Eating an Elephant=Evangelism?
Did you know that 95% of Christians have never led another person to Christ?…
I Want a “Bad” Reputation
Recently, I’ve been studying the parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Lost Son in Luke 15. Luke 15 begins by saying, “Now the tax collectors and ‘sinners’ were all gathering around to hear him…
REACHgathering 2016: Reflections from an Intern
Well, another REACHgathering is in the books. For three days (April 19-21) about 150 people, who are dedicated to using sports to reach people with the Good News, met at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN for the event. It was another fantastic, eye-opening experience to what God is doing all over the world through sports..and…
Why Humility is Needed in Teaching & Training
Ken Bain concludes after much observation, research, and analysis that humility is crucial to good teaching…
On Winning and Losing
“Though I learned some things from the games we won that year, I learned much, much more from loss.”
The Glory of God and Going to Church
The local church is the hope of the world. Unless we are physically unable, every Christian should be a part of a church…
Lying & Sports or Music
Lying in sports can get you ejected from a game or suspended or…banned? It’s happened before, and I don’t even have to provide names for all the athletes who chose that route. Who chose their success and pride and saving their face, over the truth. (Just take a look at these 50 lies in sports!) Found…
Dream Making is the Way to Go
Looking around the blog posts today, I found one that stuck out to me immediately. “Dream Maker vs. Dream Breaker” was the title and it was obvious to me which one I wanted to be. The following are excerpts from that post. “In your ministry or business, you can be one of two things: a…
Chances to Grow: REACHgathering
When I read this old post about “The Gathering” and how it was such an encouraging time for everyone, it only got me more excited for this year’s REACHgathering on April 19-21 in Memphis, TN. I’m “just the intern,” why should I be excited about this conference that may be way over my head? Correct question…
Harnessing the Power of Summer Camps for Ministry, Part 3
The bulk of ministry efforts during summer camps are focused on the campers who will attend camp..