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The clubbing craze is quietening, lectures are starting, you’ve bonded with your flatmates (apart from the ghost flatmate who you’ve only met once, there’s always one...). You’ve survived your first few weeks of university and your focus is now turning to finding a church. Maybe you haven’t looked around churches yet, or maybe you’re unsure how to choose a church!...

What is the best question you have ever been asked?   It's possibly when someone asks you, “Would you like me to cook dinner tonight?” after a long day. Or even better “Would you mind if I cancelled our plans?” when you really can’t be bothered to leave the house again. Perhaps it’s something monumental, such as “Will you marry me?” Maybe it’s something as...

Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth;                         for the LORD has spoken:             I reared children and brought them up... Isaiah 1:2a I was packing bags, dashing up and down the steps with boxes, and busily loading up my dad’s car. This was the moment I had been waiting for: I was leaving for university. My dad was standing by the door, car keys in...

So, we’ve been out, we’ve been inviting our mates to trychurch, and friends have started to say yes! Brilliant! As your community grows, it will begin to shift and change. Your small group will have new faces, your vulnerability will be challenged, and your level of comfort will be challenged. It’s worth acknowledging that like anything in life, growth can sometimes be painful....

Languages are not my thing. It’s embarrassing but I really struggle to pick them up and then remember them. I’m that classic Birt abroad who has to rely on pals, body language and google translate. Heading abroad can feel a bit intimidating, a bit of a whirlwind and sometimes tiring if you're not on a holiday and needing to understand the...

We can’t get on campus This is something we hear a lot. Churches and faith based groups are often not given permission to officially meet on campus and are regularly faced with red tape and policies.  Sam in Manchester has faced this time and time again, but this hasn’t stopped the churches making a kingdom impact on campus.  “Year on year we haven’t been...

HELP, I need some ideas to get started!    This isn’t a how-to guide to invite a generation of students to try church but it’s a starting point if you need some ideas to get going and to spark your imagination. Prayer  Starting in prayer sounds almost too obvious to state, but it’s vital. This is a huge task and we need to be...