Glasgow, Scotland Scotland is a completely post-Christian nation where the majority of young people have little or no exposure to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Nevertheless in true relentless skater fashion, our friend David launched Skate For Light an action sports ministry reaching riders in Scotland. This fall he was asked Read more…
Wakeboard Program Summer Study Jesus’ Parables 4 Matthew 21:33-41 When I was in third grade I loved to ride my skateboard. I lived in an area of town that was always under development, so my friends and I would always go and take scraps of wood out of construction dumpsters Read more…
Wakeboard Program Summer Study Jesus’ Parables John 10:1-18 Have any of you guys ever been shot before? I have, and let me tell you, you never see it coming. It happened on a sunny summer day a few years ago. I was in high school and on a trip with Read more…
Opportunity to Serve in Slovenia “NAVEZA Kor” with Josiah Venture & Snowboarders for Christ NAVEZA – A Slovenian alpinism term for a small-connected group on a mission to climb a Mountain. Kor – Stands for Koroska, a small northern region in Slovenia with currently one evangelical church of 15 people. Read more…
MN Spring Ride Recap 06/10/2015 On June 6, 2015 JSAW took a trip up to Brainerd, Minnesota to serve the wakeboard community at the annual Minnesota Spring Ride contest. This contest attracts local and pro riders from all over Minnesota to compete for straight cash. It also is a Read more…
Soundset 2015 Recap 05/27/2015 This past Sunday, Help Boardshop and JSAW sent employees Josh Franco and Phil Akins to Soundset. Soundset is an annual hip hop music festival held at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. “The smell of weed fills the air, Alcohol drains down throats, and copious amounts of Read more…
This past winter shred season was GREAT! We averaged 15 people in Bible study every Thursday, hosted a contest where we were able to serve and share the Gospel with about 100 riders, a service project that fed 516 shredders, and a trip in which 11 students were engaged in discipleship. Every Thursday Read more…
As the winter shred season is quickly coming to an end, Help Boardshop held an event called “Minute to Kill it!” Earlier in the season, Jonny and Phil were planning snowboard program for the upcoming season and thought that a video contest would be a fun competition to include this year. As Read more…
Your story. It matters. Not because it is all about you, but because God’s love and grace is written all over it. Have you ever felt intimidated by another person’s story? How often do you think about, or share, your own story? It can be really difficult to genuinely share Read more…
Mind control. Ever thought about it? Maybe even thought it was real? What if it is? Not telekinesis or telepathy, but the power of thought and our ability to control it. From the moment we’re born until the moment we die, we’re taught how to think and what to think Read more…
George Whitefield has been known as one of the greatest preachers and evangelists since the Apostle Paul. He was born in England in 1714. The church booted him out of the pulpit because of his unconventional preaching methods, yet every time he shared the gospel thousands gathered. So Whitefield went Read more…