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Firstly, if you are going to be effective at sharing faith you need to know about the God who is sending you. Obvious? You would think so, but I wonder if we always remember who God really is?  There is a story in Numbers 13:25-14:10 that brings this assumption under scrutiny. Shortly after witnessing miracle after miracle and delivery from slavery...

My Grandad used to tell me stories of battles he fought as a young man during the Second World War. It’s hard to put myself in his shoes as I never had any experience what is it like to be in a war. I grew up in the UK during a time of peace, as a result I’ve had things pretty...

Our Misconception of an Evangelist  I think another major stumbling block to sharing Jesus can be that we often see evangelists in a certain way. They are charismatic, extroverts with thick skin. They can communicate anywhere and are the life and soul of the room, they care little for what others think and unless we match these characteristics we either: Freak out! Leave...

The fourth obstacle to sharing Jesus effectively is disconnection. For too long Christians and the church have had a PR problem. This was confirmed in David Kinnaman’s book, “UnChristian”. The results of the research carried out identified what unchurched people think of Christians. 91% homophobic 87% Judgmental 85% Hypocritical 72% Out of Touch with Reality 68% Boring Kinnamen concludes that in light of this information, “we...

Last week I met up with Femi Kalejaiye (Operations Pastor, Rediscover Exeter) to hear all about New Day – a morning of celebration held at the biggest venue in Exeter which happens to be The Great Hall, a spectacular arena smack bang in the middle of the University main campus. Femi, why ‘New day’? "We recently doubled up our services at Rediscover Church...

Prayer is powerful. When we pray we join forces with God. Yes, God is at work. Yes, God can move on our campus’ without us because He can do anything.  But God has also chosen to partner with us. He is always listening, looking for places where we’re inviting Him in and asking Him to act, so that He can build his kingdom with us. That's why he...

The Student Mission Awards are coming in February 2018. What student mission stories have you got to share? Could the Mission Styles ‘Talk with Me’ award be yours? 'Talk with me' people are the kings and queens of the D.M.C. (Deep and Meaningful Conversation). They're the ones sat outside at 3am at house parties engrossed in a five-hour conversation, laughing and...