Archive for 'Global Initiatives'
One Thousand Premieres // Four Stones
(Video embedded above) One Thousand Premieres is a campaign to bring one of the greatest faith stories to the silver screen. It’s the story of David and Goliath, in its time period, but presented in a progressive cinematic style for the next generation. Rather than distributing it through conventional theaters, they are building a network [...]
Full StoryG.O.S.P.E.L // Propaganda
Before a recent youth summer series at Sandals Church, I had not heard of the artist Propaganda. Every Friday night of the series, teaser clips would play leading up to the finale live show. The video above is the opening act of Propaganda’s show and then followed by tracks from the Art Ambidextrous album. It [...]
Full StoryThe Radical Experiment
I recently finished reading Radical: Taking back your faith from the American Dream and was deeply challenged with the way I currently live my life. Quite honestly, it beat me up. It’s a challenging read, but an important read for anyone who takes following the Way of Jesus seriously. The challenge is for the Christian/Church [...]
Full StoryThe Role of Sports Ministry in the Local Church
After reading through the book, It: how churches and leaders can get it and keep it, I came across a chapter that challenged me to rethink the role of sports ministry in the local church. The author of It, pastor Craig Groeschel of Lifechurch.tv, points to a similar topic found in the book, Simple Church, [...]
Full StorySports Ministry Conferences
Through the years I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of sports outreach teams, camps, and leagues. But it wasn’t until I moved to Kentucky that I was exposed to individuals that worked as sports and recreation ministry leaders for a profession. Something within me began to click, in regard to what I wanted [...]
Full StoryBaller Action // BMX and Skateboarding Show
Baller Action, a division of Baller Athletics, is geared toward cultivating action sports. On October 31 we are producing a BMX and Skateboarding show at Sandals Church in Riverside, CA. We have another show and league planned for youth after the first of the year. The league will consist of a once a week clinic/practice [...]
Full StoryVerité Sport
Verité Sport, an international sports ministry, exists to promote a Christian presence in sport, to take the teachings of the Bible and to apply them to sport. While Verité Sport is a new missionary organization based in Oxford, England, its Executive Director, Stuart Weir, has been involved in Sports ministry for over 25 years. The [...]
Full StoryTiger Woods, Athletes, and Atonement
I tuned into the highly anticipated Tiger Woods public statement broadcast yesterday. While I believe the overall message was sincere and a step in a positive direction for Woods, there was an initial statement that stood out to me, that could of easily been overheard, that really exposes the heart of the issue. Tiger said [...]
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Read an interesting post from Ben Arment on the topic of pre-church, creating environments for people that built community and meet needs before they ever stepped foot into a church. Here are some thoughts from the post: If you think of spiritual receptivity as a continuum –with hostility on one side and fanaticism on the [...]
Full StoryBaller Basketball
Baller Basketball, a division of Baller Athletics, is set to launch a high school league at Crestwood Baptist Church, Kentucky. Baller Basketball is dedicated to cultivating the player and the game. Guiding Principles // Be a player of character. Be a player that works hard. Be a team player. Be a player that respects the [...]
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John Garner
John Wooden
Ron Harvey
Stuart Weir
Tony Dungy
