Fusion Podcast

Al Gordon is a creative and pioneering leader who says he would be dead if it wasn't for Jesus. He is seeing awakening happen in his church (SAINT) and the surrounding community and he is a master craftsman at releasing leaders to reach their own generation. The stories he shares in this podcast will lift your spirit. More about Fusion: Every student should have an opportunity to find hope in Jesu...

Within two months of encountering Jesus, Rachael was out on the streets of Manchester sharing Jesus with those around her at University! From getting involved with “Red Frogs” to becoming the Evangelism Sec at the Christian Union, Rachael pours her heart and soul into seeing others encounter Jesus. The Student Mission Podcast will equip and inspire you to embrace mission where you are. In each epi...

John Coles is full of wisdom, gentleness and kindness. Having been discipled as a student, he learned how to disciple others and has been doing that ever since. In ministry, he led churches and led New Wine. He has always been deeply affected by the personal encounter with Jesus that he experienced through the Holy Spirit in the 80s. In this episode John reflects on some lessons of leadership and...

Honor is a student at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, and is keen to reach people at her Uni. She started a society called Wonder, a space for people to ask questions and have meaningful conversations. Despite being one of only two Christians in the society, Honor shares how students have embraced the invitation to Wonder, and what it looks like to journey with friends and course-mates...

Mark gave his life to Jesus in the last few weeks of university. A career in marketing followed, during which he experienced a call to help every person find Jesus in their every day work. Mark is as sharp as a razor! His insight and articulation of both the gospel and this cultural moment is stellar. More about Fusion: Every student should have an opportunity to find hope in Jesus and home in the...

Jo is a powerful and funny woman of God. Her faith and ability to communicate Jesus is as infectious as her laugh. She has preached, led, mentored, coached and inspired countless disciples since encountering Jesus in a strong way at university in Sheffield in the 1990s. She now lives in Minneapolis and works at a Christian university. You will be challenged and moved as you listen to her story. Mo...

Since her childhood, Natalie has been surrounded by mission. Natalie began University in Sheffield 3 years ago and little did she know all God had planned for her missionally! From helping pioneer “Night Watch”, a night of prayer contending for a move of God, to being involved in The Send, Spotfires and even challenging herself to 40 days of mission over lent, Natalie is a brilliant example of wha...

Jasper is a man fully expectant of God. He has seen God move in the unlikeliest of places, from late night pub lock ins to the hospital bed of his father. Jasper has a heart to see young people saved and has worked in youth ministries for over twenty years. He now leads Christ In Youth, still on the look out for, as he calls them, the 'last minute ones'. Listen to both his story and the stories of...

As a student in Glasgow, Bonté was passionate about spending time and building friendships with people who were outside of the Church. Inspired by how Jesus’ first miracle took place at a party, and combined with her love of music, she was committed to being present and a witness for Jesus in spaces like nightclubs and raves. Now based in East London doing student mission, she is creatively pionee...

Miriam is an irrepressibly hope-filled evangelist and one of the most articulate communicators of the gospel that you will come across. She arrived at university in York in 2008 and has been sharing Jesus with students ever since. She has been part of the Fusion family since 2011 and pioneered the plant to USA, which she continues to lead. In this episode, she shares her heart for every student an...

Candace had felt like God was calling her to apply to Oxford University, even though this felt like it wasn’t possible. When she was offered a place at Oxford, Candace made a video celebrating God’s faithfulness in getting her in. This video was viewed thousands of times and impacted lots of people. When she arrived at Uni people even recognised her from it! This kickstarted a journey of sharing f...

Ness is a life-long learner who has invested her life in Jesus and growing others around her. She arrived at Loughborough University in 1990 at the start of the boom of student mission. In her first term, the number of Christians in her halls trebled. She has been leading students to Jesus ever since through her church plant, Open Heaven, in Loughborough. Her story is a testament to the abundant b...

Ed never planned to go to Uni, but after a year of being a Campus Missionary in Southampton he felt stirred by God to actually become a Student. Now based in Exeter, he is keen to share faith with those he lives and studies with by embracing discomfort and the power of prayer. From prayer walking campus to kneeling in the SU, all night worship and fasting, to simply deepening friendships, Ed and o...

Aaron Nayagam is the voice of one crying in the wilderness. He is a powerful evangelist, networker and gospel communicator. He is Fusion UK's Head of Mission and in this episode, he shares with us the legacies left in his life that have led up to his commitment to contend for this generation and to stand at the forefront of student mission. Aaron is calling the church to raise up individuals who a...

Christa is a ridiculous adventurer - she grew up smuggling Bibles in Saudi Arabia and now leads the charge pioneering student mission as she heads up Fusion Scotland. Here, Christa shares with us her own university experience alongside the stories she has collected from her years of serving the student mission movement. We are incredibly blessed to have her in the Fusion family and pray that her s...

Chloe Swart is the National Director of Alpha UK. She leads at Cornerstone Swansea where they pray for and see God do miracles every day. This was the story of her university years and the focus of her PHD. She communicates the simplicity of the gospel so well. Your faith will be increased as you hear Chloe speak. More about Fusion: Every student should have an opportunity to find hope in Jesus an...

John McGinley is a big picture visionary. At university, he committed to spending an hour every morning at 7am in prayer as he shared the gospel with those around him. Today, he leads a missional movement that gathers and sends tens of thousands of young people and catalyses church planting in the UK. He still prays at 7am each morning. Here, John shares his vision for the raising up of a generati...

Lydia would never call herself an evangelist and yet she has been heading out onto the streets of York every week to share the gospel with complete strangers! When she was 17 Lydia had an encounter with God and felt her heart break for the lost, since then she has been sharing Jesus wherever she goes - in her lectures, with friends and on the streets of York. The Student Mission Podcast will equip...

Kate Coleman has many firsts tucked under her belt: she is the first black woman baptist minister in the UK, first black woman chair of the Evangelical Alliance and the first in her family to become a Christian. Completely unaware that she was surrounded by Christians at University, God has put a remarkable call on her life since she decided to follow Him. In this episode, she discusses topics fro...

Lucy Peppiatt is a self-proclaimed Bible nerd and intellectual powerhouse of a leader. After living in a leftwing, hippie culture at university, she encountered the "revolution" of Jesus on a holiday in Kenya, starting a journey that would span continents. After six years in Zimbabwe, she now leads WTC, teaching her students to blend academic learning with life in the Spirit. Lucy shares with us h...

Sharing the gospel with food from Lidl? Worship on a roundabout?! Rob has been part of running a student small group in Loughborough with a key focus on pursuing mission! At the start of the year, this small group wrote down all the craziest and scariest missional ideas they could think of…little did they know, they’d actually be putting them all into practice! The Student Mission Podcast will equ...

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James Aladiran is a wild man of God. He is disinterested in the ways of the world and captivated by the ways of the Holy Spirit. When he was a student, he had an encounter with God that changed him forever. He leads Prayer Storm and lives in Manchester. This podcast contains content that may challenge you to surrender everything to God! More about Fusion: Every student should have an opportunity t...

Ben Doolan is a remarkable leader and revival man. University was a defining season of his life where he saw so many of his friends become Christians. He has never left the lane of student mission and now leads a church in Newcastle that is seeing even more extraordinary things. Prepare yourself for some inspiration! More about Fusion: Every student should have an opportunity to find hope in Jesus...

Phil Knox is an irrepressible optimist. His university years were missional and messy. They were also affected by deep grief. In this episode of The Legacy Podcast, Phil shares how those experiences have shaped the rest of his life. He says he is either “on” or “asleep” and he is definitely on for this podcast! More about Fusion: Every student should have an opportunity to find hope in Jesus and h...