Inreach vs. Outreach
Bob Dyar and Bob Schindler discuss the tension between inreach and outreach for local church sports ministries.
Preparation Leads to Success
With 4.7 seconds left in the game, JB stepped to the line with our team trailing 54-53. JB is the best free throw shooter on the team so I felt confident he would make at least one to tie the game and send us into overtime. It’s amazing what can happen in 4.7 seconds of a basketball game…
What Makes A Qualified Coach?
While I was commissioner of a soccer sports ministry, we found it necessary to institute an interview process for potential coaches.
What Is Successful Evangelism?
In this video clip, Bob Schindler discusses what is successful evangelism. Most Christians tend to believe transmitting the gospel message or making converts defines success however Bob casts a different vision for success…
Quantity Does Not Equal Quality
Several years ago there were a few things written with the theme: “Tyranny of the urgent.” And in 2016, who does not relate to that theme…
Idols in Sports Ministry
Tim Keller has a book out called Counterfeit Gods. In the book he tells the story of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Esau, Jonah, and Zaccheus and uses their stories to teach about idolatry…
Is the Gospel Presented on Your Website?
While the vast majority of those who visit this site are followers of Jesus, it came to my attention that some who visit do not have a relationship with Him…
Selling Jesus to People
Ultimately, I was frustrated because he didn’t care what I said. He didn’t care about me and my opinions. He cared about selling a product and he was going to do whatever it took to try and convince me to buy it…
The Message
Recently, I’ve been reading C.J. Mahaney’s book, The Cross Centered Life. It has become evident in many ways how I, along with many Christians in the local church, have lost the message of the cross in our daily lives…
Death by Ministry
Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout, or contention in their churches…