There are so many things athletes need to prioritize in their life, especially at the collegiate level. But for athletes who identify as Christ-followers and have a desire to glorify him through their athletic experience, there are three non-negotiable priorities. 

Like any well-tread and popular Christian phrase, through the years AO1 has come to mean many different things to many different kinds of players, all at different levels of Christian maturity and understanding.

Glorifying God through sports is often a layered experience. The very act of coaching a team is—on the surface, a way to mirror the nature and character of God.

I want to help demystify the team Bible study by giving you 10 tips to keep in mind.

Gratitude is like a muscle—it gets stronger if we consistently give it attention and push it beyond its level of comfort. Conversely, if we fail to exercise it consistently, our ability to be thankful atrophies. It needs to become a habit.

We wrongly claim Philippians 4:13 to help us succeed in sports, but what God is saying in this verse is that we already have everything we could ever need in Christ.

The Biblical mandate for Christians to love God and love others stretches across every profession—including coaching.

We need to talk about it because as difficult as it is to talk about, abortion has spiritual, emotional and physical components that have lifelong consequences.

Whatever platform you currently have to influence others is a stewardship granted to you by God. He wants you to learn to use it for His purposes and not merely for your own.

Prayer is powerful because it works. God has given us an open line of communication where we can come to him and make requests on behalf of ourselves and others.

What we do flows from a growing understanding of who we are. A Christian athlete is first and foremost an adopted child of God, bought through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But what does a Christian athlete look like?

99 glory-giving resolutions for the Christian athlete to consider implementing into their athletic context.

What does it look like for a Christian athlete to stay faithful to God while riding the pine? Here are seven habits to keep in mind.

Losing affords us an opportunity to show that our joy in Christ transcends outward circumstances.

When we thank God for the opportunity to play or for some success we’ve enjoyed, we are saying, “What I just experienced was a gift, and I want to recognize you as the giver of that gift. We got the help and you get the glory.”

But is there a limit on what we can ask Him for in prayer?

What does it look like for a Christian athlete to “honor your father and mother?” Aside from being a commandment given to us from God for wise living, it’s also a pathway to joyful and healthy relationship.

We have made a link between earthly success and it being the main thing God is glorified through.

By no means is this an attempt to pigeonhole every Christian athlete who has ever used the phrase “glory to God.” These are dangers we can fall prey to, however, when we have a distorted view of glory.