May 19th 2015 -
Ben's student linkup success story Before I left for uni I was filled with the combination of great excitement and a lot of nerves. When I went to uni, I knew I wanted to find a church but I just felt really concerned that I would find the right kind of church. One that I could serve and get involved at. I...
May 16th 2015 -
‘I know this couple who I think may have a problem… should I say something?’ There I was chatting to a friend, then she asked me this. I’ve always welcomed questions about dating, singleness and faith. It’s what I’m passionate about after all. Yet the problem the couple had isn’t the focus of this blog. Neither is whether I answered ‘yes’ or...
May 15th 2015 -
Miriam Swaffield’s on a road trip. She’s visiting every university location in the UK in a camper van. I’m sat in a coffee shop by the River Tyne in Newcastle. This is the 44th uni location I’ve visited in Benedict the camper van. Only 25 more stops to go and I can’t believe how far we’ve come. In just over a year...
May 14th 2015 -
There's no way to blog this neatly. The account below, sent to me by Emmanuel Church Durham, trips and flows from story to story of prayer, prophecy, breakthrough and rejection, courage and faith. It's kind of like journeying through the start of Acts when the disciples start rocking around in the power of the Holy Spirit seeing stuff happen as...
May 13th 2015 -
Living in halls can be great. Living in halls can be lonely. You are surrounded by strangers you didn’t choose to live with and you’re far away from home. For many students, university holidays mean travelling home to familiar surroundings, a break from cheesy pasta and a comfortable bed. Others choose to stay behind. Whether its to pump out extra hours...
May 13th 2015 -
“I went into June Project a bit apprehensive about what I was getting myself into, I didn't know the rest of my team on the first day and there seemed to be a lot of chatter about the dreaded first contact! But you know what, God was incredible to me that week, blessing me with a team who loved me...
May 12th 2015 -
Adrian has an amazing story to tell about the expansion and growth of the student work at St Paul's, Weston-Super-Mare. Weston-Super-Mare has a new campus (planted from Bath Spa Uni) that reaches about 600 students, growing each year. Adrian noticed that none of the local churches were doing any outreach to the student on this campus including themselves. St Paul's started with no...
