Sports ministry provides us with great
opportunities to build relationships with people and an environment where they can be transformed by the gospel. Great opportunities however are many times accompanied by great obstacles, and it is no different for the sports minister.
Some obstacles that sports ministers face on a daily basis include:
- The magnitude of the logistical component of running sports leagues.
- Feeling the pressure of keeping or increasing the number of participants in programs.
- Not feeling equipped enough in spiritual matters or to share the gospel with someone.
Any one of these obstacles are enough to derail a ministry. It is easy to see how these obstacles can keep us from all that God wants to accomplish through our ministries. They can however also serve to remind us to use God’s standard of success in ministry versus our own and to rely on Him to help us overcome the obstacles so that we may make the most of every opportunity that comes our way.
What obstacles are you facing in ministry today?
“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:5-6
