But, who wouldn’t want to feel the way many coaches feel at the end? If you truly understand the mission and vision… if you put in the extra effort… if…
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Unfortunately, what happens many times is that ministry teaches us to do the opposite. We want to be so different than “those other places” that we shy away from anything…
Here are some books that we would recommend any sports outreach leader read
I am writing a book and need your help. Last week, I was telling a small group of guys some of my recent highs and lows. I told the guys…
Should we invite our friends to church? Sure. But should we be, do, and tell the Gospel to people in culture? You bet. It is not only biblical, but it…
Here’s an interesting article from Kevin DeYoung and Ted Cluck about the local church that appeared in the Washington Post. Definitely worth a read…
Ascent in the sports universe is a straight shot. You set your goal, and you climb toward greatness. But ascent in the religious universe often proceeds by a series of…
As a coach, I prefer positive motivation (encourage, build up, correct in love) over negative motivation (discourage, tear down, correct in fear)…
ML Woodruff, our Sports Minister, asked me to consider being a chaplain for one of our baseball teams. After prayerful consideration, I told him I would love to…
1. You cannot rent any new equipment for a party. You must use equipment that you already own…
“It’s one of those tricky questions,” said former quarterback and current NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner, a devout Christian. “I believe God has your best interest in mind. How that…
“Does God care who wins?” Absolutely YES!!!! – with a greater passion than any athlete or coach or spectator has every felt but for a different reason, his glory not…
Do you see what these people have done? Going back to the previous blog, they have placed the outcome of the game on the ‘Unimportant to God’ list and the…
How do we determine that sports are petty? If sports are petty to God, what else is unimportant to Him? If he is only concerned with the “big things” of…
Want to start up some interesting conversation? Float this question out into your next gathering, whatever kind it is. Whenever I have the opportunity to do this, I have never…
I came across this book review today of a book entitled Introverts in the Church. Being an introvert myself, I was curious to read the review. Below is an excerpt…