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The Christians in Sport Podcast

The Christians in Sport Podcast

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 The podcast of Christians in Sport - the movement of competitors, coaches and officials which exists to reach the world of sport for Christ. Featuring interviews with people from the world of elite sport - from Olympians to major golf winners, Premier League footballers to high level athletes - we seek to find out how they connect their sport and faith together. We also deal with some of the key questions you might have as a Christian in the world of sport with #AskCIS.Christians in Sport Christianity Spirituality
Episodes
  • E69 - Sharing faith over food at university | Student Special

    E69 - Sharing faith over food at university | Student Special
    Feb 19 2025
    'Dialogue dinners' or 'meals with a message', are a brilliant way to discuss and share faith with friends at university, yet it can feel intimidating inviting friends over to talk about Jesus. In this special podcast episode, Duncan chats with three students about their experience of sharing their faith at university.

    0:00 Intro
    1:27 The joys and challenges of university sport
    7:37 What is it like to share Jesus in university sport?
    17:32 What was it like running a dialogue dinner?
    27:03 What was it like after running a dialogue dinner?
    32:40 What advice would you give to someone looking to run a dialogue dinner?
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    37 mins
  • E68 - 6 ways people are becoming Christians today with Phil Knox from the Evangelical Alliance

    E68 - 6 ways people are becoming Christians today with Phil Knox from the Evangelical Alliance
    Jun 3 2024
    Over 9 million people play sport each week and millions more watch and talk about sport regularly. At the start of one of the biggest sporting summers in history, we sit down with missiologist and evangelist Phil Knox, to discuss six ways people come to faith today, and how we can make the most of this summer of sport to share the good news of Jesus.

    Thanks to the Evangelical Alliance for partnering with us to make this podcast, find out more about the Evangelical Alliance 👉 The Evangelical Alliance - https://www.eauk.org/

    Download Our Sports Mission Pack 👉https://christiansinsport.org.uk/2024

    Dive deeper into Phil's work 👇
    Story Bearer:
    How to share your faith with your friends: 👉 https://philknox.co.uk/story-bearer/

    The Best of Friends:
    A book about friendship and strengthening your relational muscles 👉 https://philknox.co.uk/best-of-friends/

    The Best of Friends film series: 👉 https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/friendship/the-best-of-friends-video-series


    (0:00 Intro
    (4:25) Researching the state of evangelism
    (5:26) A 'house' framework for coming to faith
    (5:56) Digital outreach, 'the hallway'
    (14:57) Friendship, 'the living room'
    (21:40) Mercy ministry, 'the kitchen'
    (26:00) Hospitality, 'the dining room'
    (33:42) The Bible, 'the study'
    (39:53) Dreams and experience, 'the garden'
    (43:35) Summary and outro
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    47 mins
  • E67 - Mental Health Awareness Week Special with Heather Lewis

    E67 - Mental Health Awareness Week Special with Heather Lewis
    May 13 2024
    This year's Mental Health Awareness Week is themed around movement, including sport and this week we have a special episode with Heather Lewis, project manager at the Mental Health Foundation. Alongside her work, Heather has a specific academic interest in elite sport, having completed a Master's at St. Mary's Twickenham on mental health within a Rugby World Cup context.

    The Mental Health Foundation is there for people of all faiths and none, this conversation includes Heather's reflections on her personal faith and how that plays out in her work, sport and research.

    Find out more about Mental Health Awareness Week 👉 https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week

    Download the Sports Mission Pack 👉https://christiansinsport.org.uk/2024

    (0:00) Intro and Heather's bio
    (2:34) What is Mental Health Awareness Week all about?
    (4:28) Moving more for mental health
    (6:23) How did Heather come to work at the Mental Health Foundation?
    (7:57) Why amateur sport can be so good for mental health
    (12:14) How Heather's faith shapes her approach to work
    (13:55) Researching mental health in elite sport
    (16:52) What was surprising in your research?
    (18:53) The tension between performance requirements and player care
    (22:53) Key recommendations for performance
    (26:34) What was the response to your research?
    (28:50) How will your faith shape your actions based on your findings?
    (30:28) What Heather learnt from years as a chaplain in elite sport
    (32:38) What do you do now with elite athletes as a lifestyle advisor?
    (35:46) How can we learn from this in amateur sport
    (38:19) How does your faith shape what you long to see in your work?
    (39:43) Outro
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    42 mins

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