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One of the most important skills you need as a ministry leader–especially a sports ministry leader–is follow-up. Anybody in ministry who recruits people needs to do this…
Recruiting volunteers in sports ministry often proves difficult. Every church and every ministry has their own strategies for recruiting volunteers. Listen to what Ritchie Miller, Senior Pastor of Avalon Church…
The above excerpt is from a training called Organic Outreach. Bob Schindler discusses the need for people to see evangelism as a group effort.
In 2009, Bill Maher made a movie, Religulous, where he asks a man who believes he will go to be with God when he dies, “Then why don’t you kill…
The question of how to handle a blowout as a winning coach is relevant at almost any level of basketball…
If you seek to be a good evangelist, then you need to be a good conversationalist…
So if you are choosing people to be part of your team or looking for someone new to give you a different perspective, don’t just look for someone you have…
It’s better to walk in the freedom of the truth than agonize in the disappointment of a loss! I know as an athlete you HATE to admit that anyone is…
But, who wouldn’t want to feel the way many coaches feel at the end? If you truly understand the mission and vision… if you put in the extra effort… if…
Unfortunately, what happens many times is that ministry teaches us to do the opposite. We want to be so different than “those other places” that we shy away from anything…
Here are some books that we would recommend any sports outreach leader read
I am writing a book and need your help. Last week, I was telling a small group of guys some of my recent highs and lows. I told the guys…
Should we invite our friends to church? Sure. But should we be, do, and tell the Gospel to people in culture? You bet. It is not only biblical, but it…
Here’s an interesting article from Kevin DeYoung and Ted Cluck about the local church that appeared in the Washington Post. Definitely worth a read…
Ascent in the sports universe is a straight shot. You set your goal, and you climb toward greatness. But ascent in the religious universe often proceeds by a series of…