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Michael Bublé has well and truly defrosted, you’ve been to your 5th Christmas market of the year and deadlines are fast approaching. Maybe that’s just been my experience of the festive period so far.  Do you remember being in school and getting 3 weeks off for Christmas and maybe getting 1 piece of homework to complete over the holidays? That memory is...

Throughout Advent, we have shared some reflections on hosting the presence of God this Christmas, as well as hosting the people and celebrations. The final blog in the series, this week we want to enable you as Student Workers to make the most of the Christmas season as you rest and reflect.  Christmas provides a great opportunity to take a breather,...

I think the best night out I ever had at university was the ‘Christmas Ball’ event at the end of my first term. Fake snow fell from the ceiling, the walls seemed to be more tinsel than concrete, and Mariah Carey was blasting out of the speakers. I was surrounded by the friends I had made in those first few months,...

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples,...

If you were off to the cinema, I’d imagine you’d ask your friend if they wanted to come along too. You might also ask if they wanted to join you going on a walk, as a plus one to a party or to come shopping with you in town. So why do we hesitate at inviting our friends to come...

Multiplying small groups   On fire student, small groups (SG) grow, however, when they get too large the impact of SGs internal discipleship and external student mission is weakened. In this short blog, I want to explore why multiplication should be the goal of student SGs. Why multiply? SGs help students fulfil the two-fold mission of Jesus which is to be a disciple and...

When I studied at  Westminster Theological Centre they sometimes summarised different perspectives on Jesus using one simple question: How close can God come?  As we approach another Christmas you might be bouncing up and down with excitement, maybe you started eating mince pies and listening to Mariah Carey in September. You might be someone who is less keen on the holiday...