Blog

Well this is awkward!  I love a good awkward moment. I hope you like my awkward face on this blog! I'm the one who laughs at embarrassing wedding speeches or when my kid says "Daddy, look at that massive fat man!". I'm also a fan of pointing out the elephant in the room and commenting that the Emperor isn't wearing much. Whilst...

If you find it awkward to talk about money, you are going to love this! Students aren’t usually big givers to their church. Many church leaders assume students don’t have much disposable income, so don’t ask them to give. In my home church we recently bucked this trend and went from 17% to 78% of students giving by standing order. Families typically...

Last summer Fusion conducted a survey on how Christian students spend their time. We expected a moderate response but in the end we had 1400 completed surveys.  One of the most revealing discoveries was the impact of local church discipleship. Students who are being discipled in the local church are: twice as likely to be known as a Christian by their mates. twice...

In order to see the gospel of Jesus Christ transform the lives in our universities and many students come to faith in Christ, we need to encourage the students in our churches to immerse themselves in student culture.  It is so easy for Christians to gather in cliques and holy huddles where they feel like they are on fire for God, but...

Are we looking to welcome all the students to our towns or just hoping a few Christian ones join our church? In the autumn, over 100,000 students will descend on Manchester for freshers week. In Portsmouth, it will be 21,000 and in Swansea it will be 14,000. How many students will arrive in your town?  About a third of these students will...

Every year, students look younger don't they? I know, it's crazy! But guess what, they're not younger, but we are older! As we get older it becomes harder to release students into leadership because they increasingly seem too young. So we end up only giving opportunities to mid-twenties, then thirties and forties. How old were you when someone trusted you with some...

2005, seems both so long ago and yet like yesterday... I was 15 and like most people my age I started the year with a white band strapped around my wrist. Emblazoned on it where the words 'Make Poverty History' for one year many charities joined together to push governments and inspire citizens from every nation that we could rid this world...