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Unity
Unity is a synergy, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s also costly. Are we willing to embrace the cost, in order to know the blessing of the presence of the Lord?
Silly Season
How has your summer been? I know that many of the young people across our area have been having a great time, attending all kinds of christian camps and festivals. Soul Survivor alone has seen well over 1200 young people come to Christ over five weeks this summer, how...
NISCU New Wine
It has been a sad week as we say 'good bye' to our NISCU/New Wine interns on completion of their internship. A fun year, ups and downs, lots of laughs and we have had the privilege of seeing these young people mature and learn more about following Jesus. They have...
Silly or Serious?
Have you ever played that game beloved of youth pre-shows where you have to choose one of two alternatives? How about these: Star Wars or Star Trek? Well, nowhere in the Bible can I find a text that says ‘may the force be with you’, but Deut 5:33 does say ‘live long...
Help! We’ve got youth in our church! A (slightly tongue in cheek) look at working with young people
According to the Evangelical Alliance, over 80% of people become Christians before the age of 25. Here at NISCU, we are committed to the idea that if you want to reach children and young people in schools, then you have to have a church that makes youth welcome. But...
The Little Pot of Oil
I was sorting out some old papers last week, and came across my application to work for NISCU! With it was a copy of an old NISCU News dated 2007. Ten years ago, NISCU was still under the auspices of the North West Evangelistic Trust, its parent charity. Then a NWET...
A Day in the Life of a NISCU Schools Worker
Our roving reporter asked North Lancs high school worker Jonny Bayes to talk us through a typical day in the life of a NISCU schools worker. This is what he said: An astronaut goes through years of rigorous training, gaining all sorts of knowledge regarding...
Tell the children
This week has seen shocking news. The events in Manchester have been as appalling as they are incomprehensible and words cannot express our grief. On the other side of the world, in South Africa, less reported was the attack by rioters on LIV village. For those who...
NISCU stories
It's great when people share their stories about what NISCU has meant to them or to their children, how it has impacted their faith and enabled them to grow in their understanding and walk with God. This is one such story we received just this week: "The NISCU summer...