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‘He extended an invitation to come to church, I accepted. The Holy Spirit filled my heart that night’. I first met Kai back in September 2023 at Solent Freshers Fair. He was aimlessly wandering around the sea of stands handing out leaflets for discounted hair cuts at a local barber shop without much luck. He caught my eye-line of sympathy. “Oh...

Ed is a first year student studying at the University of Exeter. This is his student mission story. Before heading to the South West to study Sociology, Ed spent last year at Highfield Church on their Campus Mission Initiative*. The vision of CMI* is to train, shape and grow Christ-like disciples who have a passion to reach university students. From there,...

Just Sow exists to sow the seed of money, generously! To put resources into the hands of people who care about sharing the gospel and have an idea of how to do it. Fusion have partnered with Just Sow to provide the opportunity to specifically support the growth of the Kingdom in the student world through the work of local...

As we exhibit at Fresher Fairs across the country we are hearing lots of stories of students being open to trying church as part of their university experience. At one of the Freshers Fairs last week, one of our team members spoke to a student who like many students was looking quite overwhelmed in the sea of stands, freebies, and opportunities....

Part of our work at Fusion is to call the church to be wide awake to the opportunity the student mission field presents and catalyse confidence within the church for student evangelism. One of the ways this is outworked is through encouraging church leaders, student workers and students to prayer walk their campuses. The following is a good news story...

Will didn’t grow up in a Christian household and never really considered faith despite sitting through ‘mind-numbing’ termly CofE school services. Who would have thought? Instead, it was rugby that truly captivated Will’s attention, leading him to play throughout his teen years as a front prop at Dorchester Rugby Club.  In September 2019, upon arrival at the University of York, Will...

You’ll have heard Jesus’ famous story. The one where a farmer chooses to sow his seeds far and wide across all kinds of terrain. Some seeds crash upon rocks, land amongst thorns and are eaten by birds, Others make their journey into good soil, producing a crop thirty, sixty, one-hundred times it’s original size! Just Sow exists to sow the seed...

For some, cabin fever has itched your need to escape the clutches of home life. For others, waving goodbye to your sheltered burrow has been testing and overwhelming at times. Maybe you sit firmly in both camps? Exhilarated by the opportunities university presents yet weirdly unsettled by the unknown and way ahead.  Derived from the Greek word ‘Ecclesia’, ‘Church’ is given...

THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES REVIVALS HAVE STARTED THROUGH YOUNG ADULTS  Sixty One is a brand new festival for 18-30’s, kicking off this summer, 4-7th August, at the East of England Showground in Peterborough. In a time such as this, it is incredibly important for the student and young adult generation to wake up, gather and claim the scriptures of Isaiah 61 as their...

“There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people”  Gilbert Keith G. K. Chesterton Here are seven common challenges you’ll encounter whilst at University, solved through the teachings of scripture. 2. Drift: [Curiosity]: Back in 2006, during the May half-term, my family and I took a 10 hour transatlantic flight over ‘the pond’ to Orlando, Florida! Home to the very best rollercoasters in the world....

“If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end. The only people who achieve much are those who seek while the conditions are still unfavourable. Favourable conditions never come’ - C.S Lewis  Here are seven common interruptions, solved through the teachings of Jesus. 1. Busyness [Solitude]: Is your calendar SO compressed with studying, partying and watching...