Who is the Gospel for?
My answer to that question today is different than it would have been 15 years ago.
Community in the Ballpark
Nowhere else, the writer seems to imply, could such community, such “camaraderie,” be found…
Living Mirrors: Our Life’s Reflection of Jesus Through Sports Chaplaincy
Everyone wants to win. Everyone wants their team to win. For many coaches and players, the sum of their value is determined by their performance. But guess what? Not everyone wins. Every game produces a loser. In an atmosphere where so many people are focused on the performance of the team, who is focused on…
Whats sporting luck got to do with Gods purposes?
The Rugby World Cup is slowly edging towards its climax and teams over the next few days will be grabbing their sport for the quarter finals. But there is a storm coming! Typhoons are predicted over the weekend which can have a dramatic effect on results. Ireland for example would be red hot favourites to…
Ministry at Joe Gibbs Racing
Often times, we use numbers as ways to measure success in ministry. Numbers tell a part of the story but certainly not all of the story…
Thoughts on Gospel-Centeredness and Sports
If someone from your church approached you expressing a desire to use their love of sports to be missional, what advice would you give them? How could this person use sports to disciple people?…
Kindly Confronting about Not Confronting
Written by Ken Cross, Church Coach and Mentor at CEDE Sports “Be kind and tender to one another. Forgive each other, just as God forgave you because of what Christ has done” Ephesians 4:32 Love that verse. Don’t you? The verse assumes that there is a need for forgiveness because we hurt one another is…
Stress, Coping and Well-being in Elite Sport – Stephen Mellalieu
How do elite sportsmen and women cope with the demands of training and competing consistently at the highest level of performance? How is this attribute developed? What are the factors that influence this development? What are the implications for managing stress and promoting well-being in other professional domains and occupations?
The psychology of disappointment
https://www.bestpsychologydegrees.org/the-psychology-of-disappointment/
Poor performance in sports-How to cope.
https://athleteassessments.com/poor-performance-in-sport-coping/