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

FEATURED ARTICLE

Student Leaders
Integrate Faith and Sport
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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
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