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Christian Leaders Tell What They’re Made Of

Seventy percent water and eight pints of blood?

The all-new singing, dancing Christian Leaders were instantly put to the test with this series of tremendously brainbusting questions:

Who are you?
What are you doing, and how far have you got?
Which college suffers from your infamy?
Give us your life story. In less than 25 words.
Which eleven hunky lads do you support? Or which football team?
What would you least like to be quoted as saying?
What is your all-time fave song/hymn/chorus/Gregorian chant?
What church/churches do you attend?
What post do you hold?
What have you thought of the job so far?
What do you see as the purpose of your society?
A Christian student society has many elements (e.g.. fellowship, evangelism, challenging its members). What do you see as the most important element of your society?
What challenges do you think that University life presents to Christians?
Answer one of the following:
1. Do you think that the didactic form of the Schrödinger wave equation succinctly summaries the post-modern sociological shift from the assonant to the dissonant, the epistemological to the secular and the dualistic to the Arsenal? Answer with respect to St. Anselm’s ontological proof and Keynesian microeconomics. Or:
2. What is your favourite fish?

1. Andrew Filby.

2. Theoretical Physics — second year.

3. Vanbrugh. Where else could a Christis beanbag come from?

4. I came, I saw, I laughed.

5. Coventry City (lets hear it for big Ron)

6. “Oh yes, I’ll stand for Christis beanbag.”

7. A good old C.U. favourite — Great is the Lord.

8. St. Michael-le-Belfry.

9. Christis Beanbag.

10. I haven’t had time to have any thoughts about the job. It’s as much as I can manage just to do it.

11. Christis is a medium through which issues that people perceive to be pertinent to Christianity , both on campus and in the world at large, can be freely discussed and debated.

12. To inform and stimulate debate so as to combat ignorance and break down the prejudices that can exist between Christians at the university.

13. University life can often be hectic and varied with many commitments to sap our time and energy. Through all of this, I think the greatest difficulty we have as Christians is to remain focussed on God, giving him the time to communicate his will to us.

14.b. Kippers!!

1. Suzanne Roberts.

2. History/Economic and Social History. First year.

3. Wentworth.

4. Unfortunately copyright restrictions mean you will have to buy the book.

5. Bolton Wanderers (Committee decision.)

6. “I’ll be president if no one else will.”

7. In the Bleak Midwinter.

8. More House Chapel.

9. Cassoc President.

10. The past two hours have been great.

11. To provide fun and friendship for Catholics on campus.

12. Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit.

13. Filling in daft questionnaires.

14.a. With respect to St. Anselm’s ontological proof and Keynesian microeconomics — no.

1. Chris “Curly” Ryall.

2. Mathematics, oh yes. Second year.

3. The Wentworth college where the grass is greener, and the sun always shines.

4. Forgiven.

5. Ipswich Town, the pride of East Anglia, if not the world. We hate Norwich (in love).

6. “Norwich deserved to beat us 2–1 at the beginning of the season, there was no dodgy penalty decision.”
“That Joel Payne, he’s all right.”

7. “Dizzy” — The Wonder Stuff.

8. Bury St. Edmonds (where I come from, it’s gorgeous), West Road Church, true and sound brethren upbringing. York, St. Michael-le-Belfry, well what can I say.

9. Caretaker, Christian Union.
[Christis would like to point out that Chris is actually C.U. President.]

10. Lamentations 3:22–23. God is sooo good, His compassions never fail. If you’d really like to know more, come and ask me.

11. To glorify God.

12. GOD. If we love God, His word, His Spirit, His Son as our sole focus and greatest desire we won’t be able to help becoming more like Him, being challenged, having a true sense of fellowship and most importantly drawing others to Christ.

13. I think that the biggest challenge of university is the same as the rest of life. How much do you really love and desire God and His purposes for you? More than friendships? More than getting a good job? More than being happy and comfortable? More than enjoying life? More than drinking? More than yourself? What is your greatest love?

14.a. You Christis boys are a rum lot, aren’t you?
[Kathy (along with a few other Christisians, I’m sure) would like to point out that she isn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, a boy. Christis would like to point out that we are, however, “a rum lot”.]

1. Emma Faith Hansford (very appropriate middle name).

2. Politics & Sociology. First year. Secret ambition to be Prime Minister (also to be an opera singer).

3. Vanbrugh (the best one of course!!!!).

4. Malcolm, Dictsel, Guy, Colin, Craig, Owen, Matthew, Robert, Stuart, Stephen, David, Andy, Alan, Peter, Ed, fasting men and being totally captivated, and soaring with Jesus Christ.
[Christis would like to point out that we couldn’t read the second word in this response, so we’ve probably got it wrong. We’d also like to point out that there are twenty-six words in this response … ]

5. I prefer rugby — from a woman’s point of view this is more interesting to watch!!!!!!

6. “_________ the C.U.”!!!!

7. Be Thou My Vision O Lord of my Life.

8. Acomb Christian Fellowship/Milltown Baptist, Belfast.

9. Female president of Christian Union.

10. A lot of hard work — yet God has taught me so much.

11. To bring Christians to maturity in Jesus Christ. To enthuse people in evangelism. To bring glory to God.

12. Mission and Maturity.

13. University life is so cosmopolitan it is very easy for the edges of Christianity to become hazy — the largest challenge, therefore, is for Christians to be totally on fire for God and sticking to Godly principles.

[Christis yet again notes that we have a response to each part of question 14. However, as the one to part a is merely an observation, we’ll let it go. This time.]

14.a. I can’t even pronounce most of this — it’s much more complicated than the King James version. (Only kidding.)

14.b. The ichthus, of course.

P.S. — I really am not this man mad.

1. Alistair Darby

2. First year biology.

3. Goodricke.

4. Born in Worcester, moved to Reading. Became a Christian at the age of 8 on a summer camp. My faith has taken me to India and Africa.
[Blimey, it gets worse! Alistair weighs in with a mammoth 27 words to a 25 word question!]

5. I don’t! I’m a rugby player.

[Well, we couldn’t find an answer to either question 6 or 7 on his responses … Oh well. Less typing for me.]

8. Tang Hall in York, and Free Church roots.

9. Christians in Sport (C.I.S.) leader.

10. I am enjoying it. I feel challenged by the work to be done.

11. To provide a group that supports and encourages Christians in Sport to talk to their friends and team-mates about the love of Christ in a relevant way, through prayer and organised evangelistic events.

12. The evangelism to sports people, but in a respectful way.

[Erm, question 13 seems to have gone by the wayside too … ]

14.b. Plaice. C.I.S. meets at my place — Goodricke c026 — at 1:15pm an Monday. All are welcome.

1. Craig Myers.

2. P.P.E. (but I’ll probably take the Politics out of that for my second and third year). First year.

3. Goody, Goody Gumdrops!

4. Cogito ergo ergo, smiles and kittens!

5. Football and I vehemently deny alleged liaisons of any kind.

6. “I’m sitting on the fence as to whether I’m sitting on the fence or not, if that’s not being too committal!”

7. Not wishing to offend anyone’s sensitivities, I’ll go for both The Butterfly Song and Mr. Noah Built an Ark!!!

8. Churches are the people not the place.

9. Post held at the Porters Lodge awaiting collection.
[Christis notes that Craig is actually Meth-Ang Chair]

10. Ermm … what job? Oh yes! It’s great!

11. To be an open, all-inclusive fellowship for the deepening of spirituality and our understanding of God, the sharing of Christian love for one another, and to remain outward-looking to show God’s love to the world.

12. Reflection and discussion within a common fellowship of Christian love.

13. The opportunity to share our faith whilst also remembering the reality which is out there which is out there beyond campus life.

[Craig obviously can’t read instructions and has answered both of the parts of question 14 … Dur … ]

14.a. No! Quite frankly I don’t!

14.b. As a vegetarian, alive! (A cat fish!)

Last modified: 25th November 2005