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Coaches must do the hard work of introspection. It honors God, creates space for reflection and growth, and helps us better serve those we are called to lead.
5 things for Christians to consider when athletes talk about God after the game
Yeah, Mahomes messed up. But his statement of remorse should be celebrated. The foundation of Christianity is not perfection, but forgiveness.
Paul does five things in Acts 17 that we would do well to take notice of and put into practice in our own efforts to share the Gospel in the context of sports.
Gratitude functions like any other muscle in our body—it gets stronger if we consistently give it attention and push it beyond its level of comfort. Conversely, if we fail to work it out, our ability to be thankful naturally atrophies. It needs to become a habit.
How can coaches be proactive in their approach to an athlete’s mental health instead of reactive? I have a resource that I think will help.
Discipleship takes place in the huddle. Here are 7 things I tried to impart to the kids I coached this year.
The best quotes from Keller’s book that I think will deeply resonate with anyone interested in integrating their faith with their vocational calling as a coach.
7 tips to help Christian athletes practice the presence of God in competition and practice.
10 of the most provocative quotes from Frank Deford's Religion in Sport series published almost 50 years ago.
Athletic trainers are positioned in one of the most strategic places in all of sports to be used by God in significant ways.
How have Christians changed over the past two thousand years with how we have thought about and engaged in sports? How have we stayed the same? And how did the historical context influence our thinking?
Is it possible to coach with an Audience of One mindset? If so, what does it look like practically?
7 ways to make sure that every player on your team knows they are loved.
For the athlete who has heard at various points that winning isn’t everything, what does it truly look like to win beyond the scoreboard?
The following post is a 30 minute presentation to the athletic department of a Christian university that has been transcribed. The university is prioritizing mental health conversations throughout the school year and Linsey and I provided the introduction to the topic. We asked and answered 5 questions at the intersection of mental health, faith, and sport.
Love and worship are built into who we are as the human race. We cannot help ourselves.
Athletes, coaches, and athletic directors, what if we flipped the script and chose the path of honoring over hazing?
Aligning ourselves with God’s character causes people made in His image to pay attention, be intrigued, and come back wanting more.
Coaches must make an effort to do four things after a loss if they want to help athletes learn the most from it.
Why you should be letting your athletes know about this sports and faith summit
Our attraction to March Madness isn’t just hype. It actually reveals four unique things about God’s glory in the way he hardwired humanity.
A 25-minute interview with author and speaker, Preston Sprinkle, about how Christ followers should (and should not) respond to trans athletes playing sports.
There is a better path forward when it comes to athletes and their mental health. Unsurprisingly, it involves a God who cares about the unseen realities of our soul and his word inviting us into an authentic relationship with him.
Sports shows our desire for something beyond mere survival. It’s evidence of something intrinsic within us that wants to not only see beauty and celebrate it—but see it a second or third time.
Ironically, coaches do a disservice to athletes when their primary motivational tactic is fear. Aside from being both occasionally dangerous and cruel, it does not set players up for optimal success, which is what every coach should be striving towards.
I think Jesus would stop playing sports and use his platform to point us all to something of far greater significance than a game.
Like any well-tread and popular Christian phrase, through the years AO1 has come to mean many different things to many different kinds of players, all at different levels of Christian maturity and understanding.
Glorifying God through sports is often a layered experience. The very act of coaching a team is—on the surface, a way to mirror the nature and character of God.
Most coaches have a plan for X’s and O’s, but what about one for building a healthy team culture? What does it look like to gameplan for culture in the same way that we gameplan for championships? And what, if anything, can we learn about this from the ministry of Jesus?