Dec 7th 2011 -
The beginning of the end… She's coming home. Three weeks to go. But dinner has a time schedule again...she wants you to buy humus...she keeps calling uni ‘home’!! Awkward. She is back for Christmas but now your lifestyle patterns (and even personalities) have suddenly become very alien to each other. It’s the beginning of the end of how it was. If dropping off young...
Dec 5th 2011 -
Here is a great student mission story from Ralph Pedley, student worker at Vinelife in Manchester. He wins £25 of Starbucks vouchers and a FireBible. Have you got a great student mission story? To be in with a chance of winning, email your story to me on luke@fusion.uk.com. One of our favourite things to do as a church on campus is to...
Dec 2nd 2011 -
Check out how our mate Judith Agbo started her new role as student worker for Tees Valley Communtiy Church.. this Guest Blogger hit the ground running! Being the first full time student worker at TVC church, I felt a little apprehensive about my role, not knowing what to expect. However, after attending the Student Work Conference I felt energised, equipped and...
Dec 1st 2011 -
When I peeled opened the envelope and witnessed what was inside, I choked-up. I’m not a “crier” as my friends will tell you, but this single piece of post left me a little bit lost for words with tears in my eyes. It was a message of support for Fusion, with a cheque for a small sum of money, wrapped around...
Nov 30th 2011 -
Which young person mentors you? I read a fascinating article this week about reverse mentoring. Big American businesses are pairing up younger mentors with CEOs and other execs and are seeing brilliant things. The execs are grasping technology - twitter, Facebook, phone apps - and implementing better working conditions for employees. Amongst the mentors they're seeing greater retention, greater morale and...
Nov 28th 2011 -
In Ikea, I heard a man say to his son, "have you heard the good news about Santa?" Everyone is pedalling good news. Merchants of invented false gospels are hawking their wares to the young people of your church. They are subtle about it though. They don't go for traditional techniques. They don't talk about eternal life, salvation, sin or God. In...
Nov 24th 2011 -
Last month we chatted about an ancient practice of rhythms that would revolutionise our world, deepen the way we understand mission, and change the way we go about our every day lives. What if we took this call to transform the rhythms of our lives seriously both as individuals and also as communities of like-minded followers of Christ? We often get together...
