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The Vision To invite ALL students to #TryChurch and to equip churches to welcome ALL students. The story so far For many years, churches have been keen to connect with Christian students through Student Linkup. This is sensible and important. More recently, it has become apparent that there are thousands of students who would be very interested in trying a church, if they...

Over the last couple of years there has been an increasing openness within Students' Unions (SUs) to work with local churches. Here is an outline of what we have learned so far and a suggestion of a way forward. What is a Students' Union? - Every university will have one, although it may be called something slightly different (e.g. Student Association). It...

Having come to faith when I was a student, I know the value of evangelistic mission to students and the power of the invitation to #TryChurch. Any church that's committed to working with students is looking to achieve two key goals. Firstly to make their church is friendly and welcoming to students, and effective at investing in them so that students leave...

"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light." Luke 11:33 So what do you do when a generation of students don’t come to church? You take the church to them and let your...

Michael is a Student worker in Derby. check out his Student linkup freshers fair stand experience and the power of a simple invite to #Trychurch. For the second year running we set up a #TryChurch stand at Derby Uni's Freshers Fair to try and encourage and invite students, whether Christian or not, to give church a try at uni. I'm always amused by the variety...

When was the last time you fasted? Is it part of your regular rhythm of discipleship? Until last year, it was something I just did occasionally. It is now something I really value because of the following things: 1. It's a great way to process frustration. When we are out of control, confused, disappointed, exasperated or even devastated, fasting is a great way...

Rhys has been a Christian for a whole year; he became a Christian in his first term at uni and I have picked his brains for all the best top tips on how to invite all students to #Trychurch. Check out his story…   Going through school, R.E. always made sense, but I didn't grow up around church. I didn’t know how...