Resources

We get sport from the inside.

Our resources are specially designed for Christians active in competitive sport. Find what you need here, put it into practice, and watch God at work.

E67 - Mental Health Awareness Week Special with Heather Lewis

Movement, mental health and implications for sportspeople from amateur to elite.

The thing we all get wrong about sport

A story as old as time itself

How can I start well at university?

Starting uni

6 top tips for kicking off your time at university

E57 - Rosie Woodbridge, eating disorders and high performance sport

The mental and physical impact of eating disorders in sport

My eating disorder: Faith, sport and disordered eating

A personal and biblical reflection

How can I worship God with my sport when I'm not selected?

AskCIS

Wrestling with being benched every week

How do I maintain healthy family relationships whilst supporting my child in elite sport?

Supporting children in elite sport can be really tough on families

How do I approach sports team initations?

AskCIS

How much should I get involved? Should I even go?

Our Father is unlike any earthly father

Our Father does not need us to win. Our Father does not need us to make him look good. Our Father doesn’t shame us into working hard. No. We have a Father unlike any other.

What have we learnt about retirement from elite sport?

What have we learnt about retirement over years of working with elite athletes and how does the Bible shape our thinking?

The dangers of exercise addiction

As sportspeople, our relationship with sport and exercise shapes how we live. Training, competing and socialising with sports friends might well take up the bulk of your time, but have you ever stopped to think about your relationship with exercise itself?

Why church is so important for sportspeople

Three reasons the local church is so good for sportspeople.

The postpartum story I want to be able to tell you...

That is the story I want to be able to tell you. I guess that’s what I imagined my story would be. Maybe it’s yours. But it’s not mine. That’s not my story.

Can God really help me with my anxieties and fears in sport?

Sports Plus: Big Questions

This month, join Lisa as she digs into the Bible to answer the question: Can God really help me with my anxieties and fears in sport?

Ep. 38 - Michael Bennett: Director of Player Welfare at the PFA | The Mask

This Mental Health Awareness Week we sit down with Director of Player Welfare at the PFA, Michael Bennett.

What does God think about the way that I look?

Sports Plus: Big Questions

This month, join Rosie as she digs into the Bible to answer the question: What does God think about the way that I look?

A letter to my body

For long years I could not conceive of conceiving because of what it would mean for my body and my sport. But, my body, don’t you see that something wonderful is happening to you?

Handling welcome drinks and socials

Starting uni

What should I do? How much is enough? Should I get involved or not?

Retirement, identity and mental health in elite sport

A recent article in the Daily Mail outlined the large number of British athletes struggling with mental health problems following their retirement. Speaking with UCB Radio on this topic, here is a summary of our conversation.

Ep. 30 - The joy of being a sporty Christian family

If you want an expert in dealing with the ups and downs of having children on elite performance pathways, here's your woman. Graham Daniels sits down with mother of four Sally.

How do I deal with socials and initiations in my sports team?

How can I navigate the sports culture with integrity?

We chat with three university students about living as a Christian on a night out.

How do I share my faith with my friends?

Essentials

What does it look like to fully integrate our faith and sport as we seek to encourage sportspeople to believe in Jesus?

How do I pray effectively for my sports friends?

Essentials

Prayer is an essential feature of the Christian life and it is something we quickly turn to in times of trouble or when in need of guidance. So why do we often struggle to pray consistently?

How can I navigate the sports culture with integrity?

Competing

What does your behaviour in your sports club say about who you now are in Christ?

Bible Study: 1 Thessalonians 2

How do I develop lasting friendships with sportspeople?

In order to be good witnesses to our sports friends, we need to invest time in them.

Bible Study: 1 Timothy 2

How do I pray effectively for my sports friends?

What stops you from praying for your sports friends?

Bible Study: Ephesians 5

How can I navigate the sports culture with integrity?

People watch our actions and often determine who or what we are by what they see. What does your behaviour in your sports club say about who you now are in Christ?

How can I balance church and sport?

Competing

We are often caught between Sunday services and sporting events as, more and more, sport in our culture clashes with timings of church. How do we get the balance right?

Essentials

Connecting sport & faith

Competing

Competing in sport

Ep. 23 - Debbie Flood: The unexpected pain of retirement

Danno chats to former rower Debbie Bruwer (née Flood), whose 15-year international career included two Olympic silver medals and three World titles. Like all the former athletes we’ve featured in this series, retirement was far from a smooth process for Debbie

Ep. 22 - Chris Jones and Adam Pengilly: Identity in the midst of retirement

Danno chats to former rugby wildman turned youth coach Chris Jones and ex-Winter Olympian Adam Pengilly about retirement. Chris talks about trying to fill a void in his life left behind by rugby, while for Adam, it was easy to think that part of his identity had disappeared

Ep. 21 - Alison Nicholas: The retirement question

Danno chats to former professional golfer Alison Nicholas about her retirement. Although she achieved great success on the course with 18 tournament wins, Alison found the transition to life after golf far harder than she expected

Ep. 20 - Linvoy Primus: Dealing with retirement as a professional footballer

Having played more than 400 professional matches over a 17-year career, Linvoy shares some of the challenges he faced in making the transition to life after football and offers advice to elite athletes approaching retirement today

What does the Bible say about the drinking culture?

What does the Bible say about...

You want to be part of the team on and off the field, but you know the alcohol might be flowing and getting drunk will be the name of the game. If you’re a follower of Jesus, how should you react?

Why should elite Christian athletes get stuck into church?

Why should Christian athletes at the top level get stuck into church? Having met a series of elite sportspeople over the course of the year, we now discuss another key issue that comes out of many of the interviews

Ep. 2 - Debbie Flood: Olympic rower

Danno meets Olympic rower Debbie Flood as she narrates her unlikely start in sport and how her faith has fundamentally impacted her life in a career full of highs and lows