How do you continue believing when others are faithless? How do you persevere in the midst of trials with little or no encouragement? How do you love and serve when it is not reciprocated? We need each other to keep going. https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/05.Fellowship.Hurdle.pdf
What would make you feel more qualified or ready to talk about Jesus with someone else? https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/04.Evangelism.Hurdle.pdf
Relating to others with love and respect without compromise happens as a work of the Spirit in us. https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/03.Engaging.Hurdle.pdf
In what ways do you struggle to prove or reprove that you belong on your team or on the field/court? How do you respond when your performance “earns” you criticism from your coach or teammates? How do you process the criticism? What happens inside your head? https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/02.Covenant.Hurdle.pdf
While the Bible was written thousands of years ago and its cultural circumstances are significantly different, it still speaks relevantly to the issues we face today! We can discover its relevance by studying its contents. Whether you believe it should have any authority over your life, however, remains to be decided. https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/01.Bible.Hurdle.pdf
Helping athletes find their identity in Christ and not lose their identity in their performance. “Our culture tells us we have to DO something to be important, to be valuable and wanted by others. But the relentless pursuit of performance to measure our worth is a deceitful trap: we’re always just one mistake away (one…
Injuries are a part of virtually every competitor’s career. But while they may sideline us physically they don’t have to spiritually. http://fcaresources.com/collection/injuries
Various resources from FCA guiding athletes through the challenges of failure http://fcaresources.com/collection/failure
https://www.sportschaplaincy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Life-skills-4-Bereavement.pdf
Guest Post by Tim Briggs, Community Group Pastor (SouthPark Campus) of New City Church, Charlotte NC Ok, I have to be honest…I’m a Michigan fan. This is why I particularly like the below clip. Watch that clip and tell me that you wouldn’t be willing to run through a wall for that coach. Bo did…