Tim Tebow is coming to Grand Rapids this fall. Tebow, an expert athlete, ESPN analyst and creator, will converse on the second World Congress on Sports activities and Christianity in October.
Tebow's speak is a part of an ecumenical gathering that brings collectively sports activities directors, gamers, coaches, pastors, ministry leaders, professors and college students to discover the methods sports activities and Christianity work together. The assembly is hosted by Calvin School and Hope School.
“Our objective at this assembly is to carry collectively individuals who research and expertise sport in many alternative contexts and to offer an area for all of us to discover collectively what it means to dwell faithfully in all areas of labor and play,” mentioned Brian Bolt. professor of kinesiology at Calvin School and co-director of the occasion.
Famend theologian Miroslav Volf and Loretta Claiborne, recipient of the 1996 Arthur Ashe Braveness Award, will be part of Tebow as keynote audio system on the 23-27 assembly. October 2019 on the Calvin School campus.
“Deep diving into the overlapping realms of sports activities and Christianity is what this occasion is all about,” mentioned Chad Carlson, affiliate professor of kinesiology at Hope School and co-director of the occasion. “We’re thrilled to have Miroslav, Loretta, Tim and a number of different nice minds in sports activities and Christianity be part of us as we have interaction, study and focus on each the affirmation and critique of recent sports activities.”
Organizers say the objective of the assembly is to carry a couple of cultural shift in trendy sports activities and the function it performs within the lifetime of the Christian religion, and to develop sources that individuals can use of their sphere of affect.
Register for the convention or join one of many keynote lectures. The early assortment payment has been prolonged till July 15, 2019. On be part of the continued dialog by listening to the official podcast of the Second World Congress on Sport and Christianity on iTunes: “Dig Deep: Sport, Religion, and Life.”
Calvin School, Calvin Theological Seminary, Hope School, Our Each day Bread Ministries, Western Theological Seminary and the West Michigan Sports activities Fee are co-sponsors of the occasion.
