SU Sports Mission Team Leader Mark Oliver and his team – Sarah, Ruth and Holly – want every church in England and Wales to be able to make the most of the mission opportunities that sport can offer, whether that’s just kicking a football round the local park or running a sports-themed camp. 

Mark says, ‘Mission through sport is about more than competitive, organised things like football. It includes simple and fun physical games and activities too, so it appeals to most young people and can be adapted to most church contexts. We’re training Mission Enablers to help Faith Guides run sports mission easily and effectively, and we’re creating new off-the-shelf resources they can use (such as half-time Bible-based video talks).

‘For those Faith Guides who want to go a step further and specialise in mission through sport, we’re developing an accredited training programme so they can construct their own programmes tailored to the needs of the young people they work with.’