Sport. Faith. Life.
by Dr. Brian R. Bolt and Dr. Chad Carlson · 150 episodes
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At the intersection of sport & faith.
Latest episodes
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37 min
The Gratitude Minute
Coach Jessika Caldwell is the Assistant Athletic Director for Spiritual Formation and Girls Basketball Coach at Valor Christian High School in Colorado. Jessika was standout player…
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40 min
Helmut of Salvation
Helmut Hensel serves as the Director of Staff and Partner Development with Athletes in Action Canada. On first impression what really stands out about Helmut is the way he cares fo…
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32 min
Athletes in Action Canada
Roxanne Koop has served with Athletes in Action Canada for more than 20 years. Throughout her ministry, she’s invested in helping others discover what it means to follow Jesus in f…
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32 min
The Hope of Filipino Basketball
Hansson Labisig is a professor of theology at University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. Hannson is the rare theologian, maybe the only Filipino theologian, that is interested i…
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37 min
Under Down Under
Jake McDermott is head of health and physical education at Geneva Christian College in Tasmania and has a passion for sport and faith. An athlete himself, Jake has transitioned int…
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39 min
Upwards Sports and the Long Run
Travis Vaughn is one of the key leaders behind the resurgence of Upward Sports, the largest youth recreation sports ministry in the United States. Each year, more than 225,000 youn…
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33 min
Sport at the Service of Humanity
Philip Leopold is a strategist, connector, and longtime advocate for the power of sport to serve humanity. Philip had a very successful career sports marketing – then was drawn in…
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39 min
The Weight of Excellence
John Ashley Null is a theologian and Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of North Africa. Ashley has also been longtime chaplain to elite athletes at the highest levels of sport. For ov…
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35 min
Impactful Coaching
Dr. Rob Ramseyer is an intentional leader of athletics. He’s the Vice President of Athletics and Strategic Expansion at Friends University in Witchita, Kansas. Alongside his athlet…
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39 min
Rise Up
Symone Abbott first turned to Jesus hoping He would make her a better volleyball player—something she now describes as selfish. That initial request eventually blossomed into a hum…
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36 min
Rabbi on the Sidelines
Rabbi Erez Sherman is the co-senior rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and the host of the podcast Rabbi on the Sidelines. Rabbi Sherman grew up with a deep love for sports and h…
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33 min
The World Cup is Coming to North America!
The World Cup is coming to North America The Men’s FIFA World Cup arrives in North America starting in June 2026, and it’s set to be massive—with an estimated 5 billion people watc…
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53 min
Industrial Complex of Youth Sport
Authors Brian Smith and Ed Uszynski join us to discuss the world of youth sports in the United States—a cultural phenomenon that catches nearly all parents off guard as they naviga…
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30 min
Slap Shot Faith
Dave Jones took a slap shot to the face, and it changed his life. Dave tells us how his faith and future changed after that moment, leading to a career in professional hockey, Chri…
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27 min
SFL Podcast New Season!
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It's Here!
The 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity is only days away! The Director of the Faith & Sports Institute and this year’s congress director Paul Putz joins us to preview th…
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15 min
Global Congress FLEX!
The Female Leadership Excellence Pre-conference (FLEX) is a one-day event preceding the 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity on July 31, 2025. The purpose of FLEX is to pr…
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32 min
Play Like a Champion Today
Since her days as a gymnast and Notre Dame football cheerleader, Kristin Sheehan has been a powerful bundle of energy. For the last 20 years Kristin has been the Program Director a…
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36 min
Pitching Faith
Josh Lindblom grew up in Indiana and found he could throw a baseball really hard. Josh eventually played college baseball at Tennessee and Purdue, then was drafted by the Dodgers i…
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33 min
Sport, Faith, and Artificial Intelligence
Are you wondering about AI and sport? We are too. Tracy Trothen is an interdisciplinary professor of ethics at Queen’s University, and she’s a long time expert on sport, technology…