Interesting Stats and Research on Team Sports Participation
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in America. There were 1.6 million people who played lacrosse last year, a 37.7 jump…
Why Volunteers Don’t Attend Your Meetings
I know sports ministries have a lot of meetings. I also know that not a lot of volunteers show up to these meetings…
Metta World Peace Elbow of James Harden
The basketball player formerly known as Ron Artest certainly wasn’t enacting world peace with this vicious elbow…
Using Sports for Belong, Believe, Become, Behave
Belong: A non-believer needs to feel welcome and “come as they are” or else–they won’t stay! Who would want to under those circumstances!…
Leaving Your Job?
Prepare in advance for a transition… they are inevitable. Who are you preparing? There is no success without a successor…
5 Reasons Why Christianity is on the Decline
First, the political polarization that has occurred between the Left and Right drew many churches into it (mainline Protestants toward the Left, evangelicals toward the Right)…
Revivals and Sports
As I thought about themes I realized how great a tool sports could be in a revival. Sports ministry has proven to be a great way to engage those in your congregation on the fringe of involvement…
Tim Tebow & The Masters
Tim Tebow spoke before a crowd of about 15,000 during an Easter church service held outdoors Sunday in Georgetown, Texas…
Church Giving is Up
This is very encouraging
How Millionaire Athletes Spend Their Money
For someone with a contract worth millions of dollars, the priority is ease rather than price. That luxury is expensive…