Jesus in College - a lovely little book which will greatly encourage Christians in FE and 6th Form colleges. Steph became a Christian at university and then went to an FE college - and found no CU there. The fun started! And the discouraging slog. Steph shares with us her adventures with God in college, and encourages us to believe that as He promises in 2 Cor 4, God really does choose to work through the weak and foolish, to show that the power comes from Christ and not from us. Thinking of the FE/HE college Cakes which I have the privilege of serving, I was encouraged and challenged by Steph's account, and plan to get more copies to pass round the CU!
It's easy to read - I read it on the 30 minute train journey to Wolverhampton... and it made me cry at some points (granted, in the middle of 3 CU mission weeks, I'm tired and emotional, but it's good anyway).
I recommend you get some copies to give to 6th formers and FE students in your church.
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What is 'Cakes'?
Sorry, Cakes is the nickname for UCB, which used to be BCFTCS (Birmingham College of Food, Tourism, and Creative Studies). With a name like that, you need a nickname: it shortened to 'the college of food...' so the students called it Cakes. It kinda stuck - the Student Guild calls itself Cakes, 'n' all. When the college got university college status and changed itself to UCB, the students rose up (i.e. created a facebook group) in protest, saying, "We may be UCB, but we are not University College Birmingham: we are the University of Cakes, Birmingham!" Inspiring...
Thank you. I heard the term used at City once. I thought it was probably to do with a food college.
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