Vol. 1 No. 1, February 2022

Reaching the Youth through Sport: A Case Study of Scripture Union Oyo Area Community Game

Olanrewaju A. Ipinmoroti, PhD & Ayomide M. Balogun

Abstract

There has been a lot of controversies about whether or not Christians should participate in sporting activities. Some even quote the scriptures which says ‘for bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all thigs .... 1 Timothy 4:8 (KJV)’ to buttress their stand against participation in sports as a waste of time. It is the view of the researchers that this assertion is not right. The use of sport in reaching youth cannot be neglected in the 21st century because many people prefer to be on the field of play on Sunday than to attend church services and also to watch football matches than to attend fellowship.it was in pursuance of this that the researchers embarked on examining the Scripture Union (Nigeria) Oyo Area Community game. The organisation of the game was x rayed, and Recommendations were made both for organisers and other churches and Christian organisations on the need to use sport as a means of evangelism and also encourage their members to participate in sporting activities to keep them fit and healthy where made.

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