If you’re a coach, a pastor, or a sports minister, you have the tall order of shaping people’s worldview on competition and winning…
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Written by Bob Schindler, Executive Director of CEDE Partners – an Initiative of CEDE Sports Recently, I had a conversation with Kane Gonzales. He is the Pastor of Sports Ministry…
This is not to say that gospel presentations are bad. They’re not. They can be a valuable tool if used correctly…
When you plug holes, you often sacrifice your standards on who can coach. This is not a good thing typically. And it always comes with a price…
Written by Bob Schindler, Executive Director of CEDE Partners – an Initiative of CEDE Sports This is not the way things are supposed to be! “Kobe Bryant and his daughter…
Story from guest author: M.L. Woodruff, Sports Outreach Minister at Istrouma Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sports Ministry mobilizes people into ministry – particularly men. This mobilization into ministry is…
The Sports Minister and I were discussing the Ministry’s Leadership Team and one of the people rotating off. I asked if she planned to replace this person. She said yes…
“Way to go, Coach. Way to teach you players to play dirty!” the frustrated parent from the opposing team blurted out and then walked away. “I hope at least one…
And it’s not even numbers, it’s much more than that. There’s a spiritual maturity issue as well. There is a large percentage of men in the local church are who…
This reminder may be the most important you get today.
“The Word became flesh.” You are familiar with these words, but when was the last time you stopped to ponder the depth of their claims?
Why aren’t people disturbed by Christmas? One reason is our tendency to sanitize the birth narratives…
“I don’t know how to witness to people. I wouldn’t even know where to start.” Well, I know a good place to start. Start with you!
I’ve been guilty of it. I’m still guilty of it. Almost everyone I know in sports ministry is guilty of it. We, in the sports ministry world, are slaves to…
Sometime over the past few decades a mindset of “fair” has developed, calling for everyone to finish in the exact same place and receive the exact same reward…
I was feeling guilty as I sat there, just watching and not volunteering, as I don’t normally get some down time like that. However, God allowed me the opportunity to…