Christians in Sport reaches 70,000 in Covid and launches new evangelism resource
Jonny Reid of Christians in Sport writes: In the first lockdown, Christians in Sport encouraged sportspeople to Pray STAY Say – encouraging Christians to stay in the lives of their sports mates. As part of that campaign we delivered five online sports quizzes with a short talk explaining the Christian faith. We’re thrilled that over 70,000 people joined in.
In November, the second lockdown saw elite sport able to continue, but for competitive amateur sportspeople, sport halted once more. However, the guidelines gave opportunities for sportspeople to do something outside with one other person, so we launched Train 1-2-1. This brand-new resource encouraged people to go for a run or cycle with friends, and then ask them three questions about Jesus’ identity, mission and call.
My CrossFit gym helps me think about the cross of Christ
Rob Parson
Apparently ‘the journey to self-mastery begins in the physical province’. So says Greg Glassman, the founder of the CrossFit phenomenon.
When you arrive at your CrossFit gym, you enter a bare, box-like warehouse unit with simple equipment and your coach and mates ready to go for an hour’s intense training, just like yesterday and just like tomorrow. You hear the thudding echo of dropped barbells and the thump of weights hitting padded mats. You see sweat on the grimacing faces of those working out, and the grinning faces of those already finished.
Paralympian or dead? Lessons from Paris for your church
The 2024 Paralympics has been compulsive viewing for many - myself included. It hasn’t been without controversy in various areas and some of those issues continue to rumble on.
Those of us who use wheelchairs have experienced wheelchair envy as we’ve seen not just the sports wheelchairs, but the everyday wheelchairs that some of the athletes have - that probably cost the same as a family car.