Everything I have learned in sports outreach, training in relational outreach and God’s commands in the Bible continually whisper softly into my ear as I am conversing with my new friends, “invite them in my home, initiate more, get their numbers, share my faith”…
Mental preparation plays a big role in athletic pre-game preparedness. I remember sitting in the locker room in college visualizing soccer plays in my mind. I would picture myself guarding my opponents’ best player and shutting her down…
In his Bible study entitled “Kings and Coaches”, Al Schierbaum gives leadership devotions for coaches by looking closely at the first three Kings of Israel…
I have often had grand plans in my head of what a certain sports outreach event will look like. Disappointment sets in when little details do not work out as planned. So often I find myself consumed by what should be happening at a certain moment and am not engaged in what is happening right now…
So then, what is the best part of Sports Outreach? Is it seeing the number of participants increase each year? Is it competing in the sport programs we lead and winning? Is it feeling accomplished as we finish another season “successfully”?…