BACKGROUND READING ON THE HEART VALUES The Heart of the movement is founded on a vision of, ‘Growing disciples in all nations for Christ in and through the world of sport.’ This is achieved through the mission of, ‘Partnering to serve Christ's Kingdom in and through the world of sport.’ The nine HEART VALUES are based on the mandate of the words of the Bible to every believer. In this movement we seek to give expression to these in and through the world of sport. Sport is one of the major ‘languages’ of the world and bridges gender, culture, language and age.
to proclaim the gospel The core of the vision is to proclaim the gospel, make disciples and to do this within the framework and service of the local church. It is only through the Bible that God and the gospel can be known. The Bible explains that only by knowing Jesus can we know God. The proclamation of the gospel is quite simply the speaking of the truth of the Lord Jesus as the Savior and King of the world. The only way that a person can be in a right relationship with God is by grace alone, through the forgiveness bought through Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection. There is an urgency that everyone hear the gospel as all are at risk of eternal separation without Jesus. The gospel is reflected in the name of Jesus Christ. Jesus, meaning “God saves” and Christ, meaning “anointed one”. Jesus, the one and only Savior and rescuer and the one and only anointed King. The whole of creation suffers under the curse of sin and it’s recreation and restoration comes through Jesus. The gospel, the good news of God, is a person and his name is Jesus Christ. Proclamation of this good news by sports people, to sports people and through the language and experience of sport is at the heart of what we do.
to make disciples The proclamation of the gospel must lead towards long term, daily, self-denying discipleship. Hearing the gospel is only the beginning, hence Jesus’ command not to simply share the gospel, but to make disciples of all nations. Being a disciple means following in the footsteps and teaching of Jesus. It means trust and obedience to the words of Jesus in the Scriptures. Discipleship also means to disciple others to follow Jesus. We follow the model of Paul and Timothy and the model of Jesus and his disciples. What was Jesus’ solution to the enormous harvest field and the huge need for more workers in Matthew 9:3510:1? His strategy was to pray and to disciple a small group of people. Sometimes he met with one disciple, sometimes with
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