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This is Bill Bill wakes up and sees its snowing outside. Bill refrains from posting it on facebook as he knows his friends all have windows too Bill is Smart Be like bill This is probably my favourite 'Be like bill'. We’ve all seen the Bill memes spread across facebook at the moment. You may love them and find them funny or hate them and find them...

It’s second term and things are about to get serious. We’re still only just recovering from January exams and have deadlines looming. We’re pushing forward until reading week (for those of us lucky enough to get one!) or even just the next free weekend. Energy and motivation can be hard to find. Normally when I hear the words ‘faith’, ‘hope’ and...

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...