Blogs

Rach's Diary - SCM Christmas

By Rach Collins on 11 Dec 2017

Last week the SCM staff team celebrated the coming of Jesus, and Rach went on all her usual adventures.

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Zimbabwe: Coup/Not a Coup

By SCM on 11 Dec 2017

Nellia Mazarura, Zimbabwean student at Northampton University, tells of the frightening experience of leaving her home country to study in the UK, while her loved ones were living in an increasingly dangerous, unstable situation. 

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The Fear of Missing Out

By Rob_C on 7 Dec 2017

The ‘fear of missing out’ is an epidemic that is stressing out us Millennials. We have a constant view to the world through the window known as Social Media, where we spend a fair amount of time refreshing the same pages looking at the highlights of other people’s lives, and wondering why we’re not having as much fun/wearing the right clothes/living our best lives* (*delete as appropriate).

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SCM welcomes a new Fundraising and Communications Officer to the team!

By Lisa_M on 4 Dec 2017

SCM is pleased to announce that Jenna Nicholas has taken up the post of SCM's Fundraising and Communications Officer. "We're really excited that Jenna is joining the staff team in this role," said Simon Densham, SCM's National Coordinator. "As the movement continues to grow and reach more students, her expertise will be invaluable in developing SCM's fundraising strategy to ensure that SCM's financial future is secure."

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Joy in Enough: Economics for People and Planet

By SCM on 4 Dec 2017

SCM member and postgrad student, Adam Spiers, tells us about the recent Joy in Enough 'big workshop' in Sheffield.

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Many trans people are in danger for their lives, and some Christians don't help

By SCM on 28 Nov 2017

Tina Beardsley writes about the recent hostility towards trans people and parents of trans children in the media.

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Rach's Diary - Special Saturdays and the Weeks Inbetween

By Rach Collins on 27 Nov 2017

Rach has yet again been all over the place! Catch up with her latest adventures on the blog.

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Sexual Predators, #metoo and #churchtoo

By SCM on 22 Nov 2017

Faith in Action Project Worker, Ruth Wilde, writes about the viral social media hashtag #metoo and how the new hashtag #churchtoo is exposing the problems of abuse in the churches.

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Durham SCM Groups: Building Inclusive Faith Communities in the North East

By SCM on 22 Nov 2017

Alex Akhurst - Anglican Representative for Durham Joint Anglican and Methodist Society – gives an update on what his SCM group has been up to this term, including a summary of their recent panel event with Inclusive Church.

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A Light For All - Students Gather in Lancaster to explore the Bible

By Lisa_M on 21 Nov 2017

Last weekend, students from around the North West gathered in Lancaster for SCM’s ‘A Light for All’ gathering. Coordinated by Rach Collins, SCM's North West Regional Development Worker, alongside members of SCM Leeds, the day event looked at various aspects of the Bible and was also the first gathering of the SCM group in Lancaster.

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