Students, Mission, and the Church
Fusion Movement • Miriam Swanson
Born in the UK in the late 1990s, Fusion Movement has become a catalytic network across England, Wales, Scotland, Spain, and the United States—helping the local church reimagine its mission among university students.
The heartbeat of Fusion is simple: students and disciple-making, rooted in the family of God. Every church, whether a historic city congregation, a brand-new church plant, or a suburban parish, has a role to play in God’s mission on campus. Too often, churches pour years into youth ministry and then release students into university life with little more than a wave goodbye. Fusion refuses to accept that gap.
Why? Because young adults are not just the future of the church—they are shaping culture, business, technology, and society right now. They’re scrappy, messy, passionate, and searching for hope. They need mentors, family dinners, spiritual mothers and fathers, and communities where they can experiment, lead, and discover the Jesus who is already at work on their campus.
Fusion helps churches see what’s possible: students leading missional small groups, new expressions of church planted near campuses, intergenerational discipleship bridging the divide between older leaders and younger pioneers. They train churches to recognize and release APEST gifts, to empower both men and women, and to decentralize leadership in ways that accelerate movement.
The result? Churches waking up to the opportunity at their doorstep, students discovering hope in Jesus and home in the church, and a new generation learning that their campus is not just a place to get a degree—but a mission field ready for renewal.
This is why Fusion belongs in the 100Movements story. Because if we’re serious about shifting the tracks of history, we must walk with the very generation already shaping the future.
Don’t wave goodbye to the next generation—walk with them. Learn more about how APEST Culture and the rest of the mDNA elements equip you to disciple and release students on mission.