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The summer of sport is upon us and Christians in Sport have created a Sports Mission Pack with all you and your church need to share Jesus with sportspeople. You can find the pack at christiansinsport.org.uk/2024
Here’s four ways to use it:
1. Put on an event
The pack has everything you need – whether it’s a sports quiz, watch party or tournament. Many churches have used the pack to run events ranging from a simple watch party to an Olympic themed family fun day for their communities.
9 million people play sport each week in the UK. Within a few miles of your church there will be thousands engaged weekly in clubs and teams. Sport brings people together like little else can so make the post of the summer and invite sportspeople along to hear something of Jesus.
“We loved using the sports quiz ahead of screening the England game. It was great fun and set up the atmosphere nicely to watch the game as well as getting people thinking about the identity of Jesus and why that really matters.”
Phil Nightingale. Assistant Minister at St Mary’s Chesham
2. Share the short films
The pack contains two short evangelistic films focussing on the story of Eric Liddell and the joy he found in connecting his sport and Christian faith. You can find them on our website and send the links onto friends and family who don’t know Jesus. If you’re on social media you could re-post them from our accounts and make sure to follow up with people to find out what they thought.
3. Run a sports service
Use the films and guides for running a Sunday service focussed on sport. Use it as an opportunity to invite local sports clubs and teams. The guide has games you can play, ideas for talks, prayers and other ways to reflect on the summer events to share Jesus in a church service.
We also have guides for school assemblies and lessons which could also be adapted to use with youth groups at church as they focus on the story of Eric Liddell.
4. Buy the books or tracts to give out in your local area
We’ve produced a short tract and book with 10ofThose which you can buy in bulk to give out at events, put through letter boxes or give to your friends at your sports club. It’s a clear gospel presentation and invites people to consider what we are running for.
Get them in bulk from 10ofthose.com
“We gave away 900 tracts to encourage people to consider Jesus ahead of the Paris Olympics. At a local race we arranged a small exhibition of the life and faith of Eric Liddell with tracts available to take away for free, giving them to finishers to take home in race goody bags. God blessed the occasion with so many opportunities for lovely conversations.”
Rev. Hugh Wallace, Church of Scotland Minister
