--- title: "Bourn Running's Story" date: 2019-10-31T18:02:00+00:00 author: Jacob Hilton canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/stories/bourn-runnings-story" section: Stories --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Stories](/great-commission/stories/all) - Bourn Running's Story # Bourn Running's Story #### See how sport and Jesus are at the heart of this community in Bournville [ ![Https vimeo com 368736192](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Https vimeo com 368736192](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) #### Community events / engagement | 0:00 ## Bourn Running's Story ](#%0A%09%09%09) [DetailsAbout the video](#) [TranscriptWhat it says](#) [DownloadSave it offline](#download) See how sport and Jesus are at the heart of this community in Bournville ##### Featured Resources [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Who Let The… Who Let The Dads Out? inspires and equips churches for effective missional outreach to fathers, father… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/who-let-the-dads-out) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Saltmine Theatre Company Saltmine seek to tell God’s story and values with grace, truth and an inclusive heart to all. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/saltmine-theatre-company) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Good News Outreach… Good News is a monthly contemporary outreach newspaper used by churches and missions to take the good… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/good-news-outreach-newspaper) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Evangelistic Missions -… Pulse partners with local churches to run evangelistic, missional events such as holiday clubs, praise… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/evangelistic-missions-partnering-with-local-churches) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Festival Angels Music festivals and major sporting events are on the increase across the UK - 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