At 74 years old, most people are slowing down. But Coach Blake is launching a new sports ministry, rallying volunteers, and introducing people to the love of Christ through basketball, pickleball, badminton, and table tennis. After attending a Level 1 Sports Friends...
In Waterloo, Ontario, Gary and Jo-Anne, a "young" retired couple, have embarked on a new career as soccer coaches. Every Tuesday evening from early June to late August, they train neighborhood kids on their church grounds with the help of volunteers. On Wednesdays,...
- By Luke Johnson - While Abi recovered from jet lag in Fredericton, New Brunswick, she marveled at the wide-open spaces of Eastern Canada. Having come from England, the sheer scale of the place in which she found herself was massive. “Things weren’t crammed...
In Canada, the Sports Friends ministry has developed a bit differently than in other places, and not only because it took shape during lockdown. Sports Friends Canada has voluntarily become the guinea pig: the experimental body for a western version of the...
As catastrophe and conflict have driven millions to seek refuge away from their home countries, the multitude of foreigners continues to increase everywhere. Jesus told us to make disciples of all nations, and increasingly the nations have become our neighbors....
Sports Friends Canada launched in summer 2021, with several new sports ministers participating in a virtual Basic Training. When the week for hosting the pilot camps arrived, everyone met in person for the first time: an assembly of coaches and volunteers from...
Today we chat with the Sports Friends Canada team! They live and work in a setting resembling home for many of our readers, so let’s lean in and learn what it’s like to see the Sports Friends model working in our own local churches. Outreach began in summer 2021, with...
A few years ago, Charles and his family were disappointed to have to return to their home in Canada after having served with Sports Friends in South America. Charles loved connecting with youth and young adults by inviting them to the football (soccer) field. He loved...