As the school year comes to an end, Lipscomb Athletic Missions and Spiritual Formation are making the most of the summer months by recognizing the opportunity students have to share and experience the Gospel overseas and right here in Nashville.
“Spiritual Formation within Lipscomb Athletics exists to train student-athletes and coaches to know Jesus and make Jesus known. We work to provide opportunities for our athletes and coaches to participate in the Kingdom of God, living in the unforced rhythms of grace,” says Chris Klotz, director of spiritual formation and athletic missions trip coordinator. “This way, they see their lives in light of a greater story and become fully alive in the purposes of God. These opportunities are what we have been praying and planning for.”
Malawi, Africa
On May 9, a team of 13 members from the women’s basketball program will head to Malawi, Africa to partner with the Sara Walker Foundation and the Mtendere Orphanage. The group will be serving orphans in the Mtendere Village through conducting sports clinics, tutoring, nutrition and mental health counseling, serving at Blessings Hospital and assisting the mobile medical clinic in nearby villages.
“The Athletic Missions program has had a steady and consistent presence in Africa for the last several years,” said Klotz. “We sent a general team to Uganda in 2016, the women’s volleyball team served in Malawi in 2017, another general team back to Uganda in 2018, and now members of the women’s basketball team back to Malawi in 2019. We have so much to learn from our brothers and sisters in Africa, and we are thankful to partner with what God is doing on that continent!”
Nashville All-Sports Camp
From June 24-28, Lipscomb Athletics Spiritual Formation will offer local six through 12 year-olds who desire to learn and play multiple sports in a positive, high-energy environment, the opportunity to participate in the Nashville All-Sports Camp. Sports featured in the camp include soccer, volleyball, whiffle ball, flag-football, track and field, and extreme games.
Led by Lipscomb student-athletes who have been chosen by their character, ability to teach, positive attitude and passion, the Nashville All-Sports camp will also feature an intentional Bible curriculum where coaches will encourage and care for each camper.
The Nashville All-Sports camp will be held at the McCadams Athletic Center (MAC), inside Lipscomb Academy’s Fieldhouse at 1027 Caldwell Lane. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from June 24-27 and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 28. The cost of this camp is $225 per camper and includes lunch daily, camp t-shirt, team picture, and memories for a lifetime!
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Baja, Mexico
For the fifth year in a row, members of the Lipscomb University softball team will return to Baja, Mexico July 27-August 3. The team will partner with Baja Missions, which exists to demonstrate the love of Jesus by bringing spiritual guidance and physical relief to the people of Baja and the planting of Christ’s church in communities in need of the gospel. The team will serve in a variety of ways, while also deepening existing relationships that have been formed over the years.
Want to learn more about what God is doing here at Lipscomb and all over the world? Follow http://www.lipscombsports.com/spiritual-formation/ for more information and to read daily recaps of each trip. For other questions or to learn how to be more involved, contact Chris Klotz at cpklotz@lipscomb.edu
