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We’ve been hearing and seeing the openness to faith in students over the past year, something has shifted, and we keep seeing this all over the UK. Testimonies of students encountering Jesus in their dreams, having open visions or being invited to Alpha and encountering the Holy Spirit. All these stories remind me of one thing, God is doing something...

In my second year of University, I was put on teaching placement an hour and a half drive away. Three hours of driving a day, five days a week for nine weeks or more. What a nightmare. The glimmer of hope was that my placement partner was a good friend of mine from university.  As the weeks progressed we realised we...

Student numbers in all churches go in ebbs and flows. Christian students can flock to what seems like the best church at the time. Maybe it has a reputation for the best preaching, great worship, small groups or community vibe. We have learned that we cannot rely on being the flavour of the month in order to grow with students.  We...

A few weeks ago I was on Glasgow University campus with a team from Glasgow Vineyard inviting students to participate in the student worldview survey. I came across a student who said she didn’t know anything about Jesus and church, however she said she had many Christian friends but they’d never told her why they're Christians. I then asked her,...

When the first words someone says to you are “I think I lost God this week” it can be hard not to jump to conclusions, and even harder to think of what exactly to say next. This was my experience a few weeks ago at a freshers fair stand in Bath. We stood there, between the Nandos stand and a...

Hey! We're Miriam, Lauren, Claire and Brandon (who goes by "Shook") and we are the Fusion USA team! Fusion in the United States received our 501c3 nonprofit status in 2021 so we're just a couple of years old but we've hit the ground running! We're eager to equip churches to love, reach, and disciple college students in the USA and...

In East London, Christ Church Spitafields, a local church passionate to welcome students into their community organised a house plant giveaway. Aware of students' desire for connection in the busyness of London, Katie, the student worker and the student team invited students to pick up a free house plant, stay for a creative workshop and try church. The initiative ran...