Guest post by Jason Miller Preaseason meetings: A crucial aspect or a waste of time? My wife and I have been doing Sports Ministry for over 10 years and we have always believed that coaches meetings are crucial to the ministry. One way to do this is to have a preseason coaches meeting. Believe me…
This is a very important question for every sports minister and athlete to ask. If competition only came after the Fall in Genesis 3, then as followers of Christ we should move people out of competition and sports rather than into them. Jesus Christ came to overcome all of the corruption from the Fall. If…
I came across the below quote from Ed Stetzer recently and was startled by the amount of truth it contained. “One of the reasons many believers are unengaged in mission is because they are unengaged in community.” This makes sense, doesn’t it? What happens to a believer who is not in community? That person is…
He was the best ever. Enjoy. “Good coaching is based purely in leadership… a positive example… and instilling respect in your players.” “Knowledge is not enough to get desired results. You must have the more elusive ability to teach and to motivate. This defines a leader; if you can’t teach and you can’t motivate, you…
Guest Post by Brian Jones Flick: Are you kidding? Stick my tongue to that stupid pole? That’s dumb! Schwartz: That’s ’cause you know it’ll stick! Flick: You’re full of it! Schwartz: Oh yeah? Flick: Yeah! Schwartz: Well I double-DOG-dare ya! Ralphie as adult: [narrating] NOW it was serious. A double-dog-dare. What else was there but…
I found an article on Evangelism.net and it actually focuses on how to get new believers involved in evangelism. However, to me, the list could apply to anyone who is a leader in ministry. 1.) Be an example—people are watching what you do, and they tend to pay more attention to what you do than what…
In the Relational Outreach class that we offer, we often talk about how asking questions is the key to being a good evangelist. Deep questions uncover worldviews, expose a person’s heart, and allow an open, two-way dialogue to take place. As I read this blog entry from Kevin DeYoung, I was also reminded how asking questions can just…