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Christian Surfers International is an interdenominational mission movement that shares the love of Jesus amongst the global surfing tribe. It was founded in the late 1970's in Cronulla, Australia.
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The movement, which is incorporated as a not-for-profit in Australia, also has chapters in over 25 countries worldwide including New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, France, Japan, and Brazil. Christian Surfers have received recognition for their commitment to the international surfing community, organic faith initiatives, and compassion activities such as tsunami-relief[1] and other aid projects, as well as providing chaplaincy[2] to the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour. The Christian Surfers International website[3] is the primary source for information about the work of Christian Surfers globally.
CS (as it is often referred to) publishes the Surfers Bible[4][5], runs mission trips, camps and surf comps like the Jesus Pro Am[6], premieres films in conjunction with Walking on Water, provides a positive mentoring environment for young surfers, offers hospitality for traveling surfers, and undertakes numerous social action initiatives (in the countries listed above, and also abroad)[7].
At its core the movement's goal is to be a Christian presence and witness to the world surfing community.[8][9].
Whilst there are many members of the global surfing tribe who follow Jesus, some notable names are:
- Bethany Hamilton
- C.J. Hobgood
- Damien Hobgood
- Tim Curran
- Tom Curren
- Skip Frye
- Joey Buran[10]
- Glyndyn Ringrose
- Al Merrick
- Eric Arakawa
- John 'JC' Carper
[edit] References
- ^ Williams, Phil (November 27, 2006). "Christian Surfers UK Tsunami Cup goes off in Porthcawl". Surfers Village (Global Surf News). http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/25051/news.htm. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ Mull, Jeff (October 5, 2010). "The First ASP Chaplain: An Interview With Abe Andrews". Surfer Magazine. http://www.surfermag.com/features/the-first-asp-chaplain-an-interview-with-abe-andrews/. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ Christian Surfers International http://www.christiansurfers.net
- ^ Burke, Kelly (May 24, 2002). "May the board, er, Lord be with you". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/23/1022038458504.html. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ "Surf Bible for Australian 'grommets'". BBC Asia-Pacific. May 24, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2005810.stm. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ Jesus Pro Am http://www.jesusproam.com.au
- ^ Christian Surfers International: What We Do http://www.christiansurfers.net/WhatWeDo.aspx
- ^ Christian Surfers International: About Us http://www.christiansurfers.net/AboutUs.aspx
- ^ "Surfing the Christian message". BBC. August 16, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/jersey/hi/front_page/newsid_8204000/8204054.stm. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ Virgen, Steve (July 25, 2009). "Buran officially in Hall". Huntington Beach Independent. http://www.hbindependent.com/articles/2009/07/27/sports/hbi-spsurfers072409.txt. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
