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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes operates according to an internally written statement of faith. This statement consists of nine points based on Bible teachings and Christian principles. Each point has a corresponding scripture. [1] All staff and ministry leaders agree with and operate according to the FCA statement of faith. [8]
Statue of Thomas Hughes at Rugby School.Hughes's 1857 novel Tom Brown's School Days did much to promote muscular Christianity throughout the English-speaking world.. Muscular Christianity is a religious movement that originated in England in the mid-19th century, characterized by a belief in patriotic duty, discipline, self-sacrifice, masculinity, and the moral and physical beauty of athleticism.
Some of these organizations cater to a defined spectrum among evangelical beliefs, but most are self-consciously interdenominational and many are ecumenical. [ 2 ] In Protestant and Catholic theology parachurch organizations are termed sodality , as distinct from modality , which is the structure and organization of the local or universal church.
Bickle became an evangelical Christian at fifteen at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes student conference in Colorado. [6]Bickle claims to have had several encounters with God during his ministry, including hearing the audible voice of God and being taken to heaven twice. [7]
By the end of the spring 2012 semester, 15 campus faith groups representing evangelical, Catholic, and Mormon traditions—including IVCF, Baptist Collegiate Network, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Vandy Catholic—were deregistered and lost access to designated campus meeting spaces and on-campus recruiting.
Notable sports ministries include Athletes in Action (a ministry of Cru), Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Upward Sports This Christianity -related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .
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