Character Coach / Sports Chaplain Blog

Ridley Hall, Cambridge, UK is delighted to announce that it will host the Third Global Congress on Sport and Christianity (3GCSC) in 2022 (see:  https://www.ridley.cam.ac.uk/ ).   The Congress will take place on the Ridley Hall campus and will be directed by Professor Andrew Parker . Further details to be released in due course.

Over the years as my life in Christ has developed, I have become more and more inclined to see evangelism, the process of a person coming to have a relationship with Christ Jesus, as more about God’s drawing the person than my skill in sharing the Gospel. That may seem quite elementary to you, but to one who grew up during the Jesus movement of the early 70s, we were all pretty sure the Lord would make His second coming, rapture of the Church included, by next Tuesday noon if we would just get busy evangelizing the entire earth. The longer I have lived, and the longer the Lord has tarried from His return, the more I have swerved into the more reformed or Calvinist approach to evangelism. Nothing was more instrumental in that shift in thinking than was J. I. Packer’s book, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God (Publisher: IVP Books; Americanized edition - Language: English - ISBN-10: 083083799X). In particular, Packer’s quote of Charles H. Spurgeon’s approach to evangelism has mad...

The recording of the Zoom meeting featuring Robbie Trent of FCA at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln is posted at the link below. June 15 Zoom meeting with Robbie Trent

Now available from Cross Training Publishing: Front Lines Becoming an Effective Sports Chaplain or Character Coach  Like many people serving in sports chaplaincy or character coaching, Roger Lipe began with no formal training, too little information, and no reference guide. Front Lines is designed to provide much of the simple, direct, and applicable information needed to guide a sports chaplain or character coach through the process of developing ministry in sport. “One of the weaknesses of the Christian sports network is a reluctance to document. Roger Lipe is an exception. This book addresses the practical challenges which the active sports chaplain faces and suggests ways to approach them combining Biblical wisdom and practical experience. Written in a humble manner it provides a blueprint for servant-hearted sports chaplaincy.” J Stuart Weir, Executive Director, Verité Sport, UK Available in paperback.  Single copies $16.99 each  3 or more $40.00 ($13....

In the long list of leadership books, I have found one that is particularly good for those engaged in sports ministry. Please consider, Flock , by my colleague and friend Tom Roy. You will not be disappointed. https://www.amazon.com/Flock-tribe-team-Protect-people/dp/B089M61PDJ/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=flock+tom&qid=1591632340&sr=8-6

Partners in Ministry, I have catalogued years and years of team chapel talk outlines (73 entries to date) on this site. In addition, 12 Bible study series for sportspeople are also posted. They are all free of charge. https://rlipe.blogspot.com/?m=1 https://youtu.be/3FpErkV4Dik

A recording of the 1 June, 2020 Zoom meeting re: Coaching Staff Transitions featuring Roger Adams of Nations of Coaches is available by clicking the link below. Recording of Zoom meeting on Coaching Staff Transitions