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We just completed what I trust was a God-honoring and life-changing JAM Camp at the Athletes in Action Sports Complex & Retreat Center in Xenia, Ohio. Our forty-eight athletes experienced an intense schedule of events focused on strengthening their relationship with Jesus, their Athletic excellence, and their journey towards Manhood.  The theme for JAM Camp was taken from Colossians 3:23, "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men." It's for HIM is what we pray the lives of our athletes and staff will reflect as a result ...
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By: Erin Wellman  On June 25, 75 athletes from 13 different states came to Athletes in Action Sports Complex and Retreat Center (AIA SCRC) to start the week of the Ultimate Training Camp (UTC). Many of the students had an awareness that sports and God were connected, but they didn't exactly know how. Throughout the week they began to see the connection through the teaching and application of five Biblical Principles. These principles helped shift their thinking in the way they played their sport and lived their lives. Athletes were introduced to topics ...
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By: Debbie Gersch On a Friday night in May, 18 college-aged students arrived in Xenia from all over the United States for an eight week internship. Prior to their arrival, they had never met one another in person. The next morning, these students ventured out to our challenge course for a team building experience. Understandably, as the day began, they were somewhat shy and timid toward one another. The team chemistry was just beginning. Learning was taking place. Personalities were being exposed. Leadership was emerging. Throughout the morning, they worked ...
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Since the opening of the Sports Complex and Retreat Center (SCRC) on the Athletes in Action Campus, we have enjoyed a wonderful partnership with Legacy Christian Academy (LCA), formerly Xenia Christian School. The mutual sharing of fields and facilities and the interaction and support between coaches and staff has been a plus for both ministries. It has been exciting for AIA to play a role in the athletic and spiritual growth of the LCA players. LCA Athletic Director Bev Moser shared her perspective on this partnership: "It has been amazing ...
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By: Kevin Geiss When the Athletes in Action (AIA) Sports Complex and Retreat Center (SCRC) hosts championship events, we do so with partnership as the ultimate goal. “Partnership” is a word often thrown around without being qualified. When AIA partners with other sports organizations we focus on serving in such a way that all objectives are exceeded and everyone involved leaves looking forward to doing it all over again. For the past four years the SCRC has been the site of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s (GLIAC) annual baseball ...
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Do you have a passion to see our inner-city young men succeed in both their spiritual and personal lives? So do I. That’s why I serve as the Director for an exciting Christian sports camp for high school inner-city male athletes. We call it J.A.M. Camp, which signifies the camp’s three key focus areas: Jesus, Athletics and Manhood. J.A.M. Camp creates a special environment that allows high school age boys to grow in their faith and develop athletically. This year’s camp is approaching quickly and will be held June 19-24 ...
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