How does a church start a Sports Ministry?
The previous question identifies a few critical issues as a church considers initiating a Sports Ministry; those, plus others offered here, present a sequential process for starting: • Endorsement and embracing of the ministry by church leadership (Pastor, Staff, Governing Body) • Visionary leader (Specific gifts/talents for this person would include a heart for the lost and a desire to see people grow in their faith, a background and/or familiarity with sports and recreation, people skills for the purpose of recruiting, teaching skills in order to train those recruited, and organizational and administrative skills in order to run the programs) • Survey the congregation in order to identify areas of interest for participation as well as potential leadership. • Observe the community in order to determine the activities, events, and/or sports to which people gravitate. • Based on the survey and observation, consider the three major determiners for offering an event, league or activity: F
