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On 13th March Fusion will be offering a free Student Linkup workshop to youth workers in London. 73% of Christian young people don't engage with church at university*.  What can we do?  How can we get them ready to go? This workshop will explore how to prepare young people well  for university and help them find new church homes when they arrive. "I...

Many people would rather have a picnic in a Victorian sewer than go to a church prayer meeting. Historically, the church has been phenomenal at turning a dynamic encounter with our omnipotent, relational deity into a snore-fest! This is a travesty because prayer transforms and changes us. It nourishes and sustains us. When we pray, our minds move in line with...

I think you're pretty dangerous. So am I. I think together, we might cause some serious damage. I'm talking about the kind of damage that breaks through the status quo we live in as students. We shine a brilliant light through the attitudes and actions that say "anything goes", "there is no absolute truth" and "being free is living for yourself". We...

A youth worker recently asked me about re-engaging students who are back for holidays. Now as an aside we have a resource (Studentscape) you can use for that, but, I told him, the key may be less what you do then and more what you do now before they leave. This is not only important for helping young people reconnect when...

Pancake day! A big decision for today is: which fillings to buy? Do you prefer sweet or savoury pancakes? We could go for the classic lemon and sugar, or have a full blown three course meal all wrapped in pancakes! Another decision today is which pancake party to attend. This probably isn’t such a major decision as it’s very likely that...

How big is yours? Mine is huge! You may be relieved to discover that I’m talking about vision. I say this without boasting.  My personal vision is to inspire and equip a generation of young adults to be change agents and bringers of God’s Kingdom on this earth, fuelled by a white-hot faith in King Jesus. What is your vision? My vision...

This week's Guest Blogger, student worker Lydia Corbett, offers practical hope and help for soon-to-be-graduates, that we think is WAY too good to just keep to London students! Read this and be there... Rewind 7 years to the windy city of York, and I’m coming to the final hooray of three epic years with friends, Jesus, chips & gravy, attempts at...