Jackalope 2026 was one of the craziest in history. The skate course was designed to perfection, and the skaters leveled skateboarding up to a place we haven’t seen before. I, Dave Jonsson, made the journey out to Virginia Beach, alongside Davin, a chaplain in training, and what happened off the course was just as historic as what happened on it. We’ve seen such a tight knit community built and a lot of it is because of our online Monday Bible study, these guys already know ea

You don't always see it coming, the season that open up like a new spot, smooth and waiting. This past stretch has been one of those seasons. Doors swinging open one after another, and behind each one, the same thing: skaters who are ready to talk, ready to connect, ready to connect with God. Seven Saturdays with the World's Best Earlier this year, I headed down to the LA area for one of the most unique opportunities I've had in chaplaincy: coaching the Los Santos team for th

Where It All Began In November 2025, something unprecedented happened: the first-ever skateboard park in Zimbabwe opened in the small town of Victoria Falls. What might look like concrete and steel is actually a gathering place—one filled with laughter, scraped knees, and wide-open hearts. JSAW’s mission was simple and bold: bring a team, teach skateboarding, and share the hope of Jesus with kids who had never seen anything like this before. JSAW's Team Our team of eight rid

Because of your generosity to JSAW's Action Sports Ministry Fund, JSAW invested $4,500 into the work of Inspired2Become and Christian Skaters Africa —supporting a disciple-making strategy designed to multiply leaders and reach youth across Africa in action sports. This grant wasn’t about a single event. It was about building pathways for long-term discipleship and multiplication . The Impact JSAW Grant Investment: $4,500 Riders who heard the Gospel in person: 300 Riders w