Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Stories of change
“I’m not embarrassed for people to know that I’m a Christian.” Amy Harrison, a third year engineering student, wasn’t always bold about her faith. She became a Christian at the age of 6, when her family lived in rural Taranaki. Her family moved to Waikato, and a new...
Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Regional report
When Richard Dawkins visited Christchurch on May 11, we thought it would be a good opportunity to challenge some of the apathy regarding God that is common on campus and around the city. Geoff Robson, who also works with Canterbury CU students for TSCF, wrote an...
Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, News
Dunedin VCF Students from VCF were involved with welcoming a visiting team from InterVarsity USA. Many of us who have never started conversations with random students about God had a chance to partner with them in an outreach. We also helped run the annual barn dance,...
Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, News
After 91 years, one of TSCF’s oldest groups has adopted a new name. When Auckland’s Evangelical Union formed in 1927—one of TSCF’s four original “EUs”—the word “evangelical” had different connotations. After several semesters of discussions, members voted in August to...
Sep 14, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Editorial
The hunches we have about Christianity’s place in society have some fresh statistics to inform them. In May, the Wilberforce Foundation published Faith and Belief in New Zealand. It’s a national survey of 1,007 Kiwis and in-depth interviews with 26 focus group...
Sep 11, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, News
Every winter, students gather for five days of learning how to study the Bible and apply it to life. Summit is a great chance to build friendships with others from around the country, attend workshops led by staff, and have some fun between terms. At the beginning of...
