service at university and quickly realised I had no clue where my house was in a city I had just moved to! Looking like a classic fresher, I whipped out my phone and used google maps to navigate me home safely. As I was halfway there I passed two...