An Evangelistic Slam Dunk: The Roots of Basketball

"Here’s a good trivia question for you. Which major sport was invented as an evangelistic tool?

The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, became convinced that he stood a better chance of exemplifying the Christian life through sports rather than through preaching. So he took a job as a physical education instructor at the YMCA’s International Training School for Christian Workers in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith’s vision was 'to win men for the Master through the gym.'”

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Simple Faith in the Face of Tragedy Fuels Letters to God

"If faith-based film director David Nixon gets his way, Orlando won't just be the home of all things Disney. It'll also be the 'Christian film capital of the world.'

For Nixon, a native of Sydney, Australia, he's always believed that movies are really the greatest evangelistic tool of our time, and as a producer for Facing the Giants and Fireproof, wildly successful films made on a shoestring budget, he's loved seeing how films with a solid faith-based message have attracted a wide audience ever since the release of The Passion of The Christ in 2004."


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