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The Fusion Manchester hub have been on the road recently. Edinburgh, Cardiff, Lancaster and Liverpool and further afield.. Our goal has been simple. To create space for groups of students to explore how their small groups might fulfill a mission. A mission that, on paper, looks impossible. To reach the thousands of students on the doorstep of the cities in our...

I love beautiful questions. You know that moment, when someone asks a deep question and you’re like “wow, I haven’t ever thought about that.” I love that moment when just one great question unlocks hours of conversation and a whole new level of understanding of how you and your friends are similar, different, how you process, view of the world,...

One of the key influences on a student coming to faith in Jesus today is out of the context of hurt and broken relationships.*  This one might feel a bit strange to have on the list, but I think it reveals something important for us to remember. Every student who came to faith at university, came to Jesus in the midst of also carrying...

The following words are the notes from the talk I gave last night at Just Love Durham's launch event for the new academic year. At the event were many local North East charities looking for volunteers. The students on the night were asking for a copy of my words after I had spoken and the leaders were keen that more Christian...

Last week I wrote about loneliness and finding community outside of drama school, but what about in your rehearsal room… can’t you find community and real relationship there too? Yes, you can. But to do that you have to become a culture setter. You can’t be passive. You can’t be apathetic. Real relationship is something you have to fight for. Some...

A couple of weeks ago, someone was talking to me about the passage in John 21:1-14, when Jesus appears to seven disciples after he had risen from the dead. The disciples had been out fishing, but that night they caught nothing. “Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out...

One of the key influences on a student coming to faith in Jesus today is the impact of the authenticity and integrity of Christians.* One of my absolute favourites… integrity!! I was so proud of Jesus’ people when I heard story after story of students living it not just saying it. In fact the most impactful things about Christians that the students I interviewed...