If you are privileged to have the opportunity
to speak to your team in a chapel setting, whether pregame or the night before,
it is important to know how to prepare and deliver a talk that will speak to
the hearts of the players and coaches.
To serve up a warmed over
Bible study won’t cut it. To simply do a motivational, “rah rah”, talk also
misses the mark. I have often asked guest speakers and counseled emerging
sports chaplains to deliver both inspiration and motivation. We want them to
love God, and we want them to compete greatly. Both.
If you
are just starting in this role or you are suddenly given opportunity for such a
talk, I’d like to recommend a set of resources available on line to anyone. Log
onto - http://fcaresources.com/ and then
use the search function with keywords: “Chapel talks” and Ministry: “Chaplains.”
That search will pull up a set of over 30 chapel talk outlines, each with a
title followed by – “Chapel.”
One such chapel outline, looks like this once
opened.
Comparisons
- Chapel
Chapel
– Comparisons
1
– Do you watch web sites for the weekly team power rankings?
• Do you pay attention to the state or national rankings of teams in our sport?
• Do you read the paper to see who beat whom?
• Do you make comparisons between teams and players?
• Sometimes, such comparisons could be misleading and lead you to a poor performance and with it a disappointing loss.
• Do you pay attention to the state or national rankings of teams in our sport?
• Do you read the paper to see who beat whom?
• Do you make comparisons between teams and players?
• Sometimes, such comparisons could be misleading and lead you to a poor performance and with it a disappointing loss.
2
- Let’s get some wisdom in relation to making comparisons from II Corinthians
10:12 (read the text aloud).
• The number one ranked team in the nation is not the standard against which we measure our success.
• The first place team in our conference is not the standard against which we measure our success.
• The last place team is certainly not our measure of success, nor are the teams we have defeated or lost to already this year.
• A greater standard for our team and for each individual is “competing to the height of our ability.” This is success.
• This standard does not change based upon an opponent’s ability.
• This standard is constantly raised to new heights as we develop as players and as a team.
• The number one ranked team in the nation is not the standard against which we measure our success.
• The first place team in our conference is not the standard against which we measure our success.
• The last place team is certainly not our measure of success, nor are the teams we have defeated or lost to already this year.
• A greater standard for our team and for each individual is “competing to the height of our ability.” This is success.
• This standard does not change based upon an opponent’s ability.
• This standard is constantly raised to new heights as we develop as players and as a team.
3
– Today, avoid the foolish comparisons and make it your aim to compete at your
highest capacity.
• In doing so you will raise the level of play for all those around you.
• Strive to maximize our team’s abilities today.
a. Each player
b. Each coach
c. Each play
d. Throughout the duration of the game
• In doing so you will raise the level of play for all those around you.
• Strive to maximize our team’s abilities today.
a. Each player
b. Each coach
c. Each play
d. Throughout the duration of the game
4
– Achieving highly through pursuit of that standard will result in the internal
satisfaction which comes with fulfilling one’s purpose.
5
- Let’s leave the less than wise and external comparisons to others.
I hope this set of resources can be of service to you and those to whom you speak. If you would like to see more such outlines, please email me at RLipe@fca.org and I will be glad to send you any you would like. After 23 seasons of chapels, there are a lot from which to choose.
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