“It’s JUST a Game!”
I’ve said. You’ve probably said it. It’s probably uttered every Saturday on fields and courts across the country. It’s the ultimate retort to any sore loser or hyper-competitor…
Every Sports Minister Needs a Coach
Where do ministry leaders in the local church find their own pastoral care? Most church leaders have no idea where to turn to find help…
Does God Really Care About Football (or other sports for that matter)?
Are there really things that God doesn’t care about? When you read Genesis 1 and 2, you notice that God created everything. It seems to me that God cares very much for the things he creates…
How to redeem sports?
One thing that becomes clear is the confusion about what it means to redeem sport. If you question that idea, try for yourselves. Ask the question, “What does it mean to redeem sports?” and see if you don’t hear all kinds of answers and also get some blank stares.
What is the Baton Rouge Sports Initiative?
“The initiative is a movement of God using sports as a bridge to help transform communities with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a movement from within these communities.”
How do we redeem sports?
There are a lot of opinions about this question that range from “We don’t redeem sports. People are the only thing that can be redeemed.” to “We redeem sports when we use sports to redeem the people of sports.” But is there a way to actually redeem the realm of sports?
“Christianity is just a bunch of dos and don’ts!”
While I understand how someone might come to this assessment of Christianity, the foundation and the heart of Christianity are very different.
“This is not what I have ever seen sports be!”
So said Steve Hartman, of CBS’ “On the Road,” as he covered a very unusual game between the Gainesville State School and Vanguard College Prep in Waco, Texas.
The Power of Masculinity
It was one of those days. I woke up stressed and overwhelmed and sensed it even as I got ready for the day. As I thought about all I had to do or thought I had to do that day, it seemed impossible to accomplish in the time that I had. My response – anxiety.
Working with immigrants and refugees in St. Louis
Last week Bob Dyar (Founder and President of The Sports Outreach Group (SOG)) and Bob Schindler (Executive Director of CSO) visited Brad Wos (International Vice-President of The Sports Outreach Group) in St. Louis to support the sports ministry there to immigrants and refugees.