UCCF: The Christian Unions - Starting a Christian Union

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You arrive at uni expecting a warm welcome from the Christian Union (CU). You’re keen to get stuck in, but sadly you find that there isn’t actually a CU to get involved in! So you decide that you’re the person to start one, but – where do you start? How do you go about starting a CU from scratch? Read on…

View Why bother with a CU? Why bother with a CU?
Before starting a Christian Union it’s really important that you’re clear on exactly why it is worth starting a CU and what a CU actually does.

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View Step 1 - Find a time and place to meet Step 1 - Find a time and place to meet
The ideal place to meet is somewhere on campus, somewhere that is familiar to students, like a room in the Students Union.

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View Step 2 - Go mad on publicity! Step 2 - Go mad on publicity!
You can have the best potential CU in the world but it’s no good if people don’t know about it.

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View Step 3 - Plan a programme Step 3 - Plan a programme
A well-planned CU meeting will help people to have confidence in what the CU is trying to do and will encourage people to come back.

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View Step 4 - Start doing mission Step 4 - Start doing mission
The CU exists to do mission so it’s good to get on with that task as soon as possible.

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View Step 5 - Get hold of some good resources Step 5 - Get hold of some good resources
When starting a CU you can often feel very much on your own, without anything to point you in the right direction. This couldn’t be further from the truth!

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View So there you have it... So there you have it...
That is your CU up and running, from nothing to a dynamic mission team spreading the good news of Jesus Christ on campus.

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