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EPISODE · Feb 7, 2025 · 21 MIN

Integrating Faith and Sports: How Valor's 'Sports as Worship' Transforms Student Athletes

from The Cross & The Classroom: Educating with Eternal Values · host Valor Christian High School

In this episode of The Cross and The Classroom, host Natalie Tysdal sits down with Jessika Caldwell, Valor Christian High School's assistant athletic director of spiritual formation and head girls basketball coach. Jessica shares her innovative "Sport as Worship" program, which bridges the gap between faith and athletics.As an accomplished coach with multiple state championships and Coach of the Year honors, Jessika discusses how her personal journey as a Christian athlete led her to develop this groundbreaking initiative. The program combines daily practices like gratitude, meditation, and celebration with thoughtful curriculum design to help student-athletes view their sport as an act of worship.Thank you for listening. To learn more about Valor Christian High School please check out our website. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook!

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In this episode of The Cross and The Classroom, host Natalie Tysdal sits down with Jessika Caldwell, Valor Christian High School's assistant athletic director of spiritual formation and head girls basketball coach. Jessica shares her innovative "Sport as Worship" program, which bridges the gap between faith and athletics. As an accomplished coach with multiple state championships and Coach of the Year honors, Jessika discusses how her personal journey as a Christian athlete led her to develop...

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