Sportsmanship
The longer I am around sports the more I realize that asking for someone’s definition of sportsmanship is like asking for someone’s opinion. Everyone has one…
The Pain of Losing
The Pain of Losing “There may be a few days over the next 20 years when you don’t think about it.” Phil Tufnell, England Cricketer, Loser in 1992 World Cup Final. Sunday saw, what many commentators are calling one the greatest games in crickets history. It was won by the finest of margins. Going into…
When Should I Share the Gospel?
John Piper explains when you should share the gospel…
Disciple-Making in Your Sports Ministry
Disciple-making is an intentional process of evangelizing non-believers, establishing believers in the faith, and equipping leaders…
Discipleship in Sports Ministry
What you present as the gospel, will determine what you present as discipleship…
The Secret to Reaching People for Christ
It’s interesting, the posts I write regarding evangelism are the lowest viewed posts on the blog. So, I’m hoping the title of this post has piqued your interest…
Play Your Position & Win it!
In Mark Chanski’s book, Womanly Dominion: More Than a Gentle Quiet Spirit, two coaching slogans are mentioned, “Play your position!” and “Win it!”…
What is your Passion?
Finding The Answer As I have searched myself and helped others along toward the answer to this “burning” question, I find it is important to know at least three things: 1) What is passion? Or to put it another way, “What exactly are we looking for?” 2) Where does passion come from? Or “Where do we…
Do You Think Like a Sports Missionary?
The basic concepts of the gospel — sin, guilt and accountability before God, the sacrifice of the cross, human nature, afterlife — are becoming culturally strange in the west for the first time in 1500 years…
The Vernacular of Sports Outreach
Missional Outreach Tim Keller wrote an article in 2001 entitled The Missional Church. In it, he describes the elements of a missional church. Below is a short excerpt from the article. Even though this article is about the missional church, it certainly applies to sports outreach as it is: Local Church Based and Missional In…