Blog: Students

Heavenly father,  Thank you for each and every precious student worldwide.  Thank you for creating them in your image, and for designing them out of your perfect love.  You have created them to be known and loved by you, and to experience life and life in abundance.  They are your handiwork, made for a wonderful plan of life that you invite them to.  And our...

I wonder if you have any things that you unknowingly do when you get a bit nervous. We only really realise them when other people point them out. I found out that one of the things I do when the butterflies to start is to keep saying the word “Marvellous!”.  This was pointed out to me by my Fusion Team Leader,...

As term finishes does Small Group feel like a disaster zone? I’ve been there. Maybe nobody’s turning up or nothing is said; sessions become a debate between two people; others have been unreliable; or someone has been causing tension. Whatever it is you may be low on confidence, high on frustration, feeling tempted to quit. However, it is often in...

When you invite a not-yet-Christian to church, what do they hear? Do they know the same church you know, the one where all are welcome and Jesus is the priority, or do they know cold buildings, covering their shoulders or even being judged? For many, the church means a building and it’s a building they’re not ready to enter into. If...

IMAGINE BEING PART OF A SMALL GROUP THAT PEOPLE CAN'T WAIT TO GATHER FOR; IT'S FUN, IT'S ADVENTUROUS, IT'S ENERGISING.  Christina shares her story of how she has grown as a follower of Jesus in her time at university and the impact small group has had in her life. Desiring a deeper relationship with God?  Yearning for transforming community? Feeling called to radical obedience and...

I spend a lot of my time with current students; students in the mix of uni life, discovering who they are and who they want to be. Decisions are a major part of uni life. I recently hung out with Abby and she shared her story and a decision she made that changed the course of not only her university...

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...