Don't forget, if you can't make it to the whole of Mobilise this year we are making day tickets and evening tickets available. So you don't have to miss out!

Tickets for day visitors to Leadership International and Mobilise will be available for purchase at the price of £30 from the Information Point during the Conference or before the conference by calling Booking Enquiries on 07545 209883. Seminars and Training Tracks for day visitors can be chosen at the Information Point, subject to availability, once your ticket has been purchased.

And new for this year, we are also offering evening tickets for the price of £10.

Don't miss out... this year's conference will be one to remember!

We realise that Mobilise can be an expensive time. With so much to see, do and eat in Brighton, the cost can quickly mount up… so we want to help you beat the credit crunch with some special offers!

Various restaurants and local attractions in Brighton are offering discounts to conference delegates. From 10-20% off your food bill to cycle and scooter hire, there are plenty of great offers to save you money when you show your Together on a Mission conference pass.

Click here to download the list and find out what’s available.

In the USA, students and twenties have been gathering for the past few years for an annual event called Clear Vision. This year, Clear Vision became Mobilise USA, and what appeared to be simply a change in nomenclature actually represented a significant transition for the conference. Lynn Fleshman from Christ's Church of Joplin, Missouri reports from the event. 

Read on...

Andrew Wilson is a busy, busy man. He is the author of three books, a hugely popular preacher and whilst we have no medical verification for this, we suspect he has the largest brain in the Northern Hemisphere. We are delighted to have him as a main stage speaker for Mobilise 2009. So ahead of the conference, Liam Thatcher caught up with him to talk about life, work and his latest book, GodStories.

Read the interview...

This week's recommended talk from Mobilise 2008 is by Julian Adams and is entitled Things Above. In it he explores how to set our minds on things above and to learn how to position ourselves to see more prophetic encounters in our lives. Click here to listen

Mobilise 2009 is only two weeks away and seminars are booking up quickly. However, disaster has befallen one of our speakers and so we have to announce a last minute change in seminar speaker.

Nick Chatrath was scheduled to speak on the Wednesday with the title: How can I believe in God when there's so much suffering? But in an odd twist of irony he has incurred an injury to his achilles tendon and as a result will be unable to be with us.

But never fear, we have aquired a worthy replacement and the seminar will go ahead as planned! So may I introduce you to our new seminar speaker:

Toby Skipper

Toby is the husband of one wonderful wife, father of three beautiful children, proud owner of four ordinary chickens (having killed one!) and reluctant owner of one angry cat. He became a Christian at 25, and is an elder at King’s Community Church, Norwich, where they have just started their first multi-site location on a local council estate.

This is a subject Toby has spoken on a number of times, and we are confident he will do a great job at filling Nick's shoes. So come with expectation and a readiness to learn. It's going to be great!

In the United States of America the need for intentional student work is just as great as in the UK. Recent statistics shed interesting light on the relationship between faith and university education:

Click here to check out a sample chapter of Andrew Wilson's new book GodStories

Many of you will know Andrew Wilson. If you don’t, let me introduce you. He is the author of Deluded by Dawkins and Incomparable, a regular favourite Mobilise seminar speaker, he runs an FP-Impact training base and excitingly is one of our main stage speakers at Mobilise 2009.

If you’ve heard him speak or read his work then you will be excited to know that his latest book is soon to be released. GodStories: Explorations in the Gospel of God is a remarkable book that surveys the many ways in which the gospel is expressed throughout Scripture. In bitesize chunks Andrew lays out truth after truth after truth to help us see the biblical gospel as a grand mosaic of GodStories.

Here’s what people are saying about it:

‘Andrew Wilson is a remarkably gifted writer, and in GodStories he brings the Bible to life in new and accessible ways.’ (Wayne Grudem, Phoenix Seminary)

‘This is a fascinating book that makes the Bible and its author both accessible and vibrantly alive – if you want to know God better, I thoroughly recommend it.’ (Mike Pilavachi, Founder of Soul Survivor)

‘Andrew possesses a zeal for the gospel (in its beauty, genius and Christ-Centred drama) and a unique art of vivid communication.’ (Joel Virgo, Church of Christ the King)

For more information about the book, check out the website at www.godstoriesbook.com and click below to view the trailer:

In the United Kingdom there is an incredible need for churches to reach out to university students. God is blessing us with ever-increasing numbers of students in Higher Education. The statistics are astonishing:

• In the United Kingdom there are 325 institutions offering Higher Education courses, including universities, Higher Education colleges and Further Education colleges that offer HE courses. (Source: UCAS)

• In 2006/2007 there were 2,011,345 Higher Education Students in the UK. (Source: Universities UK Facts and Figures Document Summer 2008) That is approximately the population of Latvia!

• Around 80% of parents who did not attend university now regret their decision and say they would encourage their children to go to university. (Source: BBC)

• Currently 39.8% of 18-30 year olds are in Higher Education, and the Government target is for this to rise to 50% by 2010. (Source: The Guardian)

• ‘"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.”’ (John 4:34-35)