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The yearly publication of AFES

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student and we long for those under our care to be even better than we were, learning for themselves without repeating our mistakes.The training opportunities are manifold – teaching students how to answer the questions of unbelievers, or to lead a team of peers in running an event or ministry, or to step out in new directions and ‘attempt great things for God’. Perhaps the most exciting is helping them to open God’s Word with others. At Adelaide Uni, a staffworker attends every Bible study group, observing the leaders, and giving weekly feedback as part of a training curriculum in small group leadership. This year we’ve even

had some veteran student leaders assume that training role (effectively doing the staff out of a job!)

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