In the last couple of days, I’ve come across some blogs/resources to help in evaluating the past year and planning ahead for the future. Enjoy!…
We posted this on Twitter and Facebook but in case you missed it, here are the top 22 posts from the blog in 2012 as chosen by the CSO Staff.…
To learn more about these posts, see our first one on Kobe Bryant. *It has been unintentional that the first three of these posts have all focused on NBA players. It’s…
Great article here from Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel regarding Mark Richt and Georgia’s chances at a national championship. Below are some quotes from Mark Richt regarding his faith: “Do I want…
For me, it’s hard to hear the word ‘image’ without thinking of Andre Agassi. For those of you who don’t know, Andre Agassi was one of the greatest tennis players…
“Out of 132 contacts that Jesus had with people recorded in the New Testament, 6 were in the temple, 4 were in the synagogue, and 122 were out in the…
This is a great article detailing the new sports complex being built by Appleton Alliance Church in Appleton, WI. We had the privilege of helping this church start their sports…
From Pastors.com. I’ve bolded my favorites: Due to the Rector’s illness, Wednesday’s healing services will be discontinued until further notice. Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at…
If you’ve been on Facebook lately, you’ve been seeing these posters/memes going around about different occupations. Here’s my take on ‘Sports Minister.’ Feel free to share this.
If you’re one of those people who are fighting social media–you should read this article. Social media is like the telephone or the TV was–you’re only going to be able to…
The Barna Group just released some research that is compelling. The study was motivated by Tim Tebow and his affinity for John 3:16. You can read the whole article here…
When you connect sports to life principles to spiritual truth (and vice versa), it resonates with people…
Bold the things you want read. Understand that every word won’t be read. By “bolding” the important words, you ensure that they’ll be read…
If you’ve never watched a NASCAR event before you may not know that they have a prayer before every race. Usually, they will have a local pastor lead the prayer. …
Derwin Gray, pastor of Transformation Church, writes about a new kind of sports ministry. You can read the full blog here. Recently, I was asked if Transformation Church is going…
I came across this at Resurgence and I thought it applied really well to sports ministry: 1. I do, we do, you do. Kids internalize concepts through gradual release: a…