Character Coach / Sports Chaplain Blog

If you’re in the USA, here’s an upcoming event that is always good. Check it out. I would love to see you there. The lineup of presenters is excellent. If you have questions, contact Bill Houston at the address below. We are so excited to have two special sports ministry leaders for workshop speakers on Tuesday, October 5th. You will hear about "Staying Grounded Through Change" with Patricia Hollowell. Patricia serves with FCA at the University of Maryland as a chaplain in the National Women's Soccer League You will also have the opportunity to hear from Sean Pugh, Director of Player Development with the Detroit Lions. Sean will lead a workshop on "Discipleship." Registration is only $25 which includes all conference materials, resources and yes...even lunch! Please register today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-daily-bread-ministries-power-up-sports-ministry-conference-2021-tickets-159689749339                     We'll ...

Just below is a list of resources of various sorts that may be of value to you as you serve the men and women of sport. Bible studies - Leadership books - Coaching books - Basketball books - Websites, blogs, podcasts, etc. Bible studies - https://www.crosstrainingpublishing.com/kingdom-sports FCA Coaches Bible (365 devotions for coaches as an addendum) Bible Studies from Roger Lipe - available as pdfs (email rlipe@nationsofcoahes.com to request those you want.) Galatians - Freedom Ephesians - God's Team Mark - Redemptive Relationships I and II Timothy – Coaching Mentorship Titus - Coaching Points Proverbs - Coaching Wisdom Fruit of the Spirit - Transformed Lives Winners - Topical Studies James - Bible Study for Athletes Eight Ways to Worship on the Field of Competition FCA Team Studies - https://fcaresources.com/search/site?retain-filters=1&keys_weight=10&f%5B0%5D=ministry%3Ataxonomy_term%3A22654&ministry_visible=0&sport_...

For many years now, my collaboration with Marla Butterworth (Williams) has been invaluable to my service locally, and in service of others in the USA and around the globe. Marla has served as a chaplain in the US Navy, in Athletics at Georgia Tech University, at the US Air Force Academy, on temporary assignment with the USAF in Greenland, and as the key to training of FCA Collegiate staff in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Her influence is difficult to describe and even more difficult to quantify. One of the most valuable contributions Marla has made to the sports chaplaincy and character coaching community is the one page document below. It has been adapted from a document used by the US Navy Chaplain Corps to outline how they serve those in command of any particular Navy community. Marla adapted the Provide, Facilitate, Care, Advise outline to the sporting world and I have adapted that document to the Nations of Coaches ministry I now serve. This one-pager is very effective in descri...