Jordan Richards, New England Patriots defensive back

Jordan Richards, New England Patriots defensive back
Reflecting the Glory to God

 

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Growing Closer to God Through Adversity 

Zach Ertz, Philadelphia Eagles tight end, and Wife Julie »
Faith and Marriage

Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback »
Witnessing Through His Knee Injury

Matthew Slater, New England Patriots wide receiver »
Showing Others the Love of Christ

Geneo Grissom, New England Patriots offensive lineman »
His Dependence on God

Trey Burton, Philadelphia Eagles tight end ◊
Surrendering to God

Super Bowl-Sized Faith: Beyond the Typical Nod to God »
Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles and other Super Bowl 52 players discuss the real-life faith that animates them, whether they win or lose.

 

Video footage courtesy of Jess Stainbrook, an Outreach magazine consulting editor and chief entertainment officer at The Faith and Family Sports Programming Network. He is also the executive producer of Seven Days in Utopia. For the past 12 years Jess Stainbrook and his creative team have produced content around the Super Bowl that highlights positive role models, but with a deep faith component. Since 2006, they have sought to change the way sports stories are told, taking viewers behind the scenes with athletes, coaches and other entertainment personalities, both on and off the field or stage.

Faith-Family-Sports FSPN
Faith-Family-Sports FSPN

FSPN is the Faith + Family Sports Programming Network, with the mission of providing safe yet creative content for all ages to enjoy across all genres, presenting positive role models and good character in sports and entertainment, engaging our world with encouraging stories that inspire people in their daily decisions to “be a light” and positive influence in this world.

Fight Church: A Fighting Chance

“Here was a people group that wasn’t being served by any form of chaplaincy like many major sports have,” says Pastor Joshua Boyd, of the local MMA community. “And they needed care just like anyone else.”

Perfectly Imperfect Churches

Most of the great breakthroughs and innovative ideas are a result of problems being viewed not as a problem to solve, but an opportunity to make things better.

Nigerian Church Promotes a Deeper Christian Life

A. Larry Ross, who traveled the world for nearly 34 years as personal media spokesman for evangelist Billy Graham, says the new epicenter for evangelism is the Global South and Nigerian evangelist William Kumuyi as the pastor of “the largest church of which most American Christians have never heard.”