The way believers coach, spectate, and play sports communicates something about their faith…
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“All you’re doing is planting mustard seeds faithfully,” he explained. “And then if God wants to cause a movement on the masses, that’s really all up to the Holy Spirit.”…
Had I known the coach better, I think I would have probed into what appeared as a lack of continuity in his comments and his behavior.
7. Evangelism is necessary for your own growth in Christ…
The speed of the leader is the speed of the team. The pastor must be a model of evangelism in his own life…
Disciple-making is an intentional process of evangelizing non-believers, establishing believers in the faith, and equipping leaders…
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…
Simple Idea, Profound Impact I came across this quote recently from Tim Keller about preaching: “A man who is not deeply involved in personal shepherding, evangelism, and pastoral care will be…
We talk with sports ministers about developing coaches about as often as Stephen Curry looks good shooting a jump shot! Why? Maybe that is because the success of sports ministries…
A while ago I was in Dallas meeting with leaders from local churches to discuss the foundation for Sports Ministry in the Local Church. We talked about the why, the…
Written by Bob Schindler What I like about the show, The Biggest Loser, is watching people achieve what they have never achieved before but have longed for some time to accomplish. It…
Failure is a part of life. We all live with the failures of others. More importantly, we also live with ours. How do you respond to these failures? Do you…
How does the world typically think of love? Emotion. A response we have to someone who makes us feel good. Christians like to call this infatuation more than love. In…
And one constant remains true, whether you are a coach, or a developer of coaches, and no matter how young or old your players are: Nobody is going to listen…
[return_button] As I begin, let me ask you some important questions: How is your Sports Ministry going? If you only have a one word answer like, “Fine” or “OK” this…
Not to be confused with last week’s post 10 Secrets of Building Great Teams, here’s a list from Brad Lomenick: 1. Humble yet confident leader– Humility and authenticity starts at the top. Confidence…