You’re organising your first Lunchbar. You’ve crafted a compelling title, booked a brilliant speaker, snapped up a super venue, and printed out posh publicity. Do you want the good news or the bad news? The good news is the Lunchbar will be a complete success if the CU get behind it. The bad news is …
Speakers: A Lunchbar at Carnegie Hall
A guy gets into a cab in New York City and asks the cab driver, “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” and the cab driver replies, “practice, practice, practice.” 1. On one level a lunchbar talk is like a piano recital; it’s a cultural product. The pianist would have some natural ability and would …
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You’re organising your first Lunchbar. You’ve crafted a compelling title, booked a brilliant speaker, snapped up a super venue, and printed out posh publicity. Do you want the good news or the bad news? The good news is the Lunchbar will be a complete success if the CU get behind it. The bad news is …
View full postSpeakers: God Talks Like A Neuroscientist
This is embarrassing, and probably inappropriate. Though I’ve spoken at lots of student events in various places on various topics to various groups over the last four years, the people who engage (and talk to me afterwards) have been disproportionately girls. Should I admit that? Not sciency blokes, not sporty blokes, but rather stylish and …
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Christian Persuaders Student Groups: The Why, What & How (Seminar for UCCF Staff). Plus The Launch and Lead a Christian Persuader Student Group Handout Christian Unions are missional communities on campus led by students. Students are best placed to reach other students for Christ, as they have maximum integrity with university authorities, maximum creativity and maximum …
View full postStudent Groups: When & Where Should We Meet?
Think hard about this. When & Where will pretty much define Who. Lots, or a few. Students are busy. No really. You need to meet at a convenient place, at a convenient time. Do a bit of discrete research to discover the timetable and movements of the keenest CU Christians. Choose a venue and …
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Christian Persuaders Student Groups: The Why, What & How (Seminar for UCCF Staff). Plus The Launch and Lead a Christian Persuader Student Group Handout Christian Unions are missional communities on campus led by students. Students are best placed to reach other students for Christ, as they have maximum integrity with university authorities, maximum creativity and maximum …
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Speakers: Where Do I Start?
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You can imagine the slightly condescending tone: “God gave you two ears and one mouth, so use them in that proportion“. But it’s the best advice I know for starting to write a Lunchbar talk. Our two greatest needs are to know what we’re talking about, and who we’re talking to. Therefore, before speaking we start …
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Student Groups: When & Where Should We Meet?
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Think hard about this. When & Where will pretty much define Who. Lots, or a few. Students are busy. No really. You need to meet at a convenient place, at a convenient time. Do a bit of discrete research to discover the timetable and movements of the keenest CU Christians. Choose a venue and …
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Organizers: What Makes A Good Lunchbar Talk Title?
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Relevance and Punch. 1. What are your friends’ roadblocks to faith? What if everyone in your CU asked one non-Christian friend… What stops you believing? If you could have one question answered in a Lunchbar, what would it be? Gather a wonderful collection of very relevant Lunchbar issues, and then you’ll need to choose which …
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