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Winter 2015

back pages THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CHRISTIANS IN SPORT

FEATURE

Elite Sportspeople - Role Models or Renegades?

Why do we have such high expectations of our sporting idols and is it fair?

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015: Learn more about the exciting mission opportunities the Rugby World Cup 2015 presents you and your church.

INTERVIEW Sprints Coach Christine Bowmaker

Video-based Bible studies for sportspeople

Launching February 2015 at prayplaysay.com

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WHAT’S INSIDE

IN THIS ISSUE

FEATURE ARTICLE Elite Sportspeople - Role Models or Renegades?

Why do we have such high expectations of our sporting idols and is it fair?

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MEET THE PEOPLE Church Spotlight: King’s Church, Walton Interview: Christine Bowmaker, Sprints Coach Interview: Jonny Miller, current Intern Feature: Meet The Academy 2015

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HEAR WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING Your voice: Top tweets Clubhouse Xtra 2015: Students kick off new year Campaign: Support the Changing Lives campaign Infographics: A snapshot of the work of Christians in Sports across the world in the last 12 month Clubhouse season: 870 sportspeople gather in 25 cities New website: Five reasons we decided to refresh the website Annual review: Stats and figures

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Sports Plus 2015: Summer sports camps Rugby World Cup 2015: You and your church Sports Plus 2014 Media: Available now Let’s Go: Spread the message in your church Bible Study: Can you tame your tongue?

Resources Zone: Born to Play and Bible Study guides The Sports Quiz: New resource pack available now

You will read about some of the exciting work that’s been happening across the world in the last 12 months, from sports camps to media reaching 167 countries across the globe.

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Closer to home, we have a packed magazine full of resources and training opportunities for sportspeople in the UK, to help you and your church get stuck into the world of sport for Christ.

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Dive in and see what incredible things God is doing in the world of sport today.

FIND HELPFUL RESOURCES Short Christian films for sportspeople: View online

This issue we strip back the glitz and glamour of professional and elite sport and explore what is causing the all-too-familiar public downfall of so many of our sports stars. We take a look behind the scenes at some of the pastoral support we are providing 200 athletes, across all ages and sports, in national sports centres and clubs across the UK.

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Wiz (Elizabeth Hunt) Communications Manager Reading HC, St Andrew’s Church, Oxford

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FEATURE Elite Sportspeople - Role Models or Renegades?

Let’s be honest, it has become big business for the media. On the back pages we celebrate the Herculean achievements of our finest and then in the glossy pages of the magazines we ruthlessly expose their moral flaws, tutting with every page that we avidly turn. Scandals are big business, whether ‘on the pitch’ such as Luis Suarez’s bite in the World Cup or ‘off the pitch’ such as the England Rugby team’s ‘Dwarfgate’ incident in New Zealand. Almost every week exposes our culture’s paradox; we expect our sports stars to be role models and scream and howl when they blow it, but boy do we delight to “read all about it”.

But why do we have such high expectations for our sporting idols?

More than one player has commented that at no point did they sign a contract with ‘role-model’ as a part of their job description. Also, why do sports stars take the brunt of expectations that others avoid? Few column inches are spent lamenting the moral flaws of rappers - despite their influence on teen culture. It seems that we want - no expect our sports stars to not only fulfil our physical ideals of being faster-higherstronger, but also to embody our ethical ideals and be our nation’s role models.

Just think of the annual ‘Sports Personality of the Year’ awards, we are not just celebrating their sporting achievements, we are celebrating their ‘personalities’ - we increasingly

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set sportspeople up to be the cultural ideals that we know we don’t realise in our own lives. Could it be that the moral formation that should be nurtured in the home and local community is now being outsourced to our sporting idols?

The Times columnist Simon Barnes has commented that athletes are the ‘naughty vicars of the 21st century, required to set a moral example for which they have no inclination and little enough aptitude’. True enough. In fact the problem may be worse than that.

Have we unintentionally skewered our sports stars between the twinhorned dilemma of marketing and the media? In marketing we airbrush them to embody the brand ideals of our consumer culture but then in the media we peel back the layers to expose the blemishes the advertisers left out. And so the athletes pin-ball back and forth between our praises and our curses, from sporting idol to fallen idol. On our blog, in which this article is featured, we often try to approach these issues from another perspective that is too often lacking, pointing out that our fallen idols are little more than mirrors to our own flaws and need of God’s grace.

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Recently Christians in Sport jointly commissioned a piece of research by the think-tank Theos into this area. ‘The State of Play’ report seeks to dig into the reasons that underpin this problem. It offers both a theological analysis of the issue and through interviews with elite players and chaplains who serve at top-level clubs, assesses what, if any, support do the players (who are so often the collateral damage in the story) receive.

In particular, one of the key messages to emerge from the report is the central place of idolatry in this dilemma. The performance environment of sport and its public profile encourages players to take their sport too ‘seriously’ by finding their identity and self-worth in their sport. In short their performance becomes their god. But this wreaks havoc on their characters. We use the negative phrase ‘they think the world revolves

Read ‘The State of Play’ the full report at christiansinsport.org.uk/thestateofplay.

around them’ but imagine what it does to a person when the club and sporting world really does start to do that.

INTERVIEW That is why Christians in Sport, on the back of London 2012 and in this Golden Decade of sport, has a particular focus on supporting Christian ‘performance’ athletes and players.

Working alongside Sports Chaplaincy UK we want to provide the pastoral support players desperately need and to crack gently the thin veneer of sporting idolatry at the elite and professional level. The dictum is true that ‘the best of men are only men at their best’ (forgive the gender-specific phrasing) and so we hope that in behind-the-scenes pastoral care and a distinctive gospel voice we can offer a different way of approaching our sports stars - a way which doesn’t set them up only to knock them down but instead - like the one we follow - is full of grace and truth.

Pete Nicholas Performance Team Leader Minister, Inspire London

The State of Play Paul Bickley Prepared by Theos for Christians in Sport and Bible Society November 2014

We are pleased to welcome former GB rower and double Olympic medallist, Debbie Flood, to the Christians in Sport staff team.

She will be supporting elite and professional athletes, particularly rowers, amongst a wide range of other sports.

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Top tweets @CIS_UK The best of your tweets from the last few months.

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@CIS_UK @greyfriarsyouth Thanks @CIS_UK for coming to @greyfriarsyouth last night we had a great night #onegiantleap #nightofchamps

@Daveatopbc Great afternoon yesterday with L’pool PPS - play/live in a way that honours Jesus.

How? Keep God’s mercy in view! Ultimate worship! @ruby_sewell Watching the great escape and so many memories of summer camp! @CIS_UK #sportsplus

@chigginsamy Amazing week, Great friends, Great Teaching, awesome sport and worship #TheCaptain #ClubHouseExtra2015

@bglynn93 Epic few days @CIS_UK #ClubhouseXtra really encouraging to see so many like minded people playing sport for Jesus! #TheCaptainsCall

@bertiek18 Such joy to have 4 days with @CIS_UK studying God’s word, analysing his call and spurring each other on #TheCaptainsCall #GoAndMakeDisciples

@Bryanttie Great night at the @CIS_UK Sports Quiz at St James’ Park tonight! Thanks for the chocolate @CKimbangi Clean Bandit on Sports Personality of the Year reminded me of Sports Plus 2014! @CIS_UK What an awesome camp! #UltimateWorship!Romans12:1 @williammbacon You’re likely to lose your way when walking but not looking.

Words of wisdom in @CIS_UK Aberystwyth this morn. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus

@CIS_UK @JosRhys It literally was the best 6 months of our lives. Encouraged and challenged after @CIS_UK academy reunion #rememberHim

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CHURCH SPOTLIGHT

King’s Church Walton is part of the Co-Mission network of church plants. We opened our doors in November 2012 and we’re around 45 adults and a load of children.

We’re a bunch of sporty families living in the heart of sporty Surrey so how we engage with the world of sport matters.

We try to direct our love of sport in two ways.

First, we encourage one another to play our sports. Church life is kept simple, we have Sunday morning services and midweek groups and the rest of the week we try to keep free to be missional. So we want our people to have time to play and enjoy their sports but we also want them to think intentionally about who they play their sport with. So we try to encourage each other to play sport with people who don’t yet follow Jesus or, if they’re playing with people from church then we encourage them to bring a friend into that group. Some of our guys play squash, some tennis, some golf, some cycle and run – some play in clubs, some play down the local leisure centre. Whatever

we enjoy playing we want to do it as a way of engaging with and sharing life with people who don’t yet follow Jesus.

Second, we organise specific sporting evangelistic events. So, once a year we hire out the local rugby club and host a Christians in Sport Sports Quiz which is a great invite for many of our sports mad friends. It’s such a great night that friends look forward to it each year and each year they hear a little bit more about Jesus. We also host an annual church cricket match against our mother church Dundonald. We make sure that at least half the team is made up of our friends who don’t yet follow Christ and it proves to be a brilliant way of breaking down some of the preconceptions and barriers people have towards Christians.

Sport is a great unifier and our prayer is that through hosting these types of events, friends will be more inclined to come to church, come to another church event or read the Bible with us!

Simon Martin Church Leader King’s Church, Walton

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CHRISTINE’S INTERVIEW

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back pages caught up with former 60m, 100m, 200m and 4x100m Great Britain International sprinter, Christine Bowmaker, who is now establishing herself as a successful sprints coach, developing some of Britain’s rising stars. Married to Daniel Bowmaker, himself a successful basketball coach and college recruiter for USA colleges, together they have two children – Indya, 9 and Ella, 7.

In this interview, Christine shares how her Christian values are shaping her coaching philosophy, as she uses her God-given talent and passion to nurture athletes in the cut-throat world of Track and Field.

Behind the beaming smile of an athlete draped in gold, all too often lie the scars of an insufferable pressure to succeed. What is it in our culture today that fuels this deep-rooted pressure, plaguing so many of Britain’s top athletes? Christine Bowmaker believes it’s to do with where an athlete finds their identity.

As a Christian we find our identity in Christ.

Athletes find that the media wraps their identity in their sport. If they are not being talked about or written about, their self worth and value diminishes. As long as the athlete is performing, everyone wants them in newspapers articles, on the television and in magazines, but they are quickly forgotten once injuries or performances start waning.

Athletes need to see themselves as multifaceted and not just as an athlete. That is the way God sees us and that is the way I have to see them. There will only ever be three medals.

What about those who do not get the medals?

They are just as important to God as those who stand on the rostrum. A Christian’s value system should be totally different to that of the Worlds, as hard as it may be.

It is very difficult to listen to the likes of Kelly Holmes talking about self-harming, it upsets me to the core that this is how desperate she was to be on that rostrum. Has it filled the void, the emptiness? She said it didn’t. The only person that can fill that void is God.

When athletes enter the world of sport they don’t realise how cut throat it is, so as a Christian coach, I feel it is my duty to make sure they know that I value them, how Christ values them, not as the world values them.

Athletes are people who have feelings, I feel sometimes that is lost.

Do not be mistaken, Christine is a coach with high expectations of her athletes.

Known for her honesty, she will never give an athlete false hope and believes knowing everything about her athletes, including what drives them, is a crucial aspect of the coach-athlete relationship.

Christine’s faith and outpouring values are an integral part of her coaching philosophy and shape her whole approach to Track and Field.

People ask me ‘Why are you different?’ In response, I say I am different because Christ is in control of my life, not the media and not British Athletics. I have been privileged to work with an Olympic, World and Commonwealth Champion and British number one sprinters over the 60m, 100m and 200m. I believe God has a plan and his plan for me is to work with elite sprinters. Is the path that I walk easy?

Certainly not. Do I feel overwhelmed at times?

Yes I do. But the bible calls us to be different, we are told to go into the difficult places that .11

no one else wants to go and be the light in those places. Track and Field is my dark place to go into. However I am learning to lean more on him for his support and guidance, not trying to do it in my own strength.

Recently I lost a high profile athlete. Was I upset? Yes, initially, but I hold on to this verse ‘For I know the plans I have for you...plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’ (Jer 9:11). In the world of sport this should have been devastating to me. I have seen coaches crushed by this kind of action. I don’t find my value and worth in Track and Field, my value is in Christ. If my God is for me, who can be against me? My God has the power and He is in control. That doesn’t mean we will not have hardships along the way, it is how you deal with those hardships that builds your character. God will bring the right people to me, I truly believe that. I wish those who leave me the very best, because that is how Christ would respond. I thank God that He always affords us his good grace and I try and do the same to others.

As well as her strong faith in God’s great plan for her life, Christine says having Christians around her has helped her throughout her career.

Throughout my competitive life I have had involvement with Christians in Sport. There were people leading bible studies and worship times in order for me to have a greater understanding of the correlation between my sport and my faith. At my second World Student Games, Jules Wilkinson (Christians in Sport Staff Worker) and Ashley Null (Sports Chaplain) both helped me through those games. Now we have come full circle, Jules and I have children, and she is now leading my bible study group based at Lee Valley (Athletics Centre, Christine’s training base).

Throughout my life God has placed very influential people around me to nurture, guide and support me through my athletics journey. I met my Christian foster family at the age of six.

When I competed on the Great Britain Team, Christians in Sport sent Mark McAllister out to pray and to lead bible studies with a group of Christians on the team. God has been there and 12.

his promise has been true, ’…He will never leave you nor forsake you’ (Deut 31:6). He has been true to his word, He has never left me.

Track and Field has seen a new surge of Christians in recent years, however Christine says it hasn’t always been so prosperous.

When I was competing, there were about nine Christians on the team. Of those, only three of us are still walking with God. When I changed roles and became a coach no one seemed interested in God. It was a very difficult and challenging time to be a Christian. Track and Field seemed in a dark place. Stuart Weir (Verite Sport) was a faithful supporter and encourager, sending me his weekly devotions.

That was not enough, we needed a Christian presence in Track and Field.

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We are now in exciting times. We have Christians at Lee Valley, Brunel and Loughborough. God’s presence is greater than it has ever been! It is comforting to see other people in the building who are worshipping the same God as you. We can pray for one another and be a support each other.

Two years ago, an athlete and I talked about starting a bible study and prayer meeting and we had our first meeting last year where people from different sports met together

at Lee Valley; the common denominator was Christ. It was a catalyst to our second meeting in December, where, again Jesus showed up in a huge way. ‘where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them’ (Matthew 18:20).

Now, Jules leads a weekly Bible Study with athletes and I at 2pm every Thursday at Lee Valley.

Providing this behind-the-scenes pastoral care at Lee Valley Athletics Centre is just one example of the work going on in national sports centres and professional sports clubs across the UK. For more information on this work, visit christiansinsport.org.uk/performance. .13 .13

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‘The talks at Clubhouse Xtra made me really excited to be a witness in my club instead of being scared of messing up.’

Rodger Watt, The University of Edinburgh

Ahead of a new term at university, ninety students made an enthused pit stop at Clubhouse Xtra 2015 in both Northern Ireland and England.

Inspired to follow ‘The Call of the Captain’ in daily bible teaching, students took part in seminars tackling tough issues they will face as they head back to uni, played sport and took time to explore what it practically looks like to be a Pray-ing, Play-ing and Say-ing Christian in their clubs.

What you had to say about Clubhouse Xtra 2015…

‘Clubhouse Xtra challenged me to think about what it looks like to be fully immersed in my Triathlon club and to be proactive in sharing the gospel with my teammates.’

Sam Woods, The University of Edinburgh ‘A great mix of Bible teaching, seminars, Pray Play Say training, prayer, worship, fellowship and of course sport left me so excited to go out and share the message of the Gospel with my teammates. A truly brilliant time!’

Richard Kirtley, University of Sheffield

‘It was great to spend time with other likeminded Christians and to be reminded once again of our mission within our sports teams as we head both into the new year and the new term at university.’

Heather Martin, St Mary’s University ‘As we go back to university and into our sports teams, it is so reassuring to know that we have the captain right by our side!’

Jess Currie, University of Dundee

Watch ‘The Call of the Captain’ talk series and videos from Clubhouse Xtra 2015 on the official Christians in Sport Youtube Channel ChristiansInSportUK. Clubhouse Xtra England and Wales

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JONNY’S INTERVIEW Rosie Musgrave (RM) and Mike Harris (MH) caught up with current Christians in Sport Intern and Oxford Harlequins RFC player, Jonny Miller (JM), at this year’s student event Clubhouse Xtra 2015.

RM: So Jonny, how are you finding the Internship so far?

JM: I am absolutely loving it, it’s great. I spent a lot of time as a student coming along to things like this [Clubhouse Xtra] with my Pray Play Say group at uni and it was great to be a part of Christians in Sport then but I am absolutely loving being on the Internship and seeing the wider work of CIS and seeing the real impact that CIS is making on the world of sport. It’s just great, I’m loving it.

MH: You’ve been on the Internship for a few months now, what have you been up to?

JM: So it’s a real mixture of things. We spend a lot of time on the road, doing uni visits, doing events, quizzes, dodgeball tournaments and so on. So we spend a lot of time doing student work, and youth work similarly in schools, and then Clubhouse and other big events that CIS run. And then on top of that there’s a training element of the Internship, so we spend a lot of time in the Bible. During term time we

spend one day a week at a church in Oxford on a ministry training course, so learning how to handle the Bible and looking at different aspects of ministry. And then there’s another aspect of training internally at CIS, where we think more specifically about sports mission, preparing talks, hosting events and looking more at the theology of sport mission and things like that. So it’s a real mixture of things.

RM: What do you think you have gained most from the Internship so far?

JM: I think it’s been a really great opportunity to actually think about and learn the gifts God has given me. I think before I came on the Internship I thought the things that I would really enjoy would be the up-front stuff, the events, hosting quizzes and things like that, which are great and I am enjoying that kind of thing.

But I’ve also really enjoyed sitting down with students and reading the Bible with them, it’s been such a privilege and that’s not something I really knew before the Internship.

So, it’s just such a great opportunity to learn about yourself and how God has gifted you and what you can do in his strength. It’s great.

MH: Jonny, this time last year you came to Clubhouse Xtra as a student with a decent job lined up and no real thoughts about doing the Internship.

How have you ended up sitting here talking to us today a year on?

JM: I was here at Clubhouse Xtra and I just really caught the vison of Christians in Sport, I saw my sport as a mission field. And yeah I had a job lined up but my plans were quite flexible and I thought I have a year, why not? Why not give that year to sports mission and see how God can use me in that world? And I’d really recommend people think about it in that way. It’s such a unique stage of life when you’ve got your whole career ahead of you, there’s no real rush to get into what you’re going to do, you’ve got 40 years of that. So if you’ve got a year, why not? Why not look into how God can use you in the world of sport?

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THE CHANGING LIVES CAMPAIGN

PROFESSIONAL AND ELITE SPORT PARENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE CHRISTIAN SPORTSPEOPLE THE LOCAL CHURCH FUTURE LEADERS GLOBAL MISSION

Are you more passionate about seeing God changing lives overseas or maybe amongst young people? Keep your eye out for the Changing Lives campaign, giving you the opportunity to help grow the area of Christians in Sport’s work you are most interested in.

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‘Throughout my competing days, someone was always there nurturing me, looking after me, praying for me and doing Bible studies with me. Now as a coach, their continued support and encouragement is priceless.’

Christine Bowmaker, Sprints coach and former GB sprinter

Today we support 200 professional and elite sportspeople of all ages across 17 sports, each dealing with unique pressures and heavy training schedules meaning regular church attendance can sometimes be near impossible.

With your help, we’d like to grow: • A deeper and more sustainable work for professional and elite sportspeople competing in 20 sports.

• An emerging work with Christians who have influence within sport e.g. coaches and sports administrators in helping them think biblically and christianly about their work.

• The pastoral support we offer young people on performance pathways and their parents.

How can you help with this vital work?

The work of Christians in Sport is entirely dependent, under God, on the financial support of people like you. Whilst one off gifts are always appreciated, setting up a standing order can help us to plan ahead more effectively.

If you feel you can help, simply return the enclosed response form to the Christians in Sport office. You can also give online at christiansinsport.org.uk/donate.

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ENGAGE WITH THE RUGBY WORLD CUP DON’T DROP THE BALL The world’s third largest international sports event the Rugby World Cup - comes to the UK during September and October this year. Once again, it’s an opportunity for UK churches to shine.

How large is large?

• The tournament features 20 national squads from across the globe, including all the home nations.

• The 48 games and 50 training centres are spread from Newcastle to Exeter, and Cardiff to Brighton.

• An anticipated 400,000 visitors from over 100 nations.

• That will be matched by wall to wall media coverage, with every game being televised.

To help churches seize this great opportunity, Engage 2015 has been set up.

David Chawner, Engage 2015’s Coordinator, explains, ‘Some UK churches have already started to make plans for the Rugby World Cup, just as they did for the 2012 Olympic Games, and Rugby World Cup 4 years ago in New Zealand. We want to inspire as many as possible to do the same - serving the event and sharing God’s love with their community.

The Rugby World Cup 2015 gives churches yet another opportunity to make Christ’s love visible to a world that desperately needs to see it. Our job is to help them take hold of the ball - and run.’

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On offer through Engage 2015 will be a menu of easily adaptable ideas and resources. These include: Home stay - acting as hosts for the home stay programme for athletes, athletes’ families and supporters Community festivals - acting as hosts for all-age fun with a Rugby World Cup theme Guest events - from meals with a purpose to quizzes and competitions Holiday clubs - Using October half-term during the tournament to run sporting clinics/holiday clubs Making links into Schools – supporting the Rugby Football Union’s aim to reach every school in the country Serving on rehydration stations - giving out free water in key locations Volunteering at summer festivals - a great way to serve the campaign Partnership – Working with local authorities, local rugby clubs or as groups of churches Touch rugby - Adding touch rugby to their activities and youth programme Alpha - Organising a Sport Alpha Praying - Praying for Engage 2015 and the Rugby World Cup

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If you love social media, keep in the loop through the Facebook page at Engage 2015, and Twitter at @Engage2015. For further details of the campaign, please email info@engage2015.org.uk.

David Stretton-Downes Head of Communications Engage 2015

New rugby resources available soon‌ Christians in Sport are producing two brand new resources to help you and your church make the most of the Rugby World Cup: 1. A short film featuring interviews with Christian and former international rugby players.

2. A Rugby World Cup multimedia quiz.

Keep your eye on the Christians in Sport website for more information.

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The Great Escape Series of live talks recorded at Sports Plus 2014, exploring Jesus’ rescue plan for the world.

This is Ultimate Worship Series of short films featuring four young Christian sportspeople, talking about what it looks like to worship God in their world of sport.

Ultimate Worship Series of live talks recorded at Sports Plus 2014, exploring how Christians can worship God through their sport.

SPORTS PLUS 2014 MEDIA All videos and talks from Sports Plus 2014 are available to watch on the official Christians in Sport YouTube channel YouTube.com/ChristiansInSportUK. Subscribe today to be the first to hear when new videos become available.

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MEET THE ACADEMY 2015 Nine fresh-faced Christians in sport have landed in Bicester to take part in this year’s Academy - a six-month training programme for 18-19 year olds, which has seen 110 students trained over the last 9 years. Keep them in your prayers this month as they settle into their new churches and sports clubs.

Name: Ruth Tresidder Sport: Hockey Sporting Hero: Alex Danson

Name: Lydia Harris Sport: Cricket, Hockey Sporting Hero: Helen Glover

Why the Academy? It is such a great opportunity for me to grow in my understanding of God’s word, develop my relationship with God as well as become more confident in sharing my faith with other people in the sporting world. I love the Lord and I love sport, so combining the two is ideal!

Why the Academy? The two main passions in my life, my faith and my sport, combined together is just perfection. I’ve known people who have done the Academy and they have said it’s the best six months of their lives. I want to have the chance to experience that and expand my bible knowledge with fellow Christian friends.

Name: Ed Turner Sport: Rugby, Tennis Sporting Hero: Sébastien Chabal

Name: Nathanael Farrant Sport: Hockey Sporting Hero: Brian O’Driscoll

Why the Academy? I want my life to be defined by a passion for our great God and being trained in his works for 6 months whilst being encouraged to push my sporting interests to the next level sounds absolutely smashing.

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Why the Academy? Sport has always been a massive part of my life and this, combined with my Christian faith, are my two biggest passions. So when I saw the opportunity to do the Academy, I couldn’t think of anything better for me.

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Name: Sophie Maunder Sport: Hockey, Tennis Sporting Hero: Alex Danson

Name: Peter Oram Sport: Hockey, Rugby, Football Sporting Hero: Jason Robinson

Why the Academy?

‘Christian in sport’ is me - it’s in the name! I have a passion for sport as well as for Christ.

I want to be able to step out in my faith, challenge myself and spread the good news and truth of knowing a gracious and loving God. The Academy will be a chance to build Christian relationships, gain independence and draw closer to Christ - all of which I am looking forward to!

Why the Academy? I have had a couple of older friends from my church who have both said how much they enjoyed the Academy and I have always wanted to be involved in the Academy since I heard about it. The way they have talked about it has made me more and more enthused to do the Academy. It is my passion to grow in my faith and my sport and the Academy gives me a place to do this. I have always loved sport since I was young and being able to combine my love of sport with a passion for Jesus further will be amazing. I have chosen to do the Academy so that I can learn more about our incredible God, learn practical ways of serving and evangelism and to grow in my faith.

Name: Zoe Dickson Sport: Hockey, Tennis Sporting Hero: Rafael Nadal Why the Academy? It’s a great opportunity to grow deeper in my faith through the bible teaching and spending time with other Christians. I hope that it will teach me how to apply God’s word to every aspect of my life and I’m excited to use what we learn on the mission experiences.

Name: Chris Rimmer Sport: Football, Rugby, Cricket Sporting Hero: AB de Villiers Why the Academy? I want to deepen my knowledge and understanding of the Bible as well as grow as a witness for Christ both on and off the sports field before I go to university.

Name: Phil Palmer Sport: Basketball, Football, American Football Sporting Hero: Michael Jordan Why the Academy? For me the Academy is a great chance to develop my understanding of who God is and to use my abilities and love for sport to introduce others to Him.

Applications for the Academy 2016 are now open. Visit christiansinsport.org.uk/ academy for more information and to apply.

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868 CHRISTIANS PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORT GATHERED IN 25 CITIES FOR THEIR LOCAL CLUBHOUSE BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER 2014.

The annual Clubhouse season is a unique opportunity for Christians wired for sport (those involved themselves and those that support those who are, such as church workers or parents) to meet in their cities for one night of the year.

It’s a chance for sportspeople, those old and new to the Christians in Sport movement, to be encouraged and equipped to represent Christ in their sports club. And a chance for church leaders to think through how their churches can embrace the mission field of sport and reach out to their local community through it.

Keep your eye on the website for details of your local Clubhouse coming up this Autumn 2015.

Here’s Clubhouse 2014 in action:

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@AMBASSADORSgb We have loved working with @CIS_UK @SUEnglandWales @Engage2015 in the CIS Clubhouses’s. All united in Sport & Faith!

@Ako9_ Great message tonight from @LancsCiS at the #clubhouse event organised by @CIS_UK ! #PrayPlaySay, that’s the motto! Col. 4:2-6 #PrayerIsKey

@parysedwardstri Challenged and massively encouraged tonight, thanks @CIS_UK #clubhouse

@ashleighcrowter Really enjoyed meeting new friends & catching up with old ones at @CIS_UK #Clubhouse Cardiff last night. #PrayPlaySay

@WSMBath Top time at #clubhouse looking @making #disciples in & through sport in Bath & Bristol with @CIS_UK @SUEnglandWales

@JohnSettatree Great night with @CIS_UK at #clubhouse event last night. Pray that people would be inspired to mission In & through sport!

@NTU_CIS Great equipping event @CIS_UK last night! It’s great to re-focus on Christ as we do all the verbs in Matt 28:18-20 #clubhouse Start with go.

@SportMinistries Great to be partnering with @CIS_UK & @SUEnglandWales tonight in #Exeter at #clubhouse #sportsministry

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WELCOME TO THE NEW WEBSITE The top five reasons we decided to refresh the website: 1. Everyone’s different From school team players to professional athletes, to church leaders to parents; lots of different people visit the website every day, so we have redesigned the website to help you, whoever you are, to find exactly what you’re looking for with minimal effort.

2. You told us to improve the resources section When we asked you what you wanted improving on the website, the number one thing you fed back was the resources section. So we’ve built you a ‘keyword’ search engine, to help you quickly find all the resources on the subjects that matter to you like ’Sunday sport’ or ‘injury’.

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3. It needed a lick of paint Time moves on and with it so does design. What looked nice and lovely five years ago, looked out-dated last year, so we’ve given the website a facelift to encourage you to stick around on the site once you’re there. Plus you’re more likely to tell others about it if you like it!

4. To make it easier for you to support the work There are loads of ways you can support the work through prayer, time and money but it wasn’t always easy to find out how on the old website. So we’ve given ‘Support Us’ its own section so that finding ways to support the mission is now just one click away.

5. Because it’s not just about you Well, it is. But we want it to be more than that. We want other people in your church to ‘get it’ too and we want to help ‘you’ to help them to ‘get it’. We’ve created a section just for churches, to help your church find out how it can be supported by Christians in Sport and how they can engage with sport in their community.

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BIBLESTUDY: STUDY BIBLE CAN YOU CONTROL YOUR TONGUE? 1. AIM OF STUDY To understand the enormous effect our words can have and to become wise say-ers of the truth.

2. GET READY How many words do you think the average human being utters each day?

Some researchers say people speak up to on average 20,000 words a day!

In your sport can you remember a time when someone said words to you that really hurt?

We speak so many words each day and some of those words can be very hurtful.

James wants these Christians to know how hurtful words can be so that they do something about it.

3. GET SET Read James 1:26 and James 3:3-12.

Write out James 1v26 in your own words.

What is James really saying about the tongue?

In James 3v3-12 he paints some vivid pictures that illustrate the tongue in different ways. Work through each picture to see what James is trying to teach us about the tongue.

Do you think he makes a good case against the tongue in warning these Christians about its damaging potential . (see v8 especially) What is James trying to get these Christians to see and understand?

Are there times when your tongue is out of control?

4. GO, GO, GO List the places where and the certain people in sport with whom you are most likely to lose control over your tongue.

If the tongue can do so much damage (like a forest fire) imagine how much good it could do.

5. PRAY Ask God to help you have control over your tongue during those hard times.

Pray for friends who don’t know Jesus – that they may be drawn to Jesus as they notice a change in the way you talk to them.

6. TOP TIP SUMMARY One spark can set a whole forest on fire.

The tongue can have similar devastating effects for good or for bad. Keep it in check!

This study was taken from Pray Play Say The Youth Way Part 2.

Download the rest at christiansinsport.org.uk/resources.

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RESOURCES ZONE FEATURED RESOURCE… BORN TO PLAY It’s Saturday morning and you wake up and think, “Yes. It’s Saturday and I’ve got a game this afternoon”. You are committed to Jesus Christ, you love your family and you like your job but at 3 o’clock on a Saturday afternoon you come alive in a unique way. This is a highlight of your week. You were born to play. If you identify with that thought or recognise the scenario, this book is for you.

Author: Graham Daniels and J Stuart Weir Price: £5 (Discounts available for orders over 10.)

Buy online at christiansinsport.org.uk/shop

PRAY PLAY SAY…THE YOUTH WAY Bible studies series designed to help the young sports player think through how they might represent God in their sports clubs and teams.

PRAY PLAY SAY TRILOGY Bible studies designed to help sportspeople represent Christ in their sports clubs and teams and tackle the many issues they face as Christian athletes.

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ANNUAL REVIEW It’s been another exciting year seeing all that God has been doing in the world of sport.

In the UK, 36,710 people attended guest events where the Christian message was presented, 51% of whom were guests of Christian friends.

Thousands more sportspeople watched our evangelistic short films online, reaching 189% more people than the year before.

Through a mix of channels, we found 1,063 more Christians involved in the world of sport, putting the total of Christians we know of and support up to 8,942. Close to 1,000 of these accessed training face-to-face over the year through 25 Clubhouse events and various other regionally based trainings. 10 students completed the Academy, the six month gap year scheme and four more graduated from our Internship programme.

We finished the year with 40 university groups, attended each week by hundreds of undergraduates covering the top 46 sports universities across the UK and 16 Youth ‘Pray Play Say’ groups. In the summer, 667 young

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people attended seven Sports Plus camps and 367 leaders were trained on site.

Elite and professional athletes across 17 sports were supported and a new campaign to help find young performance athletes and parents helped to identify 54 young gifted athletes trying to represent Christ in elite youth sport.

And of course, who could forget the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, which saw More Than Gold work with over 750 churches to engage with the Games and their communities, 80 of whom used the Christians in Sport resource - The Sports Quiz. Engage 2015 was also set up this year, to serve the coordinated Christian response to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. And that’s just a taster of what God’s been doing in the UK! Head to page 24 to find out how God’s been using Christians in Sport overseas.

Total Income Church donations £30,000 Trusts £66,400

Governance £15,000

Gift aid £61,000

Direct running costs £120,000

Training schemes £58,000 Gift aidable donations £242,000

Charitable activities overseas £87,000

Charitable activities in the UK £854,400 Non gift aidable donations £785,000

(Stats and figures cover the period of September 2013 - August 2014)

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Christians in Sport exists to reach the world of sport for Christ. We encourage and support Christians and churches to engage with sport and give sportspeople everywhere the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus Christ.

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Welcome to The Sports Quiz DVD pack, an easy-to-use resource to help you run an event for sportspeople in this exciting year of sport.

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Over the last few years hundreds of churches across the UK have hosted The Sports Quiz and along the way we’ve picked up loads of great tips from hosts just like you. We hope this pack, including many tried and tested ways to ru such events, goes some way to help you create the best environment possible for your guests.

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INCLUDES On the DVD attached you will find the 6 round sports quiz, alongside a 6 minute gospel talk plus essential downloads The Sports Quiz to help you run and advertise your event. But first up, here Essential Downloads

a handy timeline of things you will need to do leading up to your quiz.

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Request The Sports Quiz package for your church at christiansinsport.org.uk/thesportsquiz.

About Christians in Sport Our mission is to reach the world of sport for Christ.

Formed in 1980, Christians in Sport has more than 35 years of experience supporting Christians in the world of sport and helping sportspeople explore the Christian message. For more information on who we are and how we can help you, please get in touch using the details below.

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