Redeemed Sports – LeBron James & Paul George striving together
We then find out they are actually each complimenting each other, only to give each a high five before going to their respective benches – MID GAME!!!
A Sports Ministry Budget
The church sets its annual budget as 90 percent of the previous year’s income, to leave a 10 percent cushion in case of an economic downturn, and limits salaries to 35 percent of the total budget…
Rugby and Apologetics – Life on Life
As we intentionally engage people with our lives out of love for theirs, it opens up doors for us to have deeper conversations. It doesn’t have to be awkward, it doesn’t have to feel forced; we just need to be ready to listen to what they have to say and remember.
The Ban on Belly Putters
I am in favor of the ban – mainly because I am traditionalist. However, something Glen Nager, the President of the USGA, resonated with me.
Put People in Motion in Your Sports Ministry
”We get to know someone well enough to know where the KINGDOM IS AT in their lives.” In other words where is God present in this person to bring redemption, healing, renewal, transformation through him/her submitting to His reign…
Seven Characteristics of Highly Evangelistic Christians
1. They are people of prayer. They realize that only God can convict and convert, and they are totally dependent upon Him in prayer. Most of the highly evangelistic Christians spend at least an hour in prayer each day…
Silos and Sports Ministries
Silos are something negative for Sports Ministries and Local Churches as well. As we travel around and talk to Local Church Sports Ministries, we often hear things like the following…
Visualizing the Big Win
Mental preparation plays a big role in athletic pre-game preparedness. I remember sitting in the locker room in college visualizing soccer plays in my mind. I would picture myself guarding my opponents’ best player and shutting her down…
Handling Parent Complaints
Webinar: Handling Parent Complaints from Tim Briggs on Vimeo. Description: CSO Network webinar from March 24th, 2011. Bob Schindler and Tim Briggs discuss strategies for handling parent complaints.
The Best Part of Sports Outreach
So then, what is the best part of Sports Outreach? Is it seeing the number of participants increase each year? Is it competing in the sport programs we lead and winning? Is it feeling accomplished as we finish another season “successfully”?…