What Are the Fastest Growing Sports in the United States?
I came across this article and here’s what it says: 1. Fast-pitch softball 2. Ice Hockey 3. Rugby We’ll be posting more on current trends in sports this week so stay tuned.
Turning Fitness Classes into Fitness Ministry
The presenters were Aimee Lind – Fitness Coordinator, Appleton Alliance Church, Appleton, Wisconsin and Michele McKay – Director of Hilltop Fitness, Northview Church, Indianapolis, Indiana. The content included – Current activities and trends in Fitness, Challenges in Fitness, Ensuring Ministry in Fitness, and Redeemed Fitness.
Broken Sports: Paraguayan Soccer Player Kicks a Referee in the Face
In what seems to be escalating violence against soccer referees, the latest example of this significant problem happened in the Liga Regional del Sud championship game according to Bleacher Report (To see the whole article, click here.) The violence occurred after several red cards appeared to have been issued – the first to a player…
Sports, Self-centeredness, & the Gospel
“Why are my sports still so much about me?” ……He had hoped that after the years of walking with Jesus that this would be different, that he would be different.
Broken Sports – Quite a week
Here is a short list of three items from this past week that reveal something of the depth of the brokenness of sports – all sports, all levels.
FREE Devotions for the Fall
3D Devotionals are an innovative way to integrate the concepts of sports, life, and spiritual truth. You can receive a set of these 3D Devotionals FREE. To see how, click here. For more information on 3Ds, click here. “The 3D Devotional model has revolutionized our ministry. We are now teaching our coaches to integrate rather than…
Broken Sports: Parents brawl after youth baseball game
At least 2 dozen adults were involved in a brawl after a baseball game involving 10 year olds in Greenley, CO.
Ask Bill Gates – “Is it good to think about our mortality?”
I recently watched a 60 minutes interview with Bill Gates. During the interview, Charlie Rose asked Bill about his relationship with Steve Jobs, which led to discussion about their conversations late in Steve’s life.
Is Mixed Martial Arts Compatible with Christianity?
If you come to the conclusion that MMA is too violent for Christians to be using as an outreach tool then where do you draw the line? How about boxing? Football? What about cheerleading?…
Handling Adult Sports Webinar
f you are involved in adult sports and are looking for ideas to move your ministry to greater effectiveness, watch the video below.