University Fellowship of Christians 2010

We've Moved

2009-10-17T22:59:00.001-07:00

You can now find us at www.ufcutas.org.

Crazy ideas for campus ministry

2009-10-09T16:58:00.001-07:00

Shane Deike has posted a series of 'wakjob' ideas for campus ministry.

I will be talking to Shane on Skype this Tuesday (Australian time).

Sermons on campus

2009-10-07T23:35:00.001-07:00

Over the last three weeks I have preached on Titus at the University Fellowship of Christians' lunchtime meetings:

Alumni: five skills for the workplace

2009-10-01T17:03:00.001-07:00

Nathan has blogged these:

Communicate better. Learn to do public speaking – it's invaluable in meetings and day to day interactions to be able to confidently put forward your views. Learn to write in plain language. Keep things simple. Don't waste people's time.
Learn to say no to things you can't do – outsource. Paying an expert is often the best decision you can make.
Learn the 80/20 rule. Be prepared not to be perfect in order to do more stuff.
Keep up to date with new developments in your field. Read the right blogs and magazines, keep in touch with technology, find new ways of doing things and suggest them to others.
Learn a little bit about desktop publishing and graphic design. The basics are easy.

6 tips on uni ministry

2009-09-21T15:27:00.001-07:00

Here:

Don't confuse the gospel with religion,
Learn about sexual assault,
Teach students how to read the Bible for themselves,
Be prepared to comfort students in the face of divorce and death,
Study apologetics
Be ready to counsel students about what they're really facing.

Preaching on campus the next three weeks

2009-09-18T23:15:00.001-07:00

I will be preaching at the University Fellowship of Christians on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next three weeks (excepts 29/9) on the book of Titus. For times and venues, see the current UFC website. It would be great to have some of you come along and see what the ministry is like.

Sermons will be available on the website soon after.

Alumni: enjoying your job and sharing the gospel

2009-09-15T19:23:00.001-07:00

If you have a secular job, ask God that you'll love your job. People who are passionate about their work are attractive people.

From Fiona Lockett's blog

Alumni: you need church for your working life

2009-09-12T15:51:00.001-07:00

Students are committed to church because they have heaps of time to give to ministry. Families are committed to church because it benefits their kids.

But workers need church for their working lives. We need to serve the Lord in our workplaces with integrity and honesty and joy and faithfulness. This stuff is really hard. And yet it can be easy for Christians in the workforce to drift away from church involvement.

Because work is hard and tiring we should be committed to church all the more, so that we can work in a manner worthy of the gospel.

What's on

2009-09-06T18:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the plans for the University Fellowship of Christians in 2010:

Fellowships
Small groups of 6+ studetns meeting according to faculty, interest, superb. These groups provide us with opportunities to get to now one another and to think, plan and pray about how best to share the gospel with others.

Fellowship meet at least fortnightly to talk and pray, but also plan a range of social and evangelistic activities.

More information will be available at the start of Semester 1, 2010.

Evening meeting
For the first few weeks of semester and then once a month, we will meet in the evening for our main public gathering. They will give us a clear focus on our mission through preaching, praying, singing and talking to one another. These meetings will be ideal for both Christians and visitors.

More information will be available in January 2010.

Lunchtime meeting
We will also keep up a weekly lunchtime meeting on campus. More information will be available in January 2010.

New Students

2009-09-06T17:54:00.000-07:00

It would be such a shame to come to University as a Christian and not consider active invovlement with Christ's mission on campus. The University Fellowship of Christians invites you to make the most of your time at uni by joining with us to reach the campus with the gospel.

It would be such a shame to study at Univeristy and never take the time to think about the most important issues of life, death and God. The University Fellowship of Christians provides you with many opportunities to investigate the Christian faith and ask the questions you have.

Email Mikey on mikey@ufcutas.org and we'll get in touch with you and keep you up to date with all University Fellowship of Christians activities.

Watch this space and our Facebook Page for the latest news and ideas.

Recommended books

Guidance and the voice of God, Tony Payne and Phillip Jensen: a great book for helping you make decisions well and figure out God's will.
Getting things done, David Allen: a comprehensive guide to being organised with stacks of different commitments and pressures.
Promoting the gospel, John Dickson: how to be committed to Christ's mission.

Recommended websites

Free student cookbook

2009-09-04T18:26:00.000-07:00

For any new student who makes contact with the UK's campus ministry, UCCF.

Fundraising update

2009-09-03T15:24:00.001-07:00

$24 280 raised
$75 720 to go

Approximately $15 000 of the remaining amount is budgeted for office space lease and set up costs. It is possible that someone may wish to donate office space or office equipment - furniture, computers - thereby reducing the amount of money to be raised.

Reaching the campus tribes

2009-08-29T22:06:00.001-07:00

I have just read through this e-book assessing the U.S. campus ministry scene. It was very helpful. Below are some striking sections:

Based on my own experiences and my encounters with numberous ministries, I believe a college ministry generally needs two or three years to form its identity, strategy, core audience, and campus reputation. So before that time, evaluating a ministry should be done particularly carefully; its numerical growth during that period may not be a good indicator of its future success. Much growth may not take place until after two or three years have passed - at least. It is particularly sad, then, that many college ministries don't make it to that point - often because of a misunderstanding about these very truths.
(p. 50)

Missions means aggressive progress
It is this area - progresing as a campus mission - in which even the largest college ministries seems to struggle. On the opposite side of the concern about impatience with new college ministries, there is a danger of established ministries becoming complacent. Just as newer ministries are often too harshly judged based on their small size, some better established ministries seem to assume too quickly that their relatively large size, longevity, or level of support automatically indicates health and quality. But many large or long-lasting ministries still may lack the very things I noted in the last chapter, such as strategy, collaboration, successful preparation of students for post-college life, and health.

Based on my conversations and observations, I fear that some developed college ministries no longer place a high priority on regularly improving and gaining 'momentum' from year to year. As in missions around the world, it is absolutely necessary that college ministries make aggressive progress to continue to fulfill their role in the campus tribe.
(p. 51)

The net result of longevity is also a pretty powerful statistic. While other ministries may at times steal the spotlight, a consistent, long-term college ministry can ultimately impact a much larger number of students. Plus, a long-lasting mission effort not only gets to impact collegians, but eventually its influence can eztend to faculty, administration, and other 'locals' as the ministry becomes an integral part of the campus and even the city.

But the patience discussed above is usually required for ministries to be 'built to last'. When college ministers and their supporters aren't afraid of slow growth, they have the freedom to focus on building for longevity.
(p. 54)

It is notable that Campus Crusade for Christ, probably the most thriving college ministry in America, has traditionally started its ministries on campuses with entire teams. This powerful tactic of high initial investment corresponds with international missions efforts; there is often a need for 'overinvestment' up front to see the best eventual ministry results.
(p. 56)

Lunch with Greg Lee

2009-08-25T13:50:00.001-07:00

Greg shared with me some of his thoughts about AFES yesterday, over a ham and cheese roll and a cup of coffee-bag coffee down at Clifton Beach.

Student ministry has to go in one of two directions:

Ninja: lean, focused, evangelistic, working with those who are willing to specialise. Some problems with this approach are that it still needs to look a little bit churchie, or else it can be so alien to even the keen Christians, that they can't cope and the church is always the Christians' first love, so you never get the students' full commitment.
Church: run a full church setup. The problem with this approach is: why not just get a local church to run it? Why do you need a parachurch at all?

He suggested that it's best to try to make contact with potential Christian uni students well before O Week: by running secondary school study camps, by visitng summer conventions, Christian/church schools and youth groups.

Advertising should be very high profile to raise awareness on campus and to demonstrate to the Christians that we are truly wanting to reach the university for Christ, not just a couple of people.

Meeting with Darryn Altclass

2009-08-24T14:47:00.001-07:00

Met with Darryn last week @ the Pigeon Hole Cafe in West Hobart. Darryn has recently co-authored a book with Alan Hirsch called The Forgotten Ways Handbook. I asked him for advice on how to lead small groups and focus them on mission. A few things stood out in our conversation:

Raise the bar on discipleship (what is expected of the ordinary Christian) and lower the bar on church (what is required for a normal church structure),
Rather than using 'core values' which can become mere ideals, focus on 'core practices' which show how people can put things into practice,
Discover the direction of the ministry in collaboration with the ministry team,
Be aware that there is only so much time and attention that Christians students can give, in addition to their commitment to their local church. Deal with these issues up front.

I was greatly encouraged by Darryn's generosity and humility. It is great to see how he has grown over the years.

Alumni: dealing with slander at work

2009-08-11T15:19:00.001-07:00

Here.

Alumni: Gospel transformation in your job

2009-08-08T15:33:00.001-07:00

Some Acts 29 videos have recently been posted online including:

Fighting for gospel transformation in your job
Fighting for gospel transformation in your time

Fundraising update

2009-08-07T15:38:00.001-07:00

$22 200 raised
$77 800 to go

Leading small group leaders

2009-08-07T14:37:00.001-07:00

In my past ministry I have found it a challenge to lead teams of small group leaders. I want to encourage the leaders to take initiative, but I feel like I accidentally smother people. I have been asking around to get advice on this. There are various possibilities:

Give up on making small groups an important part of my ministry - build it around my strengths.
Work on my weaknesses and get better at it.
Find someone else who is really good at it to do the small group stuff for me.

And I think 3. is the way to go. More than that, I think 3. is the solution to my problems in the past. Defining the role and then getting out of the way is the best way to empower others to take initiative in minitry. I'm beginning to see that one of the best things that I can do in leadership is not go to leadership meetings!

Initial thoughts about Uni Fellowship structure

2009-08-01T14:32:00.001-07:00

1. Monthly evening meetings
With no shared lunch hour and many people working part-time while they study, an evening meeting makes more sense than a lunch time meeting.

2. Centrality of small groups
A strong small group ministry will put the focus on students being active in meeting new people and sharing Christ with their friends. If small groups are central then students at other campuses around the city will be more involved in Uni Fellowship.

These small groups will not be merely study groups or nurture groups, but places for prayer, socialising, planning and talking about opportunities to share the gospel.

The difficulty here will be to identify, recruit and train small groups leaders really well. Their success depends upon the right student leadership.

UK student ministry resources

2009-07-25T00:06:00.001-07:00

Some great material from UCCF is available online.

Peter Leslie on student ministry

2009-07-22T20:08:00.001-07:00

Peter Leslie is one of the Melbourne AFES student missionaries. They're a different crew, the Melbourne crew.

Here are some of the wise advice Peter shared with me:

Students seem to be more passive and Christian students arrive at uni unclear about the gospel. This means that recruiting student leadership is difficult.
Big Bible talks each week are losing their appeal to students. They want easy access and relevance.
Issues relating to identity, feeling defiled, losing hope are significant issues on campus right now.
It is hard to mobilise students in evangelism. Christians feel uncomfortable on campus and so they form a ghetto. The important thing is to teach them how to be comfortable in the world and show them how the gospel is even better than the philosophies of the world.
Christians don't arrive on campus with a ministry mindset. You have to begin by persuading Christians to be excited about Christ.
Public advertising is best done through: good website, word of mouth, posters on campus and free giveaways.
Do a lot of pre-evagelism to persuade people that God and Christ are worth taking seriously.
When there is no common lunch hour on campus, evening meetings work better.

Fundraising update

2009-07-15T16:12:00.001-07:00

$16 200 raised
$83 800 to go

Thanks again to those who have generously supported us and for others who have pledged to be in partnership with us in prayer.

MYC Sermons

2009-07-06T17:31:00.000-07:00

Money
Parents
Sex
Mission

Andrew K's advice: empower students

2009-07-04T15:32:00.001-07:00

Andrew Katay used to be a uni missionary @ Sydney uni. He says that it is very important to find ways to encourage and empower and equip students to be active in ministry.

I think I am generally pretty good at this, once I help my team break through the 'Mikey can do everything' barrier. I need to communicate to them that I need their help. One of the best things I can do is not attend the leadership team meeting all the time!

Alumni: LICC

2009-06-27T15:49:00.001-07:00

This organisation has a lot of very helpful stuff for Christian workers.

Here is one of their recent magazines, which discusses the challenges of fatigue and overwork and explores the great need to integrate our Christian discipleship into our work lives.

Financial partners schedule

2009-06-24T19:36:00.001-07:00

$13 000 already pledged, thanks to God. $87 000 still to raise:

3 partners giving $10 000 (~$200 per week) still needed.
6 partners giving $5 000 (~$100 per week) still needed.
3 partners giving $2 500 (~$50 per week) still needed.
20 partners giving $1 000 (~$20 per week) still needed.

Fundraising update

2009-06-09T14:20:00.001-07:00

Through a few generous financial partners, God has provided the first $5 000.

Only $95 000 to go!

I have just submitted an application to the Vos Foundation and am meeting with more potential partners in the next few days.

Kingston Men's Fellowship

2009-06-09T14:18:00.001-07:00

I was kindly invited to speak @ the Kingston Men's Fellowship yesterday morning. It was a very encouraging time. About 50 men from a range of churches singing hymns to God, drinking a dangerous amount of instant coffee and encouraging one another in the gospel.

I spoke for about 40 mins, sharing my testimony, the lessons learned in my ministry at Crossroads and sharing my plans and needs for university ministry in 2010.

Financial partners schedule

2009-06-04T15:11:00.001-07:00

3 * $10 000
7 * $5 000
4 * $2 500
25 * $1 000

Matt Jensen from Mars Hill College Mission

2009-05-30T15:39:00.001-07:00

Here are some insights from Matt:

Dudes are like trucks, they go straighter with a heavy load.
When selecting smallgroup leaders, test their giftedness ruthlessly. If the smallgroups are going to have a good mission focus, you need great leaders.
Method of assessing smallgroup leaders: have a larger meeting where people break out into small groups during the evening. Watch for the natural leaders in this controlled, fishbowl setting.
If you want your leaders to really know how to put your missionary goals into practice you need to model it to them. You need to go to parties with them and model conversational evangelism.
The smallgroups need not be defined by a regular, weekly Bible study, rather they are a group of students who are sharing the rhythms of life together and being committed to mission on campus together.
Throw great parties. Good food, good beer, thoughtful, kind, interested people.
Don't assume that students know how to throw a good BBQ, do it for cheap, start a good conversation with a newcomer.
Devote time in your meetings to talk about the evidences of God's grace, 'celebrating the wins' in everyday opportunities.

Carl Mattei and UNSW

2009-05-30T15:34:00.001-07:00

I spoke with Carl a few weeks ago about his experiences leading the student ministry at UNSW. Here are a couple of standout reflections:

Although general attendance is not as strong as it has been, small group attendance (51 groups) and MYC conference attendance (500 people) hasn't dropped. Students strongly value the community and belonging that is found in the small group.
It is very important to find ways to get into the residential college. Although, strangely, if the residential college is doing really good Christian ministry, like New College is, then it can compete with campus ministry for the students' time and attention.
Student interest in training has waned.
In evangelistic missions, there is a desire for a variety of formats with a variety of group sizes and media, not simply the large rally meeting.

Link to afes.org.au

2009-05-26T22:50:00.001-07:00

You can now find me on the AFES National site.

Budget 2010

2009-05-24T01:01:00.001-07:00

We plan to raise $100 000 by the end of 2009, both for Mikey Lynch's full time stipend and to ensure a robust base from which to build rapidly.

Our projected costs are:

$80 000 Mikey Lynch's stipend, part-time administrative staff and future staff fund;
$15 000 office space lease, set up and running costs;
$3 500 mission enterprises, publicity and miscellaneous expenses.

Mission idea

2009-05-22T17:49:00.001-07:00

Sam Green shared this mission idea with me on Thursday:

A series of reading groups where we put in their hands primary sources of great religious sermons: Siddharta Gautama's Fire Sermon, Surah 9 of the Quran and the Sermon on the Mount.

It's much easier to critique other religions when we are all holding their primary scriptures in our hands. It's harder to deny the extremely depersonalising effect of Buddhist teaching, or the violence of Islamic teaching when you are sitting there looking at it. You can't just say that it's Christian 'spin'.

New logo

2009-05-21T19:22:00.000-07:00

You'll need to click on it to see it clearly. I can't figure out how to change the background. Apologies.

"Capacity building"

2009-05-21T18:37:00.000-07:00

I'm learning about "capacity building", which is becoming a new paradigm for planning and developing aid agencies. Similar ideas are important in proclamation ministry, I think.

Alumni resources

2009-05-21T17:07:00.000-07:00

A theology of work - Mikey Lynch

Work under the sun (Ecclesiastes) - Dan Shepheard

"But why are you doing uni minisry, Mikey?"

2009-05-20T19:31:00.001-07:00

I get asked this a lot. Especially by people under 40. People over 40 seem to get it.

Here's a few reasons:

The person who planted the seed in my mind was Col Marshall, from MTS. About April last year he was in Launceston doing some training for MTS Tasmania and he said, "You shouldn't go and plant a church, just cause that what you think everyone else should be doing. You should, like Wesley, go to the university, and so 'sweeten the whole stream'".
I think I had begun to take student ministry for granted. In fact, I had begun to have a lower vision for what student ministry is all about. It's not just about 'teaching students to read the Bible'. It's not even just 'strategic' in a vague sort of way. It is a prime hothouse of innovative evangelism and leadership development.
Hobart is a small city and has only one university. In that way, the Univeristy of Tasmania is much, much more central to the culture of this city than universities are in larger cities.
One of the big reasons there are so many young men keen for church planting right now, is because we have had 20 years of some of the best campus ministries in the world. It would be short sighted to reap the harvest now without sowing for the future.
Now that there are more and more churches that are really switched on, parachurch student ministry is no longer bound to 'doing the churches job for them'. Pioneer planters and evangelists used to gravitate to student ministry because it was hard, if not impossible, to have the same freedom in church ilfe. That is changing. That means student ministry has to be different, and more focused and better. I want to join with others in figuring that out.

Campus ministry rethink in France

2009-05-15T02:09:00.001-07:00

Seems like a lot of people think student ministries need to be revised. From a prayer letter I just received:

We're currently re-thinking the way we do student work here in Paris. As it's such a huge city, we feel we might need a strategy tailor-made for Paris. Pray that we'd be wise in the way we re-design things.

Philosophy of ministry

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Mission
Mission to the university, missionaries to the world:

Empower students to thoughtful, creative, genuine and evangelistic mission to the University of Tasmania.
Identify and cultivate Christian leaders, especially missionaries, church planters and pastors.

Vision

We will be a large, diverse, long term and flexible ministry.
We will have a global network of missionaries, pastors, church planters and graduates committed to our ministry.

Values

Spiritual interest in academic endeavours.
Social understanding of human life in general and Christian life in particular.
A principled and practical devotion to God's word and its central message of the Cross of Christ.
Dilligent and bold prayer.
Joyful pursuit of excellence in all of life and Christian ministry.
Unwavering focus on long-term, honest and up-close mentoring.
Desire to invest in both the local church and global mission.
Good organisation: identifying next actions, planning in the light of purpose, capturing everything relevant to us, throwing things out that are not relevant to us.

Draft student leadership pact

2009-05-09T23:07:00.000-07:00

We are not consumers, we are whole heartedly committed to the mission of the University Fellowship of Christians.
We are not a church, we are all members of local churches.
We are not activisits, we devote ourselves to prayer and meditating on Scripture.
We are not a ghetto, we are active members of the social life of UTAS.
We are not a parasite, we are dilligent in our studies and involvement in the University community.
We are not a youth group, we expect mature and loving adult behaviour and responsibility.

Small groups for campus ministry

2009-05-07T18:14:00.001-07:00

Students at UTAS have been reluctant to get involved in small groups. They're already in small groups at church. They already get Bible study there. Why do they need more?

One answer I have been working up is: Not for anything you will get out of it. I'm not offering something to you as a consumer. I'm asking you to join something as part of the mission. Join a small group to be better deployed for mission.

This morning I came up with a second answer: Choose the small group that complements your church experience. Those from evangelical churches may get plenty of Bible study. But, to be honest, how much time do they actually spend on their knees? If they don't pray much, they should join a prayer team. Those from charismatic churches, to be honest, don't spend much time in in-depth Bible study. They should join a Bible study group.

Ministry on the Gold Coast

2009-05-04T04:36:00.001-07:00

I spoke to Tony Rowbotham today, the campus director at Gold Coast's Griffith Christian Students at Griffith University. Gold Coast, like Hobart, is a small city (500 000 people), and the Gold Coast campus of Griffith is also small (12 000 students).

Tony's ministry is different to the normal model of AFES ministry, in ways that I find attractive and appealing, and has been blessed with a substantial number of conversions.:

Hardly any public advertising and mission events. Apart from a few bits of noticeboard advertising.
No one, large public meeting, but three small (10-25 people) meetings. He plans to keep it this way.
A dialogical form of teaching that mixes theologically stretching preaching with discussion and interaction.
Each meeting has a sharing time for students to share 'ministry moments' from the week gone.
He meets up one to one

Tony notes that only those students who really buy into the mission continue to be a part of the ministry. This allows the focus to remain on evangelism, rather than training or pastoral ministry.

He also told me that non-Christian students appreciate the seminar format of the meetings. It allows them to 'be heard' and they will often come over an extended period of time. Even if the ministry grows, he says that he would prefer to keep the public meetings small, to maintain this dynamic.

Mars Hill College Mission

2009-05-03T13:57:00.001-07:00

When I was over in Seattle, I met Matt Jensen, who has pioneered the Mars Hill College Mission to University of Washington. I'm currently chatting with him on Facebook about further ideas for the approach to campus ministry.

Huw may do the design for fundraising in 2009

2009-05-01T21:57:00.001-07:00

He's done the stuff for Tuesday Crossroads which I like very much. Would be great to have him use his powers for good.

Consultation hitlist

2009-04-28T19:57:00.001-07:00

I'm going to begin speaking with people who are involved in student ministry, to ask their insights, advice and warnings.

This list include three Australians:

Peter Lesli
Greg Lee
Tony Rowbothom.

I also hope to speak with people in UK, US and Europe. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

Strategic plan 2010-2015

2009-04-28T17:29:00.000-07:00

Key performance indicators (in order)

Conversions.
Ministry apprentices.
Non-Christian attendance/ongoing contacts.
Student leadership team.
General attendance.

2010-2011: Direction and Evangelism

6 conversions.
2 MTS apprentices.
12 people on student leadership.
40 non-Christians attend.
70 students average attendance.
Establish ministry philosophy.
Consolidate staff team.
Revise and develop graduate ministry.
Vigorous evangelism including annual large public events.
Discover and train leaders and evangelists among students.
Strengthen administrative strutures.
Alumni dinner in Hobart.

2012-2013: Expansion and Establishment

9 conversions.
4 MTS apprentices.
18 people on student leadership.
60 non-Christians attend.
100 students average attendance.
New staff added.
Develop residential college ministry.
Revise and develop student committee structures.
Start faculty-specific events.
Alumni dinner in Hobart and one other city.

2014-2015: Structure and Diversity

20 conversions.
6 MTS apprentices.
36 people on student leadership.
150 non-Christians attend.
200 students average attendance.
Post-graduate ministry developed.
Revise and develop school student contact plans.
Revise and develop training structures.
Diversify international ministry.
Reach UTAS staff.
Faculty ministry teams.
Publications produced.
Alumni dinners in Hobart and 2 other cities.

University Fellowship of Christians Alumni

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In addition to its ongoing ministry to current students on campus, the University Fellowship of Christians serves the widening network of University Fellowship of Christians graduates, to support them as they serve the Lord Jesus in a range of vocations and to seek their ongoing involvement in the mission on campus.

University Fellowship of Christians organises biennial alumni dinners to celebrate God's work on campus. More details to come.
University Fellowship of Christians Alumni Association enables alumni to keep in touch, wherever they are in the world.
We publish Alumi resources to encourage and equip graduates in their ongoing service of the Lord.

Support

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The University Fellowship of Christians is funded by Christian organisations and individuals who join with us in our minsitry with prayer and financial contributions.

It is our goal to raise $100 000 by the end of 2009 to enable us to pay for new staff and to develop and expand the ministry in line with our mission. We invite you to help us reach for this bold goal.

Support Mikey Lynch. Beginning in May 2009, Mikey is beginning to raise all of his financial support to begin as the University Fellowship of Christians campus director in January 2010.
Support Sam Green.Investing in Sam's ministry will have an influence both on the Hobart campus and also, through Sam's Islamic apologetics ministry on University around the country and through the internet, around the world.
Support University Fellowship of Christians. In addition to staff costs, there are a range of very important administrative, publicity and event expenses that will allow us to conduct this ministry with excellence.

Further information

Support us
Strategic Plan
Budget
For more information, email: mikey@ufcutas.org
To enquire further about how to support us, contact the AFES National Office Accounts Deparment: accounts@afes.org.au

Staff

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Mikey Lynch
Is a graduate and past student president of the University Fellowship of Christians (when it was FOCUS). Mikey was one of the founding leaders of Crossroads Presbyterian Church, where he has been a pastor for the last six years.

Mikey is currently a member of the Vision 100 church planting network committee and is the network coordinator for MTS Tasmania. He is also an assistant chaplain at Jane Franklin Hall.

He is married to Nikki and has two children.

email: mikey@ufcutas.org

Sam Green
Sam Green is a graduate of UNSW and Moore Theological College. He has served as the leader of the University Fellowship of Christians since 1999. Sam is also a the AFES staff worker for Muslim evangelism and is one of the founders of Answering Islam.

Sam is married to Anne-Petra and has five children.

email: samuel@ufcutas.org

About

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The University Fellowship of Christians is committed to making the gospel of Christ known to the Hobart campus of the University of Tasmania and investing in the development of future pastors and missionaries for the world.

In 2010 the University Fellowship of Christians will enter into a new phase. Mikey Lynch will come on board as the new campus director. It is our prayer to revise and refresh the entire ministry to make it most effective in its mission.

The University Fellowship of Christians is a part of the Tasmanian University Union and is a member of the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical students.