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Programme and speakers

There's plenty of great things to look forward to at Forum. From excellent seminars to afterhours fun to the morning and evening celebrations, there's always something going on for everyone! Check out the details below to get a flavour for this years programme and follow our socials to find out what our theme for the year will be…

Morning

  • Start the day well as we unite together in pray during the morning prayer meetings.
  • Join in with the morning celebration as we gather together in the Arena to worship, get equipped with great resources and be inspired by fantastic speakers.
  • Before lunch, choose one of the Growing Deeper Tracks: digging deeper over three days into who our God is and what it means to follow Him in His mission.

Afternoon

  • Enjoy lunch together with your CU. This is always a good opportunity to reflect on the teaching you've heard so far, or why not invite other CUs over to hear from them and inspire one another with ideas.
  • We have lots of Forum Fringe activities to make the most including The Mark Drama, crafts, and walks. You can also enjoy time to yourself to rest and reflect. Make the most of the picnic tables, a lake and acres of space on-site to pray, or head to the Forum cafe to refuel.
  • In the afternoon there are a range of seminars helping you think about CU excellence, tackling prevalent issues you face at university, and joining together with similar universities through the 'Your unis, your ideas' seminars.
  • Explore The Hub including exhibitor stands, the Forum café, and Forum Bookshop by 10ofthose.

Evening

  • Grab your food for the evening: whether that is cooking it yourself, collecting it with your meal pass, or having a delicious meal from one of the food vans.
  • Join in with the evening celebration as we gather together in the Arena to worship, get equipped with great resources and be inspired by fantastic speakers.
  • After the evening celebration in the Arena, there's lots of Forum Fringe activities to enjoy! From a silent disco to late night worship to boardgames, we've got you covered.

Morning celebrations

This years morning theme is 'unshakeable'. We'll be exploring how, in a shaken world, only the gospel offers an unshakeable hope, identity, and future. Because the gospel is unshakeable, CU leaders can hold it out with confidence, and shaken people can become unshakable as they encounter its truth.

Jonathan Thomas

Jonathan is married and has 3 boys. He is producer for BBC Radio, shaping broadcasts that bring faith and culture into lively conversation. Before moving into media, he spent 20 years as a church pastor in Wales. His roots in student ministry run deep: first as a CU leader, then as a UCCF Staff Worker, helping students explore Christianity with curiosity, confidence, and intellectual honesty.

He is also the author of Intentional Interruptions and the presenter of the documentary Welsh Awakenings.

Jonathan will be exploring the unshakeable theme during our morning celebrations through various passages in Romans.

Evening celebrations

Our evening talks will be thinking about what it means to lead and be leaders in light of who God is, drawing on a variety of passages across the week. A number of UCCF faces will be speaking as well as guest speaker, Phil, on Friday evening who is currently serving as a missionary in South East Asia.

Download the Forum app to view the entire programme plus plenty of other things including session speakers, essential event info, and all of our exhibitors. Available on IOS and Android, just search UCCF Forum in your app store.

The Forum app for this year will be launched in June, but you can still download the app to see last years content to get a flavour of what to expect.

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