Sports & Theology: The Miami Heat
The ending of this Heat/Bulls game reveals the brokenness in all of us. If we’re honest, we are quick to discredit our opponent and to villianize them.
How North Point Community Church Recruits, Trains, & Retains Volunteers
I came across this article that outlines five steps North Point Community Church (where Andy Stanley is the Senior Pastor) does to recruit, train, and retain volunteers. Volunteers are so crucial to the sports ministry world that I thought this was pertinent to share. Below is an excerpt but do read the whole thing. You…
How to Develop a Zeal for Evangelism
If you only had one idea to share with someone to help them develop/recover a zeal for evangelism, what would you say? What would be your elevator speech? I know, it’s a difficult question. My answer has been,”You won’t ever have a zeal for evangelism unless you are captivated by the gospel. If you understand…
The Best Way to Equip People? Tell Them They Don’t Need to be Equipped.
Please, don’t let this lower your bar of equipping but rather raise your bar of the power of the Spirit’s work.
If Your Sports Ministry is a Factory, What is it Producing?
Is it producing disciples who make disciples? Is it producing a hunger among non-believers to know more about God? Is it producing transformational relationships between believers and non-believers?
I Disagree With Tim Tebow. Don’t Hate Me.
Where I disagree is where Tebow says that football is just a silly game. Tebow does a disservice to the intersection of sports and Christianity when he says this.
What Celebrity Atheists Say About Religion?
“Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.”
Some Good Questions to Ask to Start Spiritual Conversations
Because getting into spiritual conversations can be so nerve-wracking, it’s good to have a few tools in your tool-belt that can get things going.
Skip Bayless, Richard Sherman & Significance
I’m not sure I’ve ever witnessed two people fight so hard to prove their worth. What you see in this video are two grown men who look to their accomplishments for their significance…
What are 3D Devotionals?
3D Devotionals are a revolutionary way to integrate the concepts of sports rules/principles, life, and spiritual truth. Watch as Bob Schindler explains this system. In our efforts to bring Christianity and Sports together, historically, Christians established a devotional time during practice breaks or half times of games. Oftentimes, the stories or passages used during these…