I recently received an update from a pastor in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The pastor, Joseph Seisho and a lay member of his church, Lazie Selebano, attended a seminar I presented with a colleague back in 2008. The seminar focused on how the church could use sports to reach out to their community and as a tool for ministry.
I was excited to hear that Joseph saw an opportunity to minister to children and street children in particular through the game of soccer. He uses soccer to reach out to children and teaches life skills and Biblical truths through the sport.
Here’s what Joseph had to say about sports ministry:
“To me the seminar was an eye opener, more specifically the link between sports and preaching, I didn’t think they could work together. God used the seminar to gather people with different spiritual gifts to empower people with little knowledge. With the help of the material I got from your last seminar, I am trying to reduce the number of street kids and prevent other kids who are suffering from going to a life on the streets. I do this through soccer. May the good Lord bless you and keep you until we meet again”. –Joseph Seisho
I celebrate the ministry of Joseph and his congregation and I hope it inspires you to see what God might do through you and your ministry.
