History of AIA Sports Performance

Athletes in Action was founded in 1966 and quickly entered the world of Sports Performance. AIA founder, Dave Hannah; World Champion & 2-time Olympian Russ Knipp, and Wes Neal made up the first weight lifting team touring the United States annually from 1969 until 1976.  Their impact was widespread among college and high school campuses and the United States Military...[Read More]

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About AIA

Athletes in Action is a global pioneer, innovator and servant leader in sport ministry.  AIA exists to change lives by building spiritual movements everywhere through the platform of sport.  [Read More]

Meet Our Staff

 

Meet Our Staff

Vision Statement

AIA Sports Performance uses sports medicine and strength & conditioning to share the love of Jesus Christ.  These two disciplines are crucial to opening doors for sports ministry because they impact every sport, at every level, every day!  

Our Objectives

  •  Encourage and equip sports performance professionals to share Christ's love with those whom they influence.
  • Offer mission experiences to sports performance professionals with competitive teams and clinical education tours in their field of expertise.
  • Open doors and build credibility for our ministry staff in other countries. 
  • Involving sports performance professionals in ministry opportunities on campuses and in cities where they work.
  • Teaching Christian nationals in other countries sports performance skills & knowledge in order to provide them a platform for ministry.

Our Emphases

  • Total commitment to the Great Commission.
  • Dependence on the Holy Spirit, prayer and God's inspired, inerrant Word.
  • Realization of the Lordship of Christ -- that Jesus is preeminent in our lives and ministries and merits our full allegiance.
  • Training with transferable methods and materials through which learners become teachers, and spiritual multiplication continues.