Dept. EditorRob KillenChurch Fitness
See how churches throughout the world do fitness ministry. This department highlights facilities, programs, people, research, best practices and more.
Actively Living Alongside Each Other
CULTURE: Here is a new word to add to your fitness vocabulary: ACCOMPANIMENT. The first step to a richer workout is living alongside each other and the first step toward…
DOING DINNER IN DETROIT
YMCA FOCUS/CHURCH FITNESS: Envision going to your Y or fitness facility and sitting down with friends to a meal that is plentiful, fresh, beautifully presented and healthy. Add to that…
The Value Of Family Fitness
CHURCH/FAMILY/LEADERSHIP: $25 and we were on our way to the local park with a toy soccer ball for each kid. I spent that much more at Chick-fil-A. We need church…
MissionFit – Church Health Restored
By Kelsey Elmore, Founder, MissionFit I once heard a pastor say, “Our stories are worth sharing”. So here is mine. I fell in love and married “the fitness guy”. He…
6 Tips For Making A Garden A Fresh Expression Of Church
By Kaya Prasad, Fresh Expressions US, student intern from Grinnell College Churches in America often have three spaces: a foyer, Sunday school rooms and the sanctuary. Beyond that many have…
Priestfit – A fitness ministry by priests for priests
By Father Ryan Rooney and Father Casey Jones, Founders, Priestfit This 5-page cover feature about Catholic priests is a Fitser Upper story that can inspire all of us to come…
The Invitation – It Isn’t Just For Easter
Invite someone to church. For Easter and all the time. AND - invite them to the fitness ministry too.
UNDIGNIFIED DANCE
By Christina Rhoads Ten girls are crumpled on the brown stone floor in grief, depression and sadness. Heads are lowered in pain. A haunting synthesizer floats a monotone note through…
ReDo Fitness – Church Can Be Different
Yes it's a church! Yes it's a fitness center! Yes it's different! Chad Kirchhoff is one of the co-founders of Snap Fitness, one of the best known gym models for…
E2 Fitness Leads Community to Become Healthier and Glorify God
When Kyle and Christie Duque decided to open a fitness center in Lynden, Washington they wanted to do much more than simply provide members in their community a place to exercise.
Church Based Fitness: West Ridge Church
We've heard the terms faith and fitness, church based fitness and health and wellness in church, but what do these terms really mean? What does this look like in action?…
New York’s Cathedral Of Sweat
The David Barton Gym Limelight known as the Cathedral Of Sweat may be New York’s most righteous (or totally awesome) gym. They’ve earned awards and recognition for their retrofit of…