The below excerpts are from an article entitled Dave Gibbons: Don’t Think Movement, Think Holy Spirit Movement. The article is directed toward pastors and their vision for their church. However, many of the quotes, as you can see, are very applicable to sports ministry.
“When you think ‘big’ you … just start copycatting and kind of make something big when really, it’s not about that; it’s about what’s God doing in your life, what’s the Holy Spirit doing around you, and that’s where you start.”
“All you’re doing is planting mustard seeds faithfully,” he explained. “And then if God wants to cause a movement on the masses, that’s really all up to the Holy Spirit.”
“At the end of the day, your eloquence is not the key deal. It’s actually your life, your life energy with the Holy Spirit,” he highlighted.
If you read the full article, you can see that Dave is addressing churches/pastors and their craving to become big and popular. This desire often drives these churches to try to replicate what’s happening in other cities and churches but doesn’t really acknowledge the Spirit’s leading.
Are you and your sports ministry “copy-catting” another ministry in order to become large and popular. How often are the decisions you make in response to what you see other ministries/programs doing? What is it that God really wants you to do with your sports ministry? What are you trusting God to do that only He can do?
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