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Is the 'quiet revival' getting louder?

Is the 'quiet revival' getting louder?

Simon Lennox
Simon Lennox

Every September, more than two million young people start their university adventure. It’s a season of fresh freedom, big questions, and new identities being shaped.

Spiritual openness is greater than you might think: 30 per cent of students say they’ve never been personally told the story of Jesus, 45 per cent would like to hear it, and 34 per cent say “maybe later." [1]

The gym is the new church

The gym is the new church

Simon Lennox
Simon Lennox

Every year, as the clock strikes midnight on 1 January, we are bombarded with familiar messages of ‘new year, new me.’

Self betterment has become an inevitable part of our culture, with methods of improving yourself ever increasing in both volume and popularity. 79% of New Year resolutions are centred on fitness, with half of those surveyed stating that their top resolution is to exercise. Yet just 31 days later, the gyms have quietened down, with 80% losing the motivation to stick to their goals. But as Christians, what if faith and fitness are more similar, and more important, than we previously imagined?