Jul 23rd 2012 -
I dare you to take a risk on God. A fantastic student worker contacted me recently to let me know that he wasn't able to continue his call to students as his church had decided to cut the funding for his role. He explained how he was now looking for an office job to pay the bills. I asked him if...
Jul 19th 2012 -
So here’s a question: if you led a church, what would you do to make it the best place possible for students? What three things would happen, what three principles would be most important, how would you design your church community for students? Whether you’re part of a church community or not, whether you've ever stepped inside a church building or not, if you...
Jul 18th 2012 -
A day is like a thousand years and three years is like a day. The words of 2 Peter 3:8, giving us God’s perspective on time, have always seemed a poetic mystery to me. Yet seeing photos of some of my best friends graduate yesterday I get it. Three years feels like five minutes, and yet at the same time, three...
Jul 16th 2012 -
This is my plan to transform the nation. I am a local church leader and I have worked with students over the past seven years. In that time our student work has gone from 3 to 70. But students are a transient people group so we have seen over 150 students come through our church community, be part of our small...
Jul 12th 2012 -
My mate Esther is my brilliant guest blogger this week. I asked her to reflect back on life since graduating and how our faith stands the test of time the other side of Uni. Here's what she wrote, from the heart, a call to choose to follow... Faith in God is a decision; it is a daily decision. We choose to believe because the...
Jul 9th 2012 -
Students today are splitting their souls and leaving horcruxes strewn through their lives. The Harry Potter Franchise has now brought in a total of $25bn, so I will assume that if you are reading this you have a basic understanding of fictional wizardry. In the stories, the evil Voldemort has split his soul into seven parts and left them in various...
Jul 6th 2012 -
I was in Starbucks the other day buying my usual tall hot chocolate, extra hot, with cream, when I decided to do something a little extraordinary. There were amused faces, surprised voices and bemused smiles… I’d like to think that I’m a pretty generous person. I like to buy my friends’ coffees when I can and I enjoy being able to...
