Level I Certification Course Requirements:

Core Content: The following six foundational credits must be completed. Select one resource listed for each of the 6 areas below or attend a seminar at the regional of annual convention related to each area. 

1.            Starting a sports Ministry:

Video: “Starting a sports ministry in the local church” – Rodger Oswald

Audio:  “Starting a sports ministry in the local church” – Rodger Oswald

2.            Building and leading teams:

Video: “Recruiting and training leaders” – Rodger Oswald

               Audio: “Building and leading teams”- Eugene DePorter

3.            Programming with vision and strategy:

Audio Tape: “Programming with vision and strategy”- Barb Wagenfuhr

4.            Biblical Foundations:

Book: “Into the Stadium”- Bryan Mason

Manual: “Biblical Foundations of Sports Ministry- Rodger Oswald

Audio: “Biblical Foundations of Sports Ministry- Rodger Oswald

Book: “Recreation and Sports Ministry”- John Garner

5.            Using sports to evangelize course. 

Audio: “Starting a sports Ministry to lead people to Christ” –Rich Green

DVD: “Making Sports your mission- Christians in Sport

6.            General administration:

Resource: “Recreation and Sports Ministry”- John Garner