Here's your opportunity to listen again or catch up on some of the talks you missed at Forum 2011.

Main Meetings

Children of the Trinity
Tim Rudge on John 13:31 - 14:14
Jesus' crucifixion wasn't a dark time of hanging on, hoping for better; but the time God's self-giving love shone its brightest.
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The Beauty of Union with Christ
Mike Reeves on John 17:1-17
To be a Christian is to be grafted - like a branch to the vine - to Christ, so that His very life is yours.
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Opposition and the Holy Spirit
Jason Clarke on John 15:18 - 16:15
With regard to opposition to ministry, there was no get out clause for the Son of God, so why would there be one for us!?
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Thomas, the Doubter Reasurred and Peter, the Traitor Reinstated
Mark Meynell on John 20:24-29 and John 21:15-19
Just who do you think you are? No more than a forgiven sinner saved by God's grace and given a ministry by God's mercy! Don't be proud, and don't lose heart.
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The Messenger and Personal Evangelism
Graham Daniels on 2 Timothy 4:16-22
The messenger shares the message in the community where they are most vulnerable, working in a team and thriving on grace.
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Mission to the world
Richard Cunningham on John 17:1-26
What does it feel like to abide in Jesus? Labour and struggle to love one another and reach out to the lost - but with His energy, which works powerfully in us!
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Mission Equipping Tracks

Three sessions to wrestle with one big Bible truth. Get better equipped for mission on your campus.

Revelling in such great salvation
Mike Reeves and Angus Moyes
Is the cross a daily refreshment for you? Do you know real confidence with God? Do you enjoy him so much you just want him more than anything else? In this track we’re going to revel in all that Christ has done for us so that we can say a hearty, ‘Yes!’ to each.
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Dwelling on the missionary heart of God
Mark Ellis and Caroline Dodds
Loving outreach is at the heart of God’s being, as well as of his saying and doing. It’s integral to everything he is. And his love results in mission to all his creation. How will knowing a missionary God transform you and your CU Mission Team?
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Being a disciple of our transforming God
Dave Bish, Cat Caird and Jo Larcombe
Discover what your relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit looks like. How do you grow as an adopted son or daughter of God, and how does that shape your mission as a CU? Discover the life-changing reality of life in God.
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Worshipping our creator God
Nay Dawson and Kenny Robertson
How come we pay so little attention to the Creator and his good creation? Time to re-focus. How can we faithfully live and speak for Jesus, unless we understand that ‘all this was created by him and for him?’ Part 3 features Dan Meiring and Ellis Potter
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Relying on our living God
Ruth Port and Pete Dray
The living God isn’t distant and remote – he welcomes us as Father, he has come and served us in the person of his Son and is with us today by his Spirit. Get to know the living God better and know what it means to rely on him more wholeheartedly.
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Hearing God's Word brings great reward
Natasha Kasprowicz and Tim Rudge
What does it mean to hear the Father’s voice through his Son in the power of the Holy Spirit? Together we will explore how hearing God’s Word brings life, wisdom, joy, sweetness and great reward.
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Workshops

Engage with the issues that impact your CU as you seek to reach out to your mates with the gospel.

Christian Persuaders - Persuasive evangelism
Charlie Butler and Steve Baraniak
As CUs we have a passion to reach the campus for Christ. What better, then, than an event at the heart of the university, in the middle of the day where non-Christians can come and have their objections dealt with and their eyes opened to the beauty, truth and goodness of Jesus?
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Small group leaders track
Ben Martin and Alison Young
This training track is a must for all small group leaders; whether you’ve been leading small groups since you were fifteen, or haven’t even started yet! We will be looking at how to lead and love your group really well and what part small groups play in the vision of the CU.
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God of art
Sarah Dargue
‘My college doesn’t understand my faith and my church doesn’t understand my art.’ How can we live and speak for Jesus in an environment that wholly denies Christ as Lord?
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Subject to Christ: Medics and Lawyers
Christian Medical Fellowship and Lawyers Christian Fellowship
Listen to these workshops to engage with topics specific to your subject - engage with how the lordship of Christ might direct your study and witness.
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Christian leadership in public life
Gareth Davies and Gareth Leaney
Do you want to make a difference on campus, but wonder whether the theology stands up? Have you had lots of creative ideas but wonder which are the most strategic?
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Unity in diversity
Brian Whittaker
Does your CU ever have disagreements? Do some people feel like they don’t belong? Come along for a chance to think about what the Bible says about unity, and discuss what that looks like for your CU.
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Motivating your CU
Matt Oliver and MJ Axelson
You’re really excited about reaching the lost students on your campus with the love of Jesus but you’re just not sure everyone else is or will be up for it. How do you get them excited? Not just in a temporary emotional frenzy way but in a deep, heartfelt, lasting-conviction way?
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The world on our doorstep
Cat Caird and Emily Patterson
Over 400,000 internationals come to the UK each year - how could your CU reach out to them with friendship and the gospel?
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How can our CU serve the local church?
Hamish Sneddon
Think through what the Bible says about the local church, and how as CUs we can not only avoid weakening it, but rather can serve in, add to and strengthen its God-given work in his world.
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Mission Planning
Michael Ots and Sarah Dawkins
CUs do mission all year round – but there is great benefit in also having a specific focused time of mission at your uni. Why is this? Could it even work at your uni? Where do you start in planning a mission?
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Leading by Grace
Tim Dennis
Grace just as a concept does nothing in us, but the graciousness of Jesus Christ to us changes everything. So come and explore how the grace Christ has shown us fuels our leadership, and how our identity in Christ frees us from the pressures of leadership that we find ourselves under.
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The Final Score
Christians in Sport
Take part and hear in action this highly-entertaining, professionally delivered, multi-media sports quiz with a short talk on the Christian faith. Ideal as a CU event to invite sportspeople to hear the gospel message.
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