The Pain of Losing Well: Michigan’s Heartbreak
When everyone had finished, they sang the fight song together. It was a postgame tradition normally reserved for a win, but it felt like the right way to end the season.
Sports Cause Increased Church Attendance/Sports Cause Decreased Church Attendance
An examination of declining attendance at 16 congregations revealed that many pastors place the most blame on children’s sports activities
Redeemed Sports: Nebraska Football and Jack Hoffman
Wearing a Nebraska jersey and helmet, 7-year-old brain cancer patient Jack Hoffman took a handoff from quarterback Taylor Martinez and left every Cornhusker player in his tracks.
Broken Sports: Rutgers Basketball Coach Mike Rice
I’ve been writing these Broken Sports posts for a while now. This might be the worst of the worst.
Evangelism and the Better Story
The first thing we must deal with is asking whether we truly believe that the gospel is good news in our lives, and if it is the prevailing narrative we live for.
FREE Devotional: The Power of Teams
I’m running a three day sports camp at my church this week (for children ages 4-10) and I wrote this 3 part devotional entitled The Power of Teams. Below is a brief summary of the devotional followed by a link to download the PDF. Feel free to use, adapt, and distribute as much as you…
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.