Often times, we use numbers as ways to measure success in ministry. Numbers tell a part of the story but certainly not all of the story…
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Bob Schindler discusses in three minutes why churches and ministry leaders should use sports for ministry.
By: Roger Lipe May 2005, Paperback Heart of a Champion – Devotions for the People of Sport contains devotional thoughts that view the relationships and situations of a life in sport…
By: Jeffrey Heskins (Editor) May 25, 2006, Paperback Chaplains are there to inspire, to advise and to pick up the pieces when things go wrong. What happens when a player…
Ben Houltberg gives his analysis on how performance based identity influences athletes.
If you do these 10 things this season, I can’t help but imagine you’ll have a great season! 1. Arrive early/stay late The power of your presence as a coach…
It has been quite a journey. In 2009, we launched the CSO Network along with a new website to better serve those churches involved with CSO. Before that launch, we…
In this video excerpt, Bob Dyar and Bob Schindler discuss the tension between big events and having people focus on the process of evangelism…
Cast the vision, model the behavior, and give people complete permission to follow that lead…
You ask people to come down front. Nobody at my son’s baseball game has ever asked me to make a big life decision right in front of the whole stadium…
Is the sports ministry at my church a multiplying ministry? Is there one-on-one mentoring or small group mentoring taking place?…
“I did two of the eight devotionals I was supposed to during this past season,” said the coach as we discussed his most coaching experience. “I just don’t have the…
Awhile ago, I had the opportunity to be with a Sports Ministry Leadership Team of 5 men and 2 women. To kick off the meeting, the Sports Ministry Leader asked this…
During this season’s player transfers, I found myself questioning my own worth. What value does man place on my life? Society seems to have a pretty strong influence on telling…
Sports have long been heralded for the opportunity they provide to build character in this “life laboratory”. The problem is that research shows that the experiments being run in the…