PRAY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATE: SPORTS MANAGEMENT IN THE WORSHIP SPACE OF SELECTED CHURCH DENOMINATION IN KABWE, ZAMBIA

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Religion and sports Sports in Churches physical exercise mental health Sports in Zambia

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Joseph K. Hachintu
Department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia
Judith Lubasi Ilubala-Ziwa
Department of Religion & Cultural Studies, University of Zambia
Tomaida Phiri
Department of Physical Education & Sport, Nkrumah University,Zambia

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Within the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 targets is a section dedicated to sport development. The section emphasises the need to promote sports development to improve the citizenry's physical and mental health and well-being; encourage educational institutions to offer innovative courses that support the sports industry; promote social cohesion; and strengthen sports governance. Zambia’s national sport policy was reviewed in 2016 to align the sport policy direction with the country’s development priorities, to fully maximise the potential of sport in the national development (Sustainable Development Goals of Sports, Zambia). Although there have been massive achievements regarding incorporating sport in education and other social sector institutions, much more effort seems to remain undone at religious institutions. In this discourse, we explore the views of the body of believers from selected church denominations doted across Kabwe Urban in Zambia, to determine how sports have been incorporated into their worship space, and reveal their perceptions of the relationship between religion and sport, and how this is related to their lives. Emerging from the study are invaluable themes such as (1) the Participation of youths in sports at Church, (2) Sports as a tool for evangelism and fellowship (3) Sports for leisure and socialisation, (4) Sports for health, and (5) The relationship between religion and sports. The findings contribute to the realisation of the SDG agenda through advocacy for the need to incorporate sports administration in church programmes.

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Hachintu , J. K. ., Ilubala-Ziwa , J. L. ., & Phiri , T. . (2024). PRAY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATE: : SPORTS MANAGEMENT IN THE WORSHIP SPACE OF SELECTED CHURCH DENOMINATION IN KABWE, ZAMBIA. Kwame Nkrumah University Multi-Disciplinary Journal - Zambia, 1(2), 122–133. Retrieved from https://accessjournal.nkrumah.edu.zm/index.php/knuj/article/view/56
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