Jonny Reid of Christians in Sport writes: In the first lockdown, Christians in Sport encouraged sportspeople to Pray STAY Say – encouraging Christians to stay in the lives of their sports mates. As part of that campaign we delivered five online sports quizzes with a short talk explaining the Christian faith. We’re thrilled that over 70,000 people joined in.
In November, the second lockdown saw elite sport able to continue, but for competitive amateur sportspeople, sport halted once more. However, the guidelines gave opportunities for sportspeople to do something outside with one other person, so we launched Train 1-2-1. This brand-new resource encouraged people to go for a run or cycle with friends, and then ask them three questions about Jesus’ identity, mission and call.
Rugby
Becky Dawson plays Touch Rugby at Exeter University and made use of Train 1-2-1 when it first came out. ‘We went on a run, got a pace that we could chat and then often I’d just ask them about, how they found lockdown, how they’re finding the restrictions and not been able to play sport. I think lots of people are struggling with their sense of identity. We’ve not been able to train and do everything that they normally do. And so off the back of that we could chat about something which is a bit deeper and more personal.’
