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…
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Yesterday, I wrote about a recent blowout in a California high school girls’ basketball game, where the final score was 161-2. I quoted Colin Cowherd from ESPN, who played down the uproar over…
What is the gospel? Answering that question may be more difficult, controversial and critical than you think…
What was it that created such loyalty, respect and love? Entire books have been written on Coach Wooden; many of them shed light on the answer to that question…
Mike Matheny is the current manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. Like most managers, he is a former player. In between his playing days and his coaching career though he…
In part 1, I encouraged you to ponder about the structure of you ministry, to consider, like Goldilocks and the three bears, “Is it too little, too much, or just right?” …
This list is from Tony Morgan and it’s geared toward churches in general. All the principles apply to a sports ministry though. A church website brings people to your church.…
I came across this article and here’s what it says: 1. Fast-pitch softball 2. Ice Hockey 3. Rugby We’ll be posting more on current trends in sports this week so stay…
3D Devotionals are an innovative way to integrate the concepts of sports, life, and spiritual truth. You can receive a set of these 3D Devotionals FREE. To see how, click…
I came across this article from the Wall Street Journal and it has some really good research. Below are the stats: From 2000 to 2009, the latest year for which figures are…
Tim Briggs came across the below excerpt at J.D. Greear’s blog and, to give a little context, this is his first point on his criticism of children’s curriculum: Most “new-church-friendly”…
The below video is an excerpt from a training entitled: The Most Important Question A Coach Should Ask. In this excerpt, Bob Schindler explains how to use life principles to…
I’m running a three day sports camp at my church this week (for children ages 4-10) and I wrote this 3 part devotional entitled The Power of Teams. Below is a…
I came across this article that outlines five steps North Point Community Church (where Andy Stanley is the Senior Pastor) does to recruit, train, and retain volunteers. Volunteers are so…
If you only had one idea to share with someone to help them develop/recover a zeal for evangelism, what would you say? What would be your elevator speech? I know,…
3D Devotionals are a revolutionary way to integrate the concepts of sports rules/principles, life, and spiritual truth. Watch as Bob Schindler explains this system. In our efforts to bring Christianity…