Fusion (student movement)
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Fusion is a Christian charity that serves, supports and resources students. It works across all denominations to develop joined up thinking and action for student mission
. Fusion is primarily outworked through small groups or ‘cells’ that have been inspired by John Wesley
and his implementation of bands during the Wesleyan
revival. Fusion is affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance
and has key partnerships with the Alpha course
, Soul Survivor and Tearfund
.
and YWAM. Roger Ellis of Revelation Church in Chichester had a leading role.
Within five years it had become the largest Christian student body on many campuses.
The founding of Fusion was seen as divisive by supporters of the Christian Union
movement.
In many locations Fusion found itself in ongoing disputes with the Christian Unions over the following years.
In 2008, Fusion launched the "Love your Uni" campaign, ‘dreaming about a whole generation of students who can love beyond themselves’. In some places this focussed on practical action to the exclusion of religious work such as giving out tracts.
Mission (Christian)
Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...
. Fusion is primarily outworked through small groups or ‘cells’ that have been inspired by John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
and his implementation of bands during the Wesleyan
Wesleyanism
Wesleyanism or Wesleyan theology refers, respectively, to either the eponymous movement of Protestant Christians who have historically sought to follow the methods or theology of the eighteenth-century evangelical reformers, John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley, or to the likewise eponymous...
revival. Fusion is affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance
Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world....
and has key partnerships with the Alpha course
Alpha course
The Alpha course is a course which seeks to explore the basics of the Christian faith, described as "an opportunity to explore the meaning of life" . Alpha courses are currently being run in churches, homes, workplaces, prisons, universities and a wide variety of other locations...
, Soul Survivor and Tearfund
Tearfund
Tearfund is a UK Christian relief and development agency which works in over 50 countries. It is a founding member of both the Micah Network and the Disasters Emergency Committee.-History:...
.
History
Fusion was founded in the UK 1997 by leaders of some new churches including Pioneer, IchthusIchthus Christian Fellowship
Ichthus Christian Fellowship is a neocharismatic Christian church movement and Apostolic network based in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the British New Church Movement and has links with other BNCM leaders and movements, especially Gerald Coates of Pioneer Network.-History:Ichthus...
and YWAM. Roger Ellis of Revelation Church in Chichester had a leading role.
Within five years it had become the largest Christian student body on many campuses.
The founding of Fusion was seen as divisive by supporters of the Christian Union
Christian Union (students)
Christian Unions are evangelical Christian student groups. They exist in many countries and are often affiliated with either International Fellowship of Evangelical Students or Campus Crusade for Christ. Many Christian Unions are one of the societies affiliated to their universities' students'...
movement.
In many locations Fusion found itself in ongoing disputes with the Christian Unions over the following years.
In 2008, Fusion launched the "Love your Uni" campaign, ‘dreaming about a whole generation of students who can love beyond themselves’. In some places this focussed on practical action to the exclusion of religious work such as giving out tracts.