Appleton Alliance Church’s sports ministry, Xcel Sports, seeks to use sports, fitness, and the outdoors to connect people with God and one another. The ministry began in 2006 and has experienced significant growth in the last few years.
What do you believe about evangelism? What you believe impacts the way you feel and how you act (or don’t act) in evangelism.
That may depend on who you ask, but a recent picture from @ohiovarsity, that has been circulating the web, tells us that at least one very successful college football coach is looking for multi-sport athletes.
Many NFL teams have chaplains. However, unlike the Seahawks or the Ravens, the Patriots have never been known for their spirituality.
Here’s my question. Did he say enough?
Over the last three years, this issue of whether God cares who wins has surfaced around the Super Bowl, primarily because of the presence of Christians in those games.
Since the game, there has been widespread criticism of the coach, including a two-game suspension. However, not everyone agrees.
If your gospel is too small, then your sports ministry is too! A sports ministry that is too small would be one that:
Each year we film videos to help mobilize local churches. Every once in a while, it doesn’t always go as planned. The result? Some great bloopers.
When I meet with people in ministry, especially Sports Ministers, I often ask them, “Do you, your supervisor, or your church have a standard or measure to evaluate whether your ministry is successful or not?” I often get the answer, “To be honest with you, we don’t.” If the answer is yes, I often follow up with another question, “What is that standard and where did it come from?”