A stronger United Kingdom whose spirit is raised by the Christian community being fully engaged with the 2012 Games and its legacies

STRATEGIC APPROACH

The 2012 Olympic bid was presented and awarded to London based upon three broad legacies:

• Olympic

  Deliver the best Games possible

• Sport 

  Inspire a new generation to greater sporting activity and achievement

• London

  Make London a better place to live and to work

More Than Gold mirrors its strategic approach based upon these three broad legacies:

Olympic

How can the UK Christian Community play its part in delivering the best Games possible?

The initial anticipated ideas for MTG to fulfil this legacy component include: Hosting the family members of athletes and coaches; Serving as Volunteers; Providing Chaplains inside and outside the athlete’s village; Serving spectators on the streets with refreshments; Assisting with hospitality and entertainment on the torch relay route; Developing sports ministry programs for people with disabilities

Sport

How can the UK Christian Community play its part to inspire a new generation to greater sporting activity and achievement?

The initial anticipated ideas for MTG to fulfil this legacy component include: Supporting Christians in sport to live out their faith; Supporting churches to deliver sport directly into their communities; deliver sports clinics, camps and holiday clubs during the period of the Games; Developing Christian Sports Resources that can be used for outreach and ministry to Athletes and the Sports Fan.;

London

How can the UK Christian Community play its part in making London a better place to live and to work?  

The initial anticipated ideas for MTG to fulfil this legacy component in addition to some of the ideas noted above include: Support of existing social actions programs and the possible development of new ones; The staging of Hospitality Centers to reach out to locals and visitors alike; Staging Big Screen Community Festivals all over London for the purpose of engaging the sports fan and building community equity.

More Than Gold is a catalyst to help speed up the reaction time of the Church becoming aware of the opportunities for ministry the Games can provide. Its objectives are as follows:

• To cast vision to Christians regarding what has been done before at previous sporting events and communicate what programs are being developed by Christians across the U.K. for service and ministry leading up to, during and after the 2012 Games.
  
  

• To connect Christians across the country and globe for the purpose of developing plans and programs in unity and to be the connection point with LOCOG and other Games agencies on behalf of the U.K Christian Community.
  
  

• To coordinate the production and delivery of programs and resources so that the opportunities can be maximized with the resources available and duplication is eliminated and limited resources are maximized.

To put it concisely: More Than Gold  (MTG) is a catalyst to cast vision, connect and coordinate Christians in the delivery of programs and events leading up to, during and beyond the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.