Your context is unique; within your community, area and country; and you are in the best position to understand and engage with it. Jesus understood his context. He was a Nazarene, and to ensure he was relevant to the community around him Jesus’ teachings, parables and examples were about recognizable aspects, like sheep and fields. He was simple, authentic and relevant. Our ministry should be the same; we should endeavour to speak the same language as our community, even if it means learning an unfamiliar one; like sport.

With this said, we should always be cautious not to “fit into your culture without even thinking” (Romans 12.2The Message) Sports Ministry must be intentional. Sports without the ministry will blend in with any other team or club and disappear into any other local provision.

Sports Ministry is an exciting and authentic ministry, reliant on building deep relationships with the communities we serve, the souls we save and the saints we grow.