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One of the key influences on a student coming to faith in Jesus today is the impact of the authenticity and integrity of Christians.* One of my absolute favourites… integrity!! I was so proud of Jesus’ people when I heard story after story of students living it not just saying it. In fact the most impactful things about Christians that the students I interviewed...

Small talk wears off pretty fast. “What’s your name?” “Where do you come from?” “What do you study?” And then we draw a blank. We tire of the freshers week questions, the same ones that rear their ugly head, only slightly adjusted to “what do you do?”, once you’ve graduated. But where do we go instead? Surely the art of...

One of the key influences on a student coming to faith in Jesus today is their experience of the Holy Spirit and the supernatural.* Ok ok, the disclaimer here is that of course the Holy Spirit is at work in every factor that influences a student in coming to faith. God is drawing students to himself and inviting encounter, and that happens in...

Do you feel lonely?  I spend a good portion of my life in a coffee shop next to my local drama school's halls of residence. I love this time of year because all the students are back, I watch them go to and from rehearsals dressed, head to toe, in black and as they pass I say quick prayers for them, for peace,...

God is with you at Uni and wants to be a part of it. What does it look to live a life of holiness on campus?   Being available God is with you at uni. In fact, let me just remind you: you are carrying his Spirit everywhere you go. Where your footstep touches the ground, the presence of the Lord will be. To...

God is calling you into relationship with him. This is what a life of holiness looks like.   Becoming like our friends Anna is blond, blue eyed uni student with a big smile. She is a good friend of mine. When I spend a lot of time with her, I’ve noticed that I’ve start doing the same hand gestures as she does. I...

God says: “Be holy, because I am holy.” But what does it mean to live a life of holiness? What this means is that you are holy. What a great statement of identity! The meaning of holy is to be set-apart for God. In the original scripture the greek word is hagios. It means to be God’s – owned by Him. This means...