This summer young people and adult volunteers are coming together to run Sports Plus – seven, week-long, residential camps across five locations in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Sports Plus Director Ian Lancaster describes it as ‘serious sports action for the serious sporty young person.’ He added: ‘Competitive young people make friends with like-minded others from across the UK and come under the sound of the good news of Jesus. It is a vital work for these youngsters to start connecting their sport and faith – working out how the gospel enables them to play with freedom, and how it can define their identity in a performance driven world.’
Specialist coaching takes place every morning across a range of sports, with more sport packed into the afternoon. Alongside this, young people engage with God’s word through meetings in the morning, evening, and lunchtime Bible studies. This summer, Bible teaching focuses on the book of Matthew in the evening and, in the morning, they will think through how sport and faith fit together.
