I recently read Don’t Waste Your Sports by C.J. Mahaney. It’s a great little booklet which we’ve mentioned here before. It really is a great resource and is applicable to both coaches and athletes (as well as parents). Here are some quotes from the book: “What I didn’t perceive then was my own passion to…
I think there’s wisdom in this blog entry from Ed Stetzer in regards to Sports Pastors/Ministers and their thoughts for their ministries and new initiatives. How often do you have a model for your ministry or initiative already planned in your head without considering the people you are trying to reach? Even though Ed Stetzer’s blog entry…
I imagine two responses to this question – “What a silly question!” or “Of course not!” – both of which quickly dismiss the question. I would ask you to resist that tendency to dismiss the question and go a little deeper. What lies within the question is just how biblical your view of heaven and…
This is a provoking title for a blog but it may not be that far-fetched. I was reading through the Introduction to Ephesians the other night in my ESV Study Bible and came across the map on the right. As you can see, there is a gymnasium, an athletic field, and a stadium all within several…
The list below is from the Resurgence and is focused on neighbors but most of the principles apply to non-believers in general: 1. Find a road that leads to Jesus. In the course of conversation, be thinking of how Jesus intersects with the discussion, because Jesus intersects and touches everything in our culture: sports, music, art, politics. Look…
Colin Kaepernick & Serena Williams – How should sports chaplains respond to these controversies? In recent days the media machine has gone into hyperdrive as it discusses the Kaepernick Nike sponsorship deal. It seems to be an issue that divides many. Its an opinion fest with all and sundry expressing their views, debating them often…
If you do these 10 things this season, I can’t help but imagine you’ll have a great season! 1. Arrive early/stay late The power of your presence as a coach can’t be underestimated. Once practices and games begin, coaches have to be focused on the game. Before and afterwards though is often the best time…
This comes from Logan Leadership. If you lead a staff team or a team of volunteers, just imagine the atmosphere of your team if you asked questions like these: How are you? What are you celebrating? What challenges are you experiencing? What do you plan to do about these challenges? How can I help you?…
This is something I developed for a children’s basketball league that I helped run at my church. We had a formal job description but this was a supplement to the job description to help bring it to life a little more. As you can see, these are diagnostic questions that coaches are to ask themselves. 1. Did…
100 Division III athletes, all who identified themselves as Christians, were asked a series of questions that probed into the impact of their Christianity on their sports involvement. While the questions weren’t asked in exactly these three categories – BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the Game – the answers broke down into these three. The good…