SPORTS REACHES PEOPLE!
1 Corinthians 9:22, "I try to find common ground with everyone so I might bring them to Christ."
Sports is the greatest common denominator between people groups and cultures in America. It can be used as a bridge between your church and your community so that you can show the love of God to your neighbors and win them to Christ. Sports is the one thing most people have in common. Therefore, it becomes very natural to use it.
KidzPlay was developed for a local church outreach in a community that had been hard to penetrate. Because of a vision for reaching a lost neighborhood, KidzPlay was effectively implemented. It was up and running quickly. Your league can be, too!
The church must have a vision and a passion for reaching the lost and spiritually needy people in the community. With that kind of desire, KidzPlay can be used effectively to intentionally build bridges to them. To be successful, the church's senior pastor must solidly and publicly support the ministry. While the work of ministry can be delegated to key lay people or staff members, the vision for ministry must reside in the senior leadership.
The pastoral staff often wonders how to reach people in their local neighborhood. This is especially true where the ethnicity or culture of a neighborhood has changed while that of the church has not. And, that is happening all over America. KidzPlay is the perfect tool to bridge that gap. God has used it to bring diverse people groups into the Kingdom.
