Colts owner Jim Irsay infuses faith into team’s leadership
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| Jim Irsay |
“It’s important for me to show humility and humble yourself before God -- to let people know that’s where the power comes from,” Irsay said Jan. 30 during his AFC championship team’s media session in Dolphins Stadium, site of Sunday’s NFL title game.
Dungy & Smith pose for Christian ad
MIAMI (BP)--Borrowing from the traditional photo of both opposing coaches posing with the Super Bowl trophy, Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts and Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears are giving it a new twist for their shared faith in Jesus Christ.
Chicago Bears’ Lovie Smith underscores his faith
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| Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith calls the plays but relies on his faith in Christ as “the center of my life.” Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI Newspictures |
Smith also wanted to spend part of his allotted time talking about what was most important in his life, his faith in Jesus Christ.
“God is the center of my life. It controls all that I do. I hope I don’t have to spend my time telling my players I’m a Christian. I hope they see it in my life every day,” Smith said.
Colts chaplain partners with Dungy in imparting the faith
MIAMI (BP)--Pastor Ken Johnson has overcome the roughest of family situations and personal demons to become a minister, work for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and serve as the chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts.
Run-up to Super Bowl XLI to include testimonies of faith
MIAMI (BP)--Perhaps never before in the 41-year history of pro football’s annual culmination of on-field competition and off-the-field festivity have two head coaches and many of their team members been as determined to use their worldwide platform to express the difference their faith in Christ makes in their life.
Super Bowl coaches Dungy, Smith
known for Christian testimony
MIAMI (BP)--Super Bowl XLI will feature two teams making their first super game appearance in two-plus decades, two Midwestern teams separated by only a couple hundred miles, but most importantly two coaches who are strong believers in Jesus Christ.
Head coaches Tony Dungy of Indianapolis and close friend and fellow Christian Lovie Smith of Chicago gave credit to God following their respective teams' victories in the conference championships Jan. 21.
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| Lovie Smith |
“The Lord set this up in a way that no one would believe it,” Dungy said following the Colts' win over New England. “The Lord tested us a lot this year, but He set this up to get all the glory.”
The news that two witnesses for their personal faith in Jesus Christ would have a two-week international spotlight for their beliefs thrilled Christian leader William Pugh, executive director of sports ministry Athletes in Action, a branch of Campus Crusade for Christ.
