Linda Marshall – UCCF

Linda Marshall has been working with CUs in the Midlands since 2002, first as a Staffworker but more recently as the regional team leader. She first caught the student work bug as a fresher at Nottingham University. Settling into her new room, she was greeted by a flyer from the Christian Union.  She was so encouraged to know that she wasn’t the only Christian in England and soon got involved.  There she learnt about the importance of sharing and growing in the gospel.

Being a team leader means that she spends a lot of time supervising staff and relay, coordinating the work in the midlands and thinking about how to help equip students there to live and speak for Jesus. She also chairs the annual Forum conference for CU leaders. Linda is married to Phil (who she met through UCCF!) and enjoys a rather eclectic mix of things from baking to women’s rugby! Before UCCF, Linda really enjoyed being a primary school teacher and still enjoys to use multi coloured pens at any opportunity.

Linda continues to squeeze in some weekly student contact with students from Warwick and Leicester Christian Unions, as well as speaking regularly at a variety of CUs across the Midlands . She helps them plan their CU programme, helps them develop as leaders and helps them think about how to reach their university campuses better for Christ.

Linda has written a book called PURE – which is a six week interactive course looking at what God has to say about sex and relationships.

Linda developed the PURE course to help young Christians think clearly and biblically about what it means to live as redeemed people under the lordship of Christ. When the course was first introduced to the students of Nottingham University Christian Union back in 2003, over one hundred of them made an effort to drag themselves out of bed to take part every Monday morning at 7:30am!Since then hundreds of CUs across the UK have taken part in the PURE course. Many young people have benefited massively from the practical wisdom and biblical content that the course material provides, and have commented positively.

Read more about the book HERE or buy it from the Christian Life section of our bookshop HERE

You can send Linda and e-mail by clicking HERE