The King's Connection Magazine Volume 23 Number 4//Fall 2013 | Page 18

FEATURED ARTICLE Student Leaders Integrate Faith and Sport H ow do student-athletes stay connected to King’s with their busy practice, game and academic schedules? How do they keep perspective on what’s important in life? How do they integrate faith and their sport? These questions and more inspired former Eagle athletes Will Gelderman (men’s volleyball) and Julie Heavenor (women’s basketball) to start the Sports Ministry Coordinator student leadership position to help athletes stay connected to the community and keep faith top-of-mind in their busy lives. Started in the 2012/13 academic year, Heavenor and Gelderman, under the guidance of Campus Minister Tim Wood and with the support of Student Life, offer a weekly group meeting and a weekly prayer meeting to interested student-athletes looking to connect with fellow athletes. “We wanted to give athletes a place to go to talk about God and sports, discuss the challenges they were facing and offer them a time in community with their fellow athletes,” says Gelderman. “We challen ???????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????t)Q???????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)%?? ?????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????e????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????(+?q??????????????????????????????????????????????)???????L?????????????????????????????t???????????)??????????????I?????-?????Q??????????????????)?? ???????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????-????e????????????????)????????????!??????????????????????????????????e?)?????????????????????%?????????????????????????)A??????????1??????????????????????)????-????e?M?????5???????? ?????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????-%4?))H???????e?M??????????Qe1H?MQIUe,??????e?)?????????)???????????????????????????????????e?)????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)M???????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????M????????????????????????????)????????????????)1????????????????????????????)??????????qQ??????)???Q?????e???????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????)????????t?? ?(+?p()]???????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????(+?p((??????Q???-????e? ?????????????????????()Q???-????e? ???????????????????????????((