Today’s note is excerpted from a devotional on leadership shared by Nations of Coaches Executive Director, Tommy Kyle. I hope it is an encouragement to you. 1. Great Leaders are Highly Motivated. “When God calls a person, He gives him/her mountain matching abilities.” The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped and had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem. 3 They said to me, “The remnant there in the province who survived the captivity are in great distress and reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates are burned with fire.” When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; Nehemiah 1:1-4a 2. Great Leaders Lead from the Knees Up. “Prayer is Central for them.” 4 When I heard these words, I sat do...
This is a blog for my colleagues who are engaged in ministry with people of sport. In particular it is for those of us who refer to our roles as "Character Coach" or “Sports Chaplain."