Sporting values

This idea explores the story of the call of the first disciples and links this to becoming part of a team.

This idea unpacks the five stages of the faith journey using the stages of a sporting even as a comparison.

The Bible uses the imagery of running a race in a number of passages to explore what the journey of faith is like. This idea draws together some of these passages.

This idea picks up on the theme of determination through the story of blind Bartimaeus.

Here's a storytelling way of presenting the call of the disciples. The fact that Jesus chose each one of them with all their differences is so important and becomes the model of the new family that Christians know as the kingdom of God.

This classroom activity uses simple drama and a variety of storytelling suggestions to unpack the story of Jesus healing a man who was paralysed, demonstrating how important teamwork is in sport as well as in the Christian life.