I started a Bachelor of Behavioural Science in 2010, and with the exception of one unit, had the degree wrapped up by the start of 2013. So, I set about looking for a full-time job. After eight weeks of applications, I landed a job in the Direct Sales team at a phone company. This is one of the most intensely competitive departments within the company.

I finished 5 years of uni at the end of 2011 and started working full time as a Grade 7/8 teacher at a local high school. Teaching, like all professions, brings with it some very unique joys and challenges. I have been very blessed by the Lord in my transition into full time work, with a job I love in which I am daily challenged to love others and to be a witness to Christ’s love in my life.

Working as a political journalist in Parliament House can be very exciting at times, with rumours of leadership challenges, high-stakes political battles and major policy announcements. But it can also be a challenging place to work - especially as a Christian.

Working out 'where to next' for the recent Christian graduate comes with a lot of hard and important decisions to make amongst a wave of new opportunities and experiences that await you. Here you can find a neat little document that may address some of your thoughts and concerns for life after University.

[By Alumnus Mike Clayton, delivered at our Alumni Dinner at Me Wah restaurant on the 13th November]

Thanks for the invitation to spend a few
minutes talking with you about some of the issues facing Christians in the
secular workforce.

I have been thinking about why Mikey asked
me in particular, and the only answer I can think of is that he was looking for
some kind of cautionary tale.

Anyway, I am a lawyer working for the
United Nations, based out of a regional office in Canberra.  We cover 16 countries including
Australia, NZ, PNG and the Pacific and my functional responsibility is for
resettlement of refugees in this region.

Uni Fellowship alumnus, James Brinkhoff, tells his story "A Journey from self-focussed to Christ-centred spirituality" on alumnus Joe Towns' blog Talking Pentecostalism.

A turning point in James' story was the Uni Fellowship (then FOCUS) Mid Year Conference:

"To my shock, I was the one who was changed. I was the one who came away with a new zeal and a heart bursting with a new understanding of what God's will is. God was pleased to enlighten the eyes of my heart, and in a way and with a depth I had never known before. Aside from my conversion, that conference on the Spirit was the biggest event in my Christian life."