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Upward Sports Launches New Sports and A Customized League Experience with Project Select
April 6, 2021
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Press Release increasing reach to new communities Upward Sports Launches New Sports and A Customized League Experience with Project Select Ministry to focus on addressing
Case Study – Uniting Communities
January 14, 2021
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Two of our church partners have partnered with their local YMCA to make sports leagues more accessible and affordable in their communities.
7 Upward Church Partners named as part of the 100 Fastest Growing Churches in America
December 15, 2020
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Amid the uncertainties that 2020 has presented, we have seen God’s constant and faithful nature through the work He is doing in our church community…
Serving Your Church During COVID-19
October 13, 2020
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Op-ed by Eddie Becker Serving Your Church During COVID-19. uncertain. strange. difficult. unprecedented. There have been many different words used to describe this year. Businesses,
Safely Filling a Void in the Community through Sports Ministry.
September 16, 2020
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Making adjustments to sports leagues to ensure a safe environment …
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2021 Webinar Series - "Community Heroes"
Titled “Community Heroes”, this season’s webinar series from Upward Sports will provide invaluable information to church leaders, sports directors, and volunteer leaders on how local churches are changing the game by creating customized sport experiences, offering new sports to their communities, and utilizing the improved technology, all offered through Upward’s new initiative called Project Select. Hear stories from Upward church partners across the country who are bringing their communities together in innovative ways through their sports ministry. We hope that this series inspires and encourages others to continue to labor in the Gospel work of making Jesus known through the power of sports.
2020 Webinar Series - "Uplift"
May 21 - June 4, 2020
Uplift is a webinar series from Upward Sports made for church leaders, ministry directors and volunteer leaders. You are invited to hear directly from experts in the fields of disease control, hygiene, communications, mental health and more to gain invaluable information about safely and thoughtfully reconvening in your community as shelter-in-place requirements are lifting. At Upward Sports, we are big fans of churches across the nation and the communities they serve. By offering conversations on pressing topics related to gathering again, we hope to cut through some of the noise and offer clear, well-informed guidance.
Episode 2 | May 28
Exercising Wisdom As You Restart Your Sports Ministry
Important insights on the intersection of faith, medicine and public health.
Episode 3 | June 4
Communicating Your Plan For Re-Opening
The importance of having an effective communication strategy as you re-open and re-engage with in-person ministry.
Episode 4 | June 11
Church Facility Sanitization & Infection Control
What you need to know to prepare your space for community gatherings - the differences between cleaning, sanitization and disinfecting, and 4 principles to help you build trust when gathering again.
Episode 5 | June 18
Emotional Health: Helping Kids & Families Process COVID-19
The current state of mental health, particularly how youth are affected and some tangible ways to come alongside others in the trauma they are experiencing.
