Student Work
University is a unique setting; a tight-knit community of people who are asking the big questions about life. This environment is highly conducive for the gospel of God to spread like wild-fire.
Starting university is the ideal opportunity for school leavers to stand up for what they believe in; for boys to be turned into spiritual men and girls into spiritual women. It is our dream that in the coming years, whilst primary and secondary schools will be the places where basic education is taught and the fundamental lessons of life are learnt, university will be where, with breath-taking consistency, we see multitudes of cynics transformed into worshippers.
Moreover, universities are massive reservoirs of the leaders of tomorrow. The business world realised this long ago, and finally it seems that the church is catching up. If we are going to have any hope of planting a thousand churches in the UK, there can be no doubt that, of the countless numbers who will form these churches, many will first catch something of this vision whilst at university.
That is why we are so passionate about student work and about planting churches with a vision to impact the university campuses! As the UK government looks for up to 50% of school leavers to go on to university, over three million young people could enter into full-time higher education in the next few years. In order to mine this precious resource, the need for intentional, pro-active, church-based student ministries is greater than ever before.
Many of our Newfrontiers churches have recognised, established student works. We are seeing a growing number of people start university with an anticipation of great spiritual adventure, a passion to take risks for Jesus on a daily basis, an expectation that their time at university counts for much more than simply getting a degree. Unprecedented numbers are entering university determined that this season of their life will have huge, even eternal consequences.
Why not find out more about the vision of Newfrontiers and the mission we are on together, or find out about Mobilise, our leadership event for students and twenties.
