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At Fusion we love to gather and share stories of how God is moving across university cities and give examples of some of the creative mission ideas churches are pioneering to reach students. Libby, a student worker, shares her story of asking students questions about church and faith at Bath freshers fair. “It can often take a lot of boldness to step...

Growing up, Halloween was always a time of the year that was all about carving the best pumpkin design, watching Hocus Pocus, making caramel apples with my grandad and mum and competing with friends to see who could get the most trick-or-treat sweets, wearing the best costume. All I saw as a child was a holiday that was filled with fun...

From the moment a young person goes to university, they will have many questions flying through their mind; Will they make friends? Will they find their way around the city? Will they get immersed in the university culture and disengage with God completely? Do they even want to find a church at university? University has so many distractions and challenges...

I remember walking out of a pub lunch after my first church service at university and quickly realised I had no clue where my house was in a city I had just moved to! Looking like a classic fresher, I whipped out my phone and used google maps to navigate me home safely. As I was halfway there I passed two...

Dear Graduate, Congratulations, you did it! You made it through your years at university even if it took some blood, sweat and tears to get to where you are today. You worked hard to overcome the challenges, celebrate the joyous moments and make the most of every moment that university brought.  It may feel like the achievement of finishing university has been...

Have you ever heard of the human optimism pyramid challenge? Where you have the options of sleep, exercise, socialising and work but you can only choose three out of the four to do because there isn’t enough time to do all four. As humans, we are busy people! We try to pack our lives with so many opportunities and fun...

"and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance..." (Isaiah 61:7) Have you ever made a mistake that you quickly regretted because of the disgrace and fallout it brought with friends or family? I know I definitely have. So did the people in Israel. They were living in the shadows of the disgrace and mistakes they made and had been banished...

It can feel so hard to share Jesus with your mates in lockdown right? When you don’t see them regularly to have those natural conversations, pray for them or invite them to a church service or small group at someone’s home. There can be so many reasons (or excuses) why it feels like mission is on hold. But you know...

“When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners”. Romans 5:6 NLT Imagine yourself at a student party: the music is vibey, the drink is flowing and laughter fills the rooms of a cramped student house. One of your friends goes a bit too hard on the booze as the night progresses and you...

You often hear people say that we should be living our lives like Jesus.The bible also says that we should be imitators of God (Ephesians 5:1; 1 Corinthians 11:1) and walk in his footsteps (1 John 2:6;1 Peter 2:21). But what does it actually look like to live like Jesus did? For those who love an adventure and resonate with...

Have you ever considered inviting a friend to church? Or have you yourself ever thought about trying church for the very first time at univeristy? Have a read at a student from Portsmouth's story in how she came to faith through trying church for the first time at univeristy. What did your life look like before becoming a Christian? "I had always dipped in and out of...

Nurses, doctors, delivery drivers and other front line workers have all received recognition during this COVID-19 period. They’ve been thanked for their service and hard work in such a difficult season. As September and a new university academic year looms, students, families and loved ones are now turning their focus to the leadership, chancellors and vice chancellors of universities for...

Welcome to the whistle-stop tour of why you should book yourself and your team onto the Fusion Conference online this year! I promise you won’t regret it. So sit back and enjoy reading my top 5 reasons why you should be at the conference this year!   1. Networking central! The Fusion Conference gathers hundreds of students, student workers and church leaders of all...

Beth is a student who was invited to church by her course mate, Anna, one Sunday. That invite transformed her life forever as she chose to follow Jesus that day. I asked Beth a few questions about what the lead up to her accepting Jesus looked like as well as advice she would give to any other students who might be considering faith at the minute too!   1....

Anna is a student who was bold in inviting her course mate, Beth, to church one Sunday. That invite transformed her course mate's life forever as she chose to follow Jesus that day. I asked Anna a few questions about what the lead up to inviting Beth to church looked like as well as advice she would give to any students who want to be bold in student mission also!   1. What...

When I was a student, my student worker would always drill into me about inviting friends to small group, church events that we were putting on. Yes I knew that it was important to invite friends to things and I did invite friends, but when the majority of them said no and rejected me time and time again, it became...

Let’s set the scene - You’ve put your time as well as some blood, sweat and tears into preparing a transformational and unmissable small group bible study for a group of students. You’ve sent the important details - time, place, venue etc. a few days before. Everyone’s excited and looking forward to the night. Fast forward to the evening of...

If you could go back and change one thing about uni what would it be? What advice would you give your student self? So often we reminisce on uni life; remembering good memories, cringing at the less wise decisions and appreciating how university shaped us into who we are today. Mollie has asked some recent graduates to write a letter to their...

If you could go back and change one thing about uni what would it be? What advice would you give your student self? So often we reminisce on uni life; remembering good memories, cringing at the less wise decisions and appreciating how university shaped us into who we are today. Mollie has asked some recent graduates to write a letter to their...

If you could go back and change one thing about uni what would it be? What advice would you give your student self? So often we reminisce on uni life; remembering good memories, cringing at the less wise decisions and appreciating how university shaped us into who we are today. Mollie has asked some recent graduates to write a letter to their student...

If you could go back and change one thing about uni what would it be? What advice would you give your student self? So often we reminisce on uni life; remembering good memories, cringing at the less wise decisions and appreciating how university shaped us into who we are today. Mollie has asked some recent graduates to write a letter to their...

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!...