Register today for our newest webinar! October 4, 2023 | 1:00pm EST
TOPIC: Episode 2 – “Inspire your volunteers & host a successful coach training”
You cannot run your league without volunteers. In fact, coaches are a key component. We want to help you inspire your leaders. Join us as we discuss keyways to recruit new leaders and inspire them to serve in ministry. We will also discuss how to lead a successful Upward Sports coach training and feature the new coach app.
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Serving Your Church During COVID-19
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.
Making adjustments to sports leagues to ensure a safe environment …
A Case Study in How Sports Leagues Matter for Ministry.
For Christians, discipleship is our core spiritual training. As we become disciples of Christ …
How Sports Ministry Can Unite a Diverse Community.
You’ve seen the headlines; you’ve heard the news: America is more divided than …
Using Innovation & Creativity: Continuing Sports Ministry During COVID-19
As countless schools and sports leagues cancel this fall in anticipation …
How Sports Ministries Can Uniquely Offer Fitness This Summer.
After months of virtual services, America’s churches are beginning to open their doors…
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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.
