CEDE Sports has some exciting news to share with their friends, family, supporters, chaplains, and churches. They have “acquired” or “merged with” or “united with” International Sports Ministries (ISM). After…
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The Rugby World Cup is slowly edging towards its climax and teams over the next few days will be grabbing their sport for the quarter finals. But there is a…
How do elite sportsmen and women cope with the demands of training and competing consistently at the highest level of performance? How is this attribute developed? What are the factors…
Passing the Baton – John & Cindy White, Chapter 2 – The importance of looking inward before you look outward. https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/Passing-the-Baton.pdf
A great common sense guide to beginning in chaplaincy. https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/On-Your-Mark.pdf
A wide variety of reading plans for athletes to get them into the word of God . http://fcaresources.com/search/site?retain-filters=1&f%5B0%5D=type%3Areading_plan
Group bible studies for women in sport . http://fcaresources.com/search/site?retain-filters=1&f%5B0%5D=ministry%3Ataxonomy_term%3A22658&ministry_visible=0&sport_visible=0&author_visible=0&f%5B1%5D=type%3Abible_study&search=false
How much time and energy do you spend thinking about money? Why is/isn’t this an issue for you? Do you consider money more of a burdensome responsibility or a pleasurable…
Living in a fast paced, independent society will always work against cultivating an honest and consistent prayer life, but our lives desperately need connection with God. It can be difficult…
What do you find most difficult about establishing priorities in your life? Where does Jesus fit into the equation for you right now? https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/10.Lordship.Hurdle.pdf
If someone asked you, “What is leadership?”, what would you say? In what ways do you see yourself as a leader? https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/09.Leadership.Hurdle.pdf
Do you think it is possible to be fully committed to God and fully committed to your sport at the same time? https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/08.Idolatry.Hurdle.pdf
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
The Pain of Losing “There may be a few days over the next 20 years when you don’t think about it.” Phil Tufnell, England Cricketer, Loser in 1992 World Cup…
Providing World Class support in the area of mental health in Sport
How should sports chaplains deal with disaster? “The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in Spirit.” Ps 34:1 As the former Chaplain of…
Colin Kaepernick & Serena Williams – How should sports chaplains respond to these controversies? In recent days the media machine has gone into hyperdrive as it discusses the Kaepernick Nike…
Can sports chaplains be coaches??? If you had asked me this question a few years ago I would have responded with an unequivocal ‘NO’. And these are the reasons why one…
Last week we completed our second Global Sports Chaplaincy Summit where we gathered together key leaders of sports chaplaincy agencies from across the globe. Our aim was to discuss how…
As I have been fortunate in recent years to talk with chaplains from different continents of the world, I know that this statement will provoke a wide range of…
Well Christmas is arriving and for most chaplains its an extremely busy time of the year. It occurred to me the other day that there is nowhere in the Bible…
Kevin Naiqama, Captain of Fiji’s Rugby League gave an emotional thanks to God following his sides surprise victory against New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup Quarter Final. What…
Two years ago one of our team members Ken Cross did a survey of existing sports chaplains, he asked them one simple question? What is your biggest challenge? The answers…
Its fascinating to see Sports Chaplaincy develop in countries all over the world. What is of particular interest is discovering how different cultures adopt a chaplaincy approach in their context.…