AnCon 2014. In God’s kindness a remarkable week.

This year’s Annual Conference topic was ‘The Cross’. For many people, AnCon is a formative opportunity of hearing from the Bible and seeking to work out, within a Christian community, how to respond... more

Jesus Says Go

What students learn while they are at university will set the tone for how they live out the rest of their years. In my experience, students who don't seriously consider the Lord Jesus’ command to go... more

Real Responsibility

Have you ever wondered what it takes to pull off a 700-person, five-day conference? As a staff member on the Evangelical Union’s Annual Conference (Ancon) team, I’ve had the opportunity to be part of... more

From There and Back Again: Flooding the Beyond

One afternoon in late May, in a corner of Sydney Uni’s Madsen building, Juan, an Economics student from Ecuador, looked intently at Wen, an Accounting student from East Asia, and, clearly deeply moved,... more

The Paradox of Choice

Psychologist, Barry Schwartz, in a fabulous TED talk, takes aim at our preoccupation with freedom of choice. He maintains that choice has not made us freer but more paralysed. Not happier but more... more

“Less Reached, Less Resourced” in Our Backyard

“Less reached, Less resourced” has been a value the EU has been growing in for many years now, where students are encouraged to explore how they might make decisions to serve those who have less... more

Biblically Mature Workers

The EU Grads Fund prays and works for students to be biblically and theologically mature, not just while they are at university, but also for years to come. Many students mature in this way through the... more

Unexpected Opportunities

On the Friday afternoon of University Orientation Week I met Chinese international students Susan* and Tess* in, what seemed to me, unlikely circumstances. It was a cold and rainy day, most of the exciting... more