In this Vodcast Bob Dyar and Bob Schindler discuss the new features of the CSO website: the CSO Network, the CSO Blog, and Church Pages. Watch the Vodcast for a chance to win Joe Gibbs’ new book Game Plan For Life…
I have often had grand plans in my head of what a certain sports outreach event will look like. Disappointment sets in when little details do not work out as planned. So often I find myself consumed by what should be happening at a certain moment and am not engaged in what is happening right now…
Just as a fungus spreads gradually unseen and then seemingly all at once takes over, we want passion and priority for relational outreach in our leagues to spread one to one among our leadership, our coaches and managers and volunteers, affecting the spirit of the entire league…
Sports Ministry has all kinds of challenges that push us into new environments that we may or may not enthusiastically embrace…
Living in Northeast Wisconsin in November means two things for a Sports Outreach Ministry leader: #1…Never schedule anything from Noon to 3:00pm on a Sunday. #2…Make sure you set the alarm clock for April 15th so you can wake up from your winter hibernation…
This is an audio excerpt from a message Bob Schindler gave in 2007 about how to deal with behavioral issues in sports ministry. If you’ve been in sports ministry for very long, you’ve had to deal with these “rogue lions.” “When someone is out of control, what do they feel? They feel powerless…
This is a short audio excerpt (1 min., 1 sec.) from Bob Schindler at a breakout session at the CSRM conference in 2007. Bob spoke about how Senior Pastors look at ministries at their churches…
This is a short audio excerpt (1 min., 8 sec.) from Bob Schindler at a breakout session at the CSRM conference in 2007. Bob spoke about how to take sports ministry at a local church and move it from just running a program to reaching people…
In this video excerpt, Bob Dyar and Bob Schindler discuss the tension between inreach and outreach with sports ministries in local churches…
As you’ve probably noticed–we have a new website! In the coming weeks, we will film a vodcast to announce the change but until then, feel free to browse the site.