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Jesus Army Action
Published: 8th Dec 2012
IT ALL started in the summer of 2011, when the riots in London were kicking off. I remember feeling that we needed to be there – to respond to the need. There was obvious social breakdown and, as a church that identifies strongly with the poor, we should be representing Jesus in the midst of the chaos. Unfortunately we couldn’t organise anything quick enough. We did get down to...
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Releasing a new generation of leaders
Published: 28th Sep 2012
I’M PASSIONATE about connecting students to church and church to students. Courageous steps need to be taken to create space and expectation for young adults to come and pioneer the church.
Risk-taking is the only way
At Fusion we took a risk with a young woman called Anna. We’ve been seeking to engage with Loughborough University and to bless it for...
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Wake-up call
Published: 23rd May 2012
SATURDAY night. Drinks and drugs freely passed around. Lil Campbell, then 16, was at a house party in Northampton.
Lil took a walk to get away from the pounding music. Going into a room, she tripped over something on the floor. She looked down and, to her horror, saw her friend slumped there. She had slipped into an unconscious seizure, obviously overdosing.
Lil says "I...
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Black belt traded for red cross
Published: 21st May 2012
"I LOVED the adrenaline of fighting" Perry says "even though it's all controlled in karate". But now he's given it all up to be a radical Christian.
"I felt God's energy" says the now 22-year-old. "I just want to win people, to befriend and love them, and call them to live for Jesus."
Why the change? Perry's upbringing could...
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'Flash-mob' draws crowd
Published: 28th Jan 2012
A JESUS ARMY "flash-mob" livened up a cold winter afternoon, as passers-by gathered around to watch in Northampton's town centre.
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"It drew a lot of attention and made people smile" said Jacob Ball, 22, who was part of the flash-mob. "Quite a few people joined in. They could see that we were having a laugh doing it!"
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