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Author : Lowrie McCown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781932611007
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Focus on Sport Ministry written by Lowrie McCown and published by . This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steve Connor
Publisher : Christian Focus
ISBN 13 : 9781857927245
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Sports Outreach written by Steve Connor and published by Christian Focus. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Connor, a specialist in sports ministry, shows us why sports ministry is a great idea for today's church. This is not just a book about how to get people feverishly active in all kind of sports - it is a thoughtful look at developing a carefully balanced approach as part of your church strategy. Steve shows you how to get the whole church 'onside', develop the workers and make an impact in your area. He shows the history of sports ministry and its biblical foundations. He not only tells us WHY we should do it - he then goes on to show HOW to do it and gives us different programme models to follow or adapt. Sports ministry does not just stop on the 'field of play'. Steve then shows you how to bring the activity 'indoors' by integrating people into the life of the church. Unleash the huge potential of Sports ministry in your area with 'Sports Outreach'.
Author : Steve Connor
Publisher : Christian Focus
ISBN 13 : 9781857928723
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (287 download)
Download or read book Sports Outreach - Leadership Team written by Steve Connor and published by Christian Focus. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Connor, a specialist in sports ministry, shows us why sports ministry is a great idea for today's church. This is not just a book about how to get people feverishly active in all kind of sports - it is a thoughtful look at developing a carefully balanced approach as part of your church strategy. Steve shows you how to get the whole church ?onside', develop the workers and make an impact in your area. He shows the history of sports ministry and its biblical foundations. He not only tells us WHY we should do it - he then goes on to show HOW to do it and gives us different programme models to follow or adapt. Sports ministry does not just stop on the ?field of play'. Steve then shows you how to bring the activity ?indoors' by integrating people into the life of the church. Unleash the huge potential of Sports ministry in your area with ?Sports Outreach'
Author : David B. Lewis
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1718210221
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (182 download)
Download or read book Sports Ministry written by David B. Lewis and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hope of the Gospel is a universal message, and sports are arguably the universal language. Sharing the former through the latter is a powerful combination for changing lives. And for students with a heart for both, the field of sports ministry presents compelling career opportunities. Until now, there has never been a college textbook devoted to the subject. With the arrival of Sports Ministry, college and university instructors have a dedicated text for educating students on the how-to process of developing viable sports ministry programs that share the Word and positively influence the world in which we live. The book begins with a description of what sports ministry is and a historical overview of the sports ministry movement, including stories of prominent individuals and organizations past. Students will learn about the many sports ministries serving today at the local, national, and international levels, such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Athletes in Action, and Missionary Athletes International. Through each chapter’s Sports Ministry in Action and Interview With a Professional sidebars, students will get a glimpse into the lives and ministries of individuals and organizations working in sports ministry and learn about the career opportunities available in the field. The underpinnings of sports ministry are evangelism and discipleship, and to that end students will learn various methods for Gospel communication within the sports context. The book also deliberates the intersection of sports and faith, weighing the positive and negative aspects of competition and whether competitive sport is compatible with faith. Included are six principles for making decisions regarding sport participation and a three-step process for using biblical precepts to determine ethical behavior in sport. Chapters dedicated to finances, facilities, and legal considerations inform students on the corporate aspects of running a sports ministry program. These include the five main approaches for securing financial resources, a framework for planning and selecting the right facility, and strategies for mitigating risk. The final section of the book looks at the implementation of sports ministry programs locally and internationally. Four common types of local church-based events are discussed—onsite, community, jaunt event, and short-term missions—with examples of each included. Students will gain an understanding of key administrative responsibilities for organizing international missions. The cross-cultural nature of sports ministry—both locally and abroad—requires students to cultivate an awareness of and respect for other cultures to foster friendship evangelism, essential to any successful sports ministry. Sports Ministry is the definitive resource for building an effective sports ministry program. When done right, sport is a powerful platform that God will use to transform lives for His eternal purposes. With Sports Ministry, students will gain the knowledge and tools to share their faith and offer hope to others through the universal language of sport.
Author : Stephen G. Reel
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490883193
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Clear Focus written by Stephen G. Reel and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear Focus . . . ... is primarily for Christian school educators, but I believe this is a must-read for every single Christian. I was both convicted and challenged in my everyday walk with the Lord. Dr. Glen Schultz, Author of Kingdom Education ... helps us to refocus on “who” so that the tyranny of “what” does not rob us of the joy of ministry. This is a must-read for anyone ministering in Christian schooling. Dr. Daniel Egeler, President of the Association of Christian Schools International Clear Focus encourages and equips Christian educators to regain vision, purpose, and fulfillment in ministry. With a passion for discipleship, Stephen shares rich insights through compelling stories and biblical applications. He also draws on his experience from two tours of duty in the United States Marine Corps. In a world full of distractions, maintaining focus can be difficult if not impossible. When we focus intently on “who,” we begin to escape the tyranny of “what,” which steals the joy from our lives and service. Jesus perfectly modeled this for us. Follow Him through any day of His ministry, and you will see His focus is always on a who. Ours should be too.
Author : Brian Smith
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 0830783261
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)
Download or read book The Christian Athlete written by Brian Smith and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian Athlete is a gospel-centered guide that assists athletes who identify as Christians and are seeking to understand how to practically apply their faith to their sport. Athletes desire—and deserve—a more substantive expression of the Christian faith in the context of sport, but they don’t know what it looks like or where to turn to learn more. Author Brian Smith shares his story as an athlete and coach, and his experience working with high-level athletes in the last decade to help readers better understand how to integrate faith and sport by: Assisting those who want a wide-angled understanding of how to live the Christian faith in the context of sports Walking through the many questions Christian athletes ask about winning, losing, injuries, practice, and everything in between Moving Christian athletes from simply having clichéd spiritual sayings decorating their bodies or t-shirts to actually living out their faith through all the opportunities their sport offers them The Christian Athlete will show readers how to live out a biblical perspective on athletics and urge them to engage in the gifts they are given to glorify God whether they are the team MVP or riding the bench.
Author : Jim Putman
Publisher : Faithhappenings Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781941555613
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (556 download)
Download or read book Church is a Team Sport written by Jim Putman and published by Faithhappenings Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do churches grow and make an impact in their community . . . and the world? They work together in intentional ways in order to maximize everyone's gifts. They're mission-driven. Church Is a Team Sport shows proven ways to push believers, new and mature, toward growth as both Christians--and leaders. Through this powerful, thought-provoking volume, ministers both in the congregation and on staff will discover how to expand the church one soul at a time. Making disciples is the crux of pastor Jim Putman's message. The plan works. Caring for people, following up on stray sheep, and teaching what it means to love God and obey him. That's how Church Is a Team Sport transforms Christians from Monday-morning quarterbacks into dynamic players. "Jim Putman is a coach at heart. He is a leader of people, and they follow him. He is committed, authentic, and refreshingly honest. What you see is what you get. . . . He boils everything down to its essence and is not distracted. But at the core he cares. He cares for people and believes that one sheep should not be lost no matter what it costs the shepherd. You cannot read this book with an open heart and remain nonchalant about the people God has put in your care." -From the foreword by Avery Willis, author and international speaker "Time out . . . this one's the real deal! Jim Putman does an awesome job of challenging Christian leaders to rethink the boxes we find ourselves in. Church Is a Team Sport is a gutsy book that promotes innovative and practical means for how to become a true team. There's no trash talking here, just positive lessons to improve your church." -Dave Stone, senior pastor, Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky "Jim Putman has written a clear, practical, and powerful guide for doing church together, as a team. His authenticity is refreshing and the story of Real Life is amazing. Pick up a copy of this book for yourself and for your team." -Jud Wilhite, author, Stripped; senior pastor, Central Christian Church, Las Vegas "I have observed Jim and his ministry up close for several years. He is a great coach, pastor, and leader. This book is not theory. It is a practical playbook that has been used at Real Life to develop a winning church. Jim's insights will help your church become more effective in impacting your community. All of your leadership team needs to read this book." -Don Wilson, pastor, Christ's Church of the Valley, Phoenix, Arizona
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Publisher : USCCB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781574550047
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Renewing the Vision written by and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides all who minister to young people with an effective blueprint for building a truly meaningful ministry
Author : Steve Quatro
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1607918498
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Intentional Outreach written by Steve Quatro and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Quatro has been training church leaders how to develop effective church sports ministries full time since 1992. He speaks regularly at sports ministry and pastors' conferences. Since 2006 Steve has taught sports ministry at Azusa Pacific University. Steve married Tina in 1974; they have three adult children and three grandsons (and counting!). It has been my privilege to be involved in Kingdom work through the bridge of sports and recreation with Steve on three continents. His tunnel-vision focus on prayerful "evangelism has been his continual "soap box." This is a must read for every Senior Pastor, Sports Minister and sports ministry volunteer. Thank you, Steve, for putting these principles in print to help churches develop simple and effective sports outreach efforts. Greg Linville Executive Director, Church Sports and Recreation Ministers Professor of Sports Ministry, Malone College Steve Quatro has been a leader in sports ministry since the early 1990's. Intentional Outreach, refines church sport and recreation ministry down to the basics in order to keep it focused, simple, and evangelistically effective. Rodger Oswald Executive Director, Church Sports International Our church has intentionally incorporated sports into many of our local outreach efforts to the end that currently the highest percentage of our congregation had their initial contact with our church through our sports activities. The principles outlined in Steve's book, Intentional Outreach, are a key part of our sports outreach efforts and I recommend them highly for any church using sports to reach out. Dave Burns Senior Pastor, Hillside Community Church Virtually every church in America (and a rapidly growing number around the world) employs sport or recreation activities to accomplish its mission. This book provides to pastors and lay-leaders simple and Biblically-sound guidelines to transform their sports and recreation activities into outreach vehicles that yield measureable results.
Author : John Garner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997682823
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Recreation and Sports Ministry: Impacting the Postmodern Culture written by John Garner and published by . This book was released on 2016-12 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How open is our culture to recreation and sports? The popular culture today is saturated with recreation and sports. The Olympics, Super Bowl, World Series, X-Games, Iron Man events, the Final Four in college basketball, and the playoff series in professional basketball capture the imaginations of millions of people in America each time they are held. The questions are, according to general editor John Garner, where is the church and how is the church using these tools to reach people, and will the church see the opportunity to use recreation and sports as ministry tools?The fact is, most churches are not reaching the postmodern culture and are being ignored by an increasingly non-Christian American culture because people see no relevance to their lives. What they do see relevance in is re-creative leisure; they pursue it at break-neck speed and often at great costs. Somehow the church must learn to ¿capture the imagination¿ of a world that is passing it by. If the church can capture the imaginations of people, it can get their attention, can gain access to their minds, and can reach the heart with the message of the love of God.
Author : Annie Blazer
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479819905
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Playing for God written by Annie Blazer and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When sports ministry first emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, its founders imagined male celebrity athletes as powerful salespeople who could deliver a message of Christian strength: “If athletes can endorse shaving cream, razor blades, and cigarettes, surely they can endorse the Lord, too,” reasoned Fellowship of Christian Athletes founder Don McClanen. But combining evangelicalism and sport did much more than serve as an advertisement for religion: it gave athletes the opportunity to think about the embodied experiences of sport as a way to experience intimate connection with the divine. As sports ministry developed, it focused on individual religious experiences and downplayed celebrity sales power, opening the door for female Christian athletes to join and eventually dominate sports ministry. Today, women are the majority of participants in sports ministry in the United States. In Playing for God, Annie Blazer offers an exploration of the history and religious lives of Christian athletes, showing that evangelical engagement with popular culture can carry unintended consequences. When sport became an avenue for embodied worship, it forced a reckoning with evangelical teachings about the body. Female Christian athletes increasingly turned to their own bodies to understand their religious identity, and in so doing, came to question evangelical mainstays on gender and sexuality. What was once a male-dominated masculinist project of sports engagement became a female-dominated movement that challenged evangelical ideas on femininity, marriage hierarchy, and the sinfulness of homosexuality. Though evangelicalism has not changed sporting culture, for those involved in sports ministry, sport has changed evangelicalism.
Author : Wes Neal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781887002073
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Handbook on Athletic Perfection written by Wes Neal and published by . This book was released on 1993-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent tool for integrating faith with sports. The Handbook will show you how to have the right attitudes and behavior in competition. This book is a classic on how a Christian should compete.
Author : Nick J. Watson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415899222
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (158 download)
Download or read book Sports and Christianity written by Nick J. Watson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," the contributors, who include many of the pioneers in the field, address a wide range of topics. These include biblical athletic metaphors, disability, evangelism, professionalism and celebrity, humility, the Vatican's perspective on sport and genetic enhancement technologies.
Author : C. J. Mahaney
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433522500
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Don't Waste Your Sports written by C. J. Mahaney and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Why is it that sports seem to bring out the best and the worst in us?” asks author C. J. Mahaney. “Sports are a gift from God. But as soon as you introduce the human heart, things get complicated.” For the Christian athlete, sports are one of the key battlegrounds in which pride and self-glory are regular temptations. If sports are indeed a gift from God, why are playing fields and courts so often arenas for our egos? How are we to enjoy sports in a godly way? Self-described “pastor athlete” C. J. Mahaney looks to Scripture for principles that speak to the role of sports in our lives. This booklet outlines how Christian athletes are to play for the glory of God and model gratitude, humility, and service. With candor and humor, Mahaney recounts his own story with sports and through illustrations and practical applications exhorts athletes not to waste their sports. The booklet concludes with application questions and an addendum to parents. A great gift for Christian athletes, these booklets are also sold in packs of twelve.
Author : Joseph Gelfer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315478439
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)
Download or read book Numen, Old Men written by Joseph Gelfer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early 1990s there have been various movements designed to encourage 'masculine spirituality'. All these movements share a concern that spirituality has become too feminine and that men's experiences of the spiritual are being marginalized. The task of masculine spirituality is to promote 'authentic' masculine characteristics within a spiritual context. Numen, Old Men examines these characteristics to argue that masculine spirituality is thinly veiled patriarchy. The mythopoetic, evangelical, and Catholic men's movements are shown to promote a hetero-patriarchal spirituality by appealing to either combative and oppressive neo-Jungian archetypes or biblical models of man as the leader of the family. Numen, Old Men examines spiritualities that aim to honour and transcend both the masculine and feminine, and offers gay spirituality as an example of masculine spirituality that resists patriarchy.
Author : Bryan Mason
Publisher : Authentic Media Inc
ISBN 13 : 1850789479
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Gold written by Bryan Mason and published by Authentic Media Inc. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to developing church sport and recreation ministries. Especially relevant to churches who want to run sport programmes ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Bryan Mason contends that sport is as vital a part of the church programme as say youth work or women's ministry. Indeed, by its all encompassing nature, it reaches out to every age group. Sport is an ideal atmosphere for making friends and sharing the difference Jesus Christ makes in your life. This book provides vital information and ideas for churches wishing to make mission a central goal as 2012 approaches.
Author : Nick J. Watson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136192891
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)
Download or read book Sports and Christianity written by Nick J. Watson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," field-pioneering contributors such as Michael Novak, Shirl Hoffman, Joseph Price and Robert Higgs address a wide range of topics from the sporting world, including biblical athletic metaphors, disability, evangelism, professionalism and celebrity, humility and pride, genetic enhancement technologies, stereotypes, sport as art and British and American historical analyses of sport and Christianity. Insightful chapters from Scott Kretchmar, one of the world’s leading philosophers of sport, and Father Kevin Lixey, the head of the Vatican’s ‘Church and Sport’ office (2004-), add further depth and breadth to this book, making it accessible and interesting to academic and practitioner audiences alike. Within the context of this relatively new and rapidly expanding area of inquiry, this collection provides a unique and important addition to the current literature for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, and serves as a point of reference for scholars of theology and religious studies, psychology, health studies, ethics and sports studies. The book may also be of interest to physical educators and sports coaches who wish to adopt a more "holistic" and ethical approach to their work. As modern sport is often intertwined with commercial and political agendas, this book offers an important corrective to the "win-at-all-costs" culture of modern sport, which cannot be fully understood through secular ethical inquiry.
