In Depth:  Brian Glynn

More than 250 young adults are aiming to connect their sport to their faith more and more as the result of Christians in Sport’s annual ‘New Year Training’ conference.

Delegates across three venues were encouraged in evangelism to their sports clubs and teams. Main meetings at each conference focussed on the ‘I Am’ sayings in John’s Gospel, alongside workshops on worship and witness, thinking through how faith in Christ transforms identity and brings freedom and security to sportspeople within a performance-dominated culture.

More than 100 teams with thousands of players from around the world have enjoyed a major Christian sporting event.

Christians in Sport hosted its big online World Cup Quiz during the men’s soccer tournament in Qatar. The initiative seized the opportunity to bring sportspeople from around the world together to play and hear a short evangelistic talk.

This autumn, Christians in Sport are releasing an updated YPA Parents and Guardians guide aiming to supplement their existing support.

Entitled ‘Parenting the next generation: helping young elite sports-people to connect sport and faith’, the guide addresses ten questions on some of the most pressing issues in this area including: ‘How do I respond in a godly way to my child’s success and failure?’ or ‘What can I do when my child’s sport clashes with church?’ The guide points to Biblical principles, applying them to the context of elite sport, to help parents work through these challenges.

Christians in Sport has come together with over 50 leaders in global competitive and elite sports ministry, from over 20 countries, in North Africa. This event served as the launch of an exciting new leadership development programme.

The programme aims to develop leaders as they come together for a structured, year-long course involving coaching, mentoring, and applied critical thinking.