Sports Ministry

Beyond the Game - 
Keith Cote

Real stories from student athletes to student athletes. These student athletes are striving for excellence not only on the field but also—and more importantly—in their relationship with Jesus.
(If ordering 12 or more copies of this book, please contact the SOA office to get a discount).

Sports Outreach - 
Steve Connor
Shows us why sports ministry is a great idea for today's church. This is not just a book about how to get people feverishly active in all kind of sports – it is a thoughtful look at developing a carefully balanced approach as part of your church strategy.


A Sporting Guide to Eternity - Steve Connor
This is a devotional for sportspeople – whether they are active or just armchair experts, it is divided into topics which will be relevant to us all - anxiety, beauty, dealing with competition, prayer etc.

Vision Moments -
Bo Boshers and Keith Cote

To motivate and challenge students to allow God to mold them into the persons he desire them to be...

Soul Surfer - 
Bethany Hamilton
A true story of Faith, Family and Fighting to get back on the board.


nt:Sports Bible (New Living Translation) - Steve Connor
The first sports-themed New Testament in the hot-selling magazine format for teens and young adults. Inspiring photography and challenging questions push the reader toward a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Sports-themed facts, self-improvement tips, charts, personal reflections, and assessments connect sports enthusiasts to the life-changing power of Scripture.
(If ordering 12 or more copies of this book, please contact the SOA office to get a discount)

Season of Life - Jeffrey Marx
Joe Ehrmann, a former NFL star and volunteer coach for the Gilman High School football team, teaches his players the keys to successful defense: penetrate, pursue, punish, love. Love? A former captain of the Baltimore Colts and now an ordained minister, Ehrmann is serious about the purpose of life. Season of Life is his inspirational story as told by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jeffrey Marx, who was a ball boy for the Colts when he first met Ehrmann.

Purple Cow : Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable - Seth Godin
Cows, after you've seen one, or two, or ten, are boring. A Purple Cow, though...now that would be something. Purple Cow describes something phenomenal, something counterintuitive and exciting and flat out unbelievable.

In Purple Cow, Seth Godin urges you to put a Purple Cow into everything you build, and everything you do, to create something truly noticeable.

The Corporate Athlete - Jack Groppel
Jack Groppel is a speaker-consultant on business issues and a partner in a company that helps sports stars such as Ernie Els and Monica Seles enhance their competitive edge by fine-tuning their training regimens and overall lifestyles. In The Corporate Athlete, he proposes a total program of nutrition, exercise, and spiritual fitness that's designed to do the same for those competing in the world of business. "Executives and employees in the new millennium can protect their health and happiness and continue to perform at high levels only by doing what athletes do--train," Groppel writes. "You must become a Corporate Athlete, which means adapting the training mentality of elite, high-performance athletes." His program is hardly "a quick fix," Groppel admits, but rather a demanding (albeit versatile) and multifaceted process with explicit short- and long-term guidelines. This book is for anyone, corporate or otherwise, looking to add balance to an otherwise stressful and hectic work life.

 

 

Youth Ministry

Beyond the Game - 
Keith Cote

Real stories from student athletes to student athletes. These student athletes are striving for excellence not only on the field but also—and more importantly—in their relationship with Jesus.
(If ordering 12 or more copies of this book, please contact the SOA office to get a discount).

Living Loud - Defending Your Faith - Norman Geisler and Joseph Holden
Why a Christian apologetics book for high school students? - "because American high school students are on the front line of the spiritual war between persons who worship God and those who seek to cultivate a world apart from God."

Truth Quest Survival Guide - Steve Keels and Dan Vorm
The TruthQuest™ Bible is finding a home among the youth generation of today. Designed for teens by established and gifted youth pastors and endorsed by Plus One, the TruthQuest™ brand is quickly gaining a reputation as a resource that can be trusted.

Something from Nothing: Understanding What You Believe About Creation and Why - Kurt P. Wise and Sheila A Richardson
Beginning with God and His Word as the standard, Something from Nothing demonstrates how the biblical witness teaches that the age of the universe is not as old as other theories contend. The authors stress the purpose of origins study as an approach to knowing God in a deeper way.

Getting Deep – Understand what you believe about God and why - Gregg R Allison
Seeks to insure that TruthQuest students develop a theologically sound understanding of the doctrine of God. Getting Deep will equip you with a worldview that affirms faith in the God of Christianity.

Comic Book Character -
David A. Zimmerman
Exploring the complex personas of characters like Superman and Batman, Spider-Man and the X-Men, Zimmerman unveils their cultural significance as models of moral character, virtue and heroism.



Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition - 
Bo Boshers

Communicating your faith in a style that fits you.

Vision Moments -
Bo Boshers and Keith Cote

To motivate and challenge students to allow God to mold them into the persons he desire them to be...

Soul Surfer - 
Bethany Hamilton
A true story of Faith, Family and Fighting to get back on the board.


nt:Sports Bible (New Living Translation) - Steve Connor
The first sports-themed New Testament in the hot-selling magazine format for teens and young adults. Inspiring photography and challenging questions push the reader toward a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Sports-themed facts, self-improvement tips, charts, personal reflections, and assessments connect sports enthusiasts to the life-changing power of Scripture.
(If ordering 12 or more copies of this book, please contact the SOA office to get a discount)

 

G Force - Bo Boshers
A comprehensive approach for training students in the "Five Gs" of lifetime devotion to Christ.  The responsibility of those who work in student ministry is to ground junior and senior high students in their beliefs so their faith not only survives but thrives throughout the challenges of college and young adulthood. 

 

Leading Kids to Jesus
David Staal, Willow Creek's Executive Director of Children's Ministry, teaches two 60-minute sessions that can be used with children's ministry leaders, volunteers, and parents. To help participants personalize the content during the DVD training, "Leading Kids to Jesus" and "Leading Your Child to Jesus" are used as participants' guides that include several applicable exercises and activities referenced throughout the training.

Small Groups / Devotionals

Beyond the Game - 
Keith Cote

Real stories from student athletes to student athletes. These student athletes are striving for excellence not only on the field but also—and more importantly—in their relationship with Jesus.
(If ordering 12 or more copies of this book, please contact the SOA office to get a discount).


G Force - Bo Boshers
A comprehensive approach for training students in the "Five Gs" of lifetime devotion to Christ.  The responsibility of those who work in student ministry is to ground junior and senior high students in their beliefs so their faith not only survives but thrives throughout the challenges of college and young adulthood. 

Acts – Face of the Fire -
Mike DeVries and Troy Murphy
A 13 week devotional guide, designed for small groups or one on one discipleship partners. As part of the No Limits Discipleship Series, it combines weekly thoughts and activities with daily devotions following the book of Acts.

Vision Moments -
Bo Boshers and Keith Cote

To motivate and challenge students to allow God to mold them into the persons he desire them to be...