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Small gROUPS ONLINE Vision and Values  This is part of a blog series about our free online training sessions that we’re running everyday. Our content is usually just for students and student workers, but in this time we realise our training is helpful for the whole church. So if you’re a christian why not sign up to a session here.  Your small...

Unmissable Small Groups Online This is part of a blog series about our free online training sessions that we’re running everyday. Our content is usually just for students and student workers, but in this time we realise our training is helpful for the whole church. So if you’re a christian why not sign up to a session here. The Holy Spirit is still...

Games for Online Small Groups Just because we’ve had to move our small groups online and they might look a bit like a work meeting, doesn’t mean we have to make our small group meetings dry and boring. Fun is very important and I think mission critical. It breaks down barriers, helps people express themselves and draws people closer to one another. Heres...

Ralph Pedley heads up Campus Awakening UK, a ministry that equips students to live out who they are in Jesus and bring transformation to their campuses. We've been chatting to him about what his prayer is for students in this time... "I was talking with Laura, my wife, last night and she asked me how I was feeling. Initially I didn’t quite know how...

Thrown by chaos?  Shaken by change?  Fearful in the unknown?  This is a crazy time of uncertainty. For students, particularly those in their final year, “what now?” and “what next?” are questions that are tough to answer and tough to navigate.  This blog isn’t going to answer “what now?” and “what next?” but will hopefully help you find your footing, help you remain grounded...

God is still inviting students to know him Will he use us to do it?  Our routine has been shaken, students have been dispersed, and we have had to learn a whole new way of doing student work.  The way we use our time has dramatically shifted and the familiar methods we had for sharing the story of Jesus with students are no longer...

“What changed?” “I’ve realised that it's as big a risk to believe in atheism as it is to believe in God.” Josh, a student from Bath, decided to stay at university despite it closing for the next few months. Josh had consistently invited one of his friends to church over the previous year and had been met with rejection each time. Despite...