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.
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In Mark Chanski’s book, Womanly Dominion: More Than a Gentle Quiet Spirit, two coaching slogans are mentioned, “Play your position!” and “Win it!”…
The season had just concluded. I was evaluating the adult basketball league with the EC Sports Leadership Team from East Cooper Baptist Church in Charleston, SC. EC Sports began in…
I had never heard of this short story but really connected with this idea. I often feel this way, like I haven’t scratched the surface of what I want to…
Obviously, sports is a place where coaches and parents have the ability to shape young boys into men…
“How do I handle seven blown calls for the glory of God?”
“I’ve always told my players and coaches that something used to happen between us every practice, Conroy. Do you remember?”
I think if most people in ministry were honest with themselves, they would say they want bigger ministries to look successful…
If we won we would thank the Lord for the win—— But never once did we pray DURING the game.
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…
ML Woodruff, our Sports Minister, asked me to consider being a chaplain for one of our baseball teams. After prayerful consideration, I told him I would love to…
Todd Buck is the Sports Minister at First Baptist Church, Millington, TN. The church has both adult and youth leagues in a number of sports. As a strategic thinker, Todd…
With 4.7 seconds left in the game, JB stepped to the line with our team trailing 54-53. JB is the best free throw shooter on the team so I felt…
Several years ago there were a few things written with the theme: “Tyranny of the urgent.” And in 2016, who does not relate to that theme…
How do you bring together African-American and Caucasian adult men in a racially challenged city like Baton Rouge? The answer – Lunch Bunch Basketball (LBB).