Sports chaplaincy ministry provides pastoral care for professional, regional, club, and school sports groups. The ministry of a sports chaplain is available to all athletes regardless of their spiritual background. Christ is the center of this ministry and sports chaplains are directing athletes to Him. Ross is responsible for championing sports chaplaincy internationally. He travels throughout Europe and the Middle East teaching others how to grow sports chaplaincy in their city, country or region. New chaplains must complete Ross’ comprehensive four-phase sports chaplaincy training before being placed in local sports communities. Roula assists Ross with the sports chaplaincy ministry. She also teaches part-time at the Black Forest Academy, a school for the children of international Christian workers.
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Ross & Roula share that September 11 & 18 are Global Sports Sundays. When the Church learns to embrace the sporting community and can serve them, the love of Christ will be able to impact cultures around the world. Therefore, we are calling up the body of Christ worldwide to join us on Global Sports Sunday to pray for the world of sports.
Recently, at the 3rd Global Congress on Sport and Christianity (3GCSC) that took place in Cambridge on August 18-21, Ross and two others presented a paper that aims to highlight pathways that can carry the church forward into the mission field of the sporting world. The title is “Sports Chaplaincy – Highways, Roadblocks and Bridges”.
Please continue to pray for everyone who is involved in our Coaching Program. In less than a year GSCA will have up to 12 high-capacity leaders trained as ministry coaches. They are being mentored, coached, and taught by professional Coach Mentors. Ross and Roula are part of this program. They are being mentored by professional Coach Mentors, too. Ross coaches four leaders and Roula coaches two leaders. Pray that they would be able to help other leaders through the art of focused listening, powerful questions, and strategic insights. They are near the end of the first phase of the program and are excited to see how God is working in and through us.
Praise the Lord for the Major Sport Event Leadership meetings in Lausanne. The purpose of these meetings was to pray for God to open the door for ministry at Major Sports Events, more specifically in IOC, and for Him to direct them on how to go about it. This meeting is an answer to their prayers of two years!
Praise God for the Sports Chaplaincy ministries of the UK nations, Ireland, and Australia who have been part of Global Sports Sunday for a while and for the Sports Chaplaincy ministries of Croatia, Netherlands, New Zealand, France, USA, Italy, India, Sri Lanka, Sweden who have joined them to pilot this service for their countries this year.
Asia
Pray for F and T as they settle in their new home. Soon they plan to meet up with partners and friends. They plan on Fall Retreats for pastors and wives with whom they minister, as well as for their team. Pray for the planning and that God will prepare hearts.
9/8 OLI & JUDY JACOBSEN
Ethnos360, USA/Asia
Pray for the Jacobsens as they plan travels to Malaysia and Thailand. They will also have a Leadership Meeting, in which Oli will speak, and Judy is in charge of many of the logistics. Pray as they finalize plans.
9/9 Luc & Suzy Salsac
VIANOVA, Belgium
In September, Loann (their son) will attend a Bible school for six months in France. Pray that it will impact his life and that God will use that special time to grow him for His glory. Vianova organized a truck of supplies for Ukraine. Another is planned for September.
9/10 R & E
West Africa
Praise God for arranging the timing of the Leadership Conference in September in Thailand with a trip to the USA (September 10), to be with their daughter for her October 6th court case. Pray that the Most High King will arrange and work all things together on precious Ember’s behalf.
9/11 Ross & Roula Georgiou
Campus Crusade for Christ, Germany
September 11 & 18 are Global Sports Sundays, calling upon the body of Christ worldwide to join together to pray for the world of sports. When the Church learns to embrace the sporting community and can serve them, the love of Christ will be able to impact cultures worldwide.
9/12 Al Rhea
Cru, USA/Southern & Eastern Africa
Praise the Lord for providing 40 young people to join the Great Commission Training Center. Pray they will become effectual staff members. Celebrating 50 years of CCC in SA with “Until Everyone Knows 50th” events in Cape Town and Durban and another event September 12 in Gauteng, Pretoria.
9/13 Dave & Mikkel Tegelaar
Cru/Athletes in Action, USA
Praise the Lord for the Ultimate Training Camps thus far in 2022: 289 Total participants; 200 interested in coming back next year to help lead small groups; 189 who want to start a Bible study; 137 recommitments to Jesus; and 19 first time decisions for Jesus.
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