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Latest News – Discipleship
One Student’s Journey to Knowing GOD through Jandals
Over the years Student Life has given out thousands of free jandals to university students all over New Zealand. In just Auckland alone, campus team leader Jeremy Carroll estimates that 16,000 pairs have been handed out in the past four years. Mikayla was one of the hundreds of students who Student Life contacted in 2017. She was a first year student, wondering why she was at university and unsure of her purpose………
Those Who have Ears to Hear
Leading one of the Explore groups at the Student Life Conference for the first time, Izzy and I were well prepared going into the week. We would soon learn that we had to scrap and modify our plans on the fly……
Friendship Beyond Facebook
How many times have you checked How many times have you checked Facebook today? How many Facebook friends do you have? I have 1,636 friends: but before you think I’m some sort of legendary socialiser, I actually only know under half of them in real life! This is a...
Embracing Everyday Mission
By Deborah Yoon - August 2018 Raewyn had always known to look for gospel opportunities at the weekly ESOL class she volunteers in at her church. In fact, that was her primary motive for volunteering there in the first place. But as weeks flew by, serving morning tea...
Leaving Ministry to the Experts?
by Elliott Dodge. Olexiy and Olena Travnikov had been working in full-time ministry for 4 years when they were asked to teach a group unlike any they’d worked with before. A fellow missionary asked the Travnikovs to lead a marriage seminar, something they did...
Five Unforgettable Days
Every year Student Life holds student conferences in the middle of the year to train students in evangelism and discipleship, and to develop them in their faith. This time is a highlight for many of the students who attend as they are challenged to trust God in new ways, and often make friendships that last a lifetime. Peter Somervell (pastor at Grace Church in Nelson) attended Student Life’s South Island conference this year as the main speaker giving messages on our identity in Christ. This is what he wrote in response to his time there …
An Evangelism Tool You Already Have: Use your own story to naturally communicate how to become a Christian.
An article written by Sarah Martin. Cheeia Lo loved telling her story. But she wasn't ready to recount it before 300 relatives at a family reunion. "I'm the first generation to go to university, so my dad wanted me to talk about uni life to encourage my cousins and...
“Fizzing” for God’s Kingdom: Izzy’s Journey From New Christian to Student Life Intern
Izzy was first introduced to Student Life through the University of Otago’s campus outreach in 2015. Lizzy, a Student Life staff member, shared Izzy’s story two years ago in Tandem’s Annual Report. “[Izzy] had a bright, infectious smile and a warm personality. She was...
Pentecost: After the Wind, Fire, and Tongues
This year Pentecost Sunday is May 20. It’s a day to remember the first day of Pentecost in Acts 2, where we see God the Holy Spirit descending to earth, empowering the apostles to proclaim repentance. Upon hearing the gospel, thousands come to faith and they devote...
Perseverance Leads to GKR Karate World Champion’s Life Change
This is an everyday story of how Josh, a student leader with Athletes in Action, persevered in contacting Mark, an Orientation Week contact...and how his labour in the Lord was not in vain. This is Mark’s story: “I wasn’t born into a Christian family - none of us...
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