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100 Years Before the American Civil War....

3/25/2019

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100 years before the American Civil War no Quaker held a Slave!  Although some historians have argued that the Civil War was fought to keep the "Union" together, it must be clearly understood the reason the "Union" was  dissolving was over the issue of slavery.  Thus, slavery was indeed the cause of the American Civil War.

What was the driving force behind the abolitionist efforts of the Quakers?  The bible!  The bible not only clearly convinced the Society of Friends (the official name of the denomination that became known as Quakers) that slavery was an evil abomination, but also that all Christians were to make a difference...to make the lives of people better in every area of life.

How did they accomplish this?  How was it that Quakers held no slaves 100 years before the Emancipation Proclamation?  Did they protest?  Were they violent? Did they vociferously attack slave owners?  Perhaps you could find an isolated incident in a history book, but by and large, they accomplished this great movement by engaging in loving conversations with those who held strongly divergent views.  It is what the Friends describe as: "reasoning together."  The leaders of the Friends Denomination walked up and down the eastern seaboard and lovingly asked all known Quaker slave owners to sit and "reason together."  Those sessions led to heartfelt changes in slave owners throughout the country.

I encourage all who will be attending this year's REACHgathering to take such an approach about contemporary issues.  Let us come to REACH and "reason together," using the bible as our playbook and the Holy Spirit's inspiration (the Friends call that the Inner LIght) about this year's topics related to the redefinitions in regards to human sexuality and gender...and their relevance to the SR&F Community.  These topics will be discussed both in the Theological Track and at "Wrestling at REACH." 

In Robert Harris's new book "Conclave," Cardinal Vittorio Scavizzi admonishes the Conclave of Cardinals who are meeting to elect a new Pope with the following words: "We need not a Church that will move with the world, but a Church that moves the world."

Will we move the world...or flow along with it?  Come "wrestle" with us at REACH 
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Dr. Greg Linville is CSRM's Director of Resource Development
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ST. Patrick...the man, the myth, the Model for Sport, Recreation and Fitness Ministers

3/18/2019

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ST. Patrick...The Man, The Myth, The Model for Sport, Recreation and Fitness (SRA&F)Ministers...

Really you say!  What can I possibly learn from some guy who's been dead for nearly two millennia?  A lot...

The Man: Patrick was really a Briton who felt a call to reach the Celtic Barbarians...and he followed that call even though he was quite a bit older than the normal life expectancy of his day.  His mission work in Ireland set in motion a Celtic model of Evangelistic-Disciplemaking that continues to shape the SR&F Outreach Community.

The Myth: Patrick's story has became quite embellished through the years and increasingly secularized...all ending with a day that centers around Green Beer and ungodly revelry.  Such "celebrations" and perspectives of Patrick could not be further from the truth.

The Reality: Patrick's efforts changed an entire culture and impacted eternity for millions.  Patrick was incredibly effective in his Evangelistic-Disciplemaking efforts which resulted in: a) over 700 churches planted; b) thousands of missionary priests ordained; c) tens of thousands of barbarians being baptized; d) ongoing efforts that continue to reach those far from Jesus and His Church.

While I can only hope to even come close to those numbers, Patrick's model was a guiding light to my personal ministry as a local church Sports Minister.  I incorporated the following principles into my SR&F Outreach Ministry....
  • Connect with key community leaders
    • Patrick was politically savvy and won over community leaders
  • Incarnational Ministry - He "incarnated the gospel by"
    • "Pitched his tent with those who lived in tents" - lived among the common people
    • Practiced the ministry of hospitality that led to the ministry of conversation
    • Missional as well as Attractional
  • Met the everyday needs of people which led to being able to meet their real need
    • Prayed for: the sick; rivers to provide fish; for optimal weather
    • Mediated conflicts
  • Relational Outreach
    • Practiced Evangelistic-Disciplemaking
      • Go / Make Disciples / Teaching them to observe all that Christ had taught
    • One on one outreach
  • Plant church communities (not build a church building)
    • Where the Gospel could be seen / observed / felt / ...not just heard
  • Called out and developed leaders
    • Who he trained / equipped / modeled for
    • And then sent them out to be missionaries

Perhaps next year you can sponsor a St. Patrick's Day celebration that would include resourcing; training, equipping and empowering a new generation of local church SR&F Outreach Missionaries
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Dr. Greg Linville is CSRM's Director of Resource Development and his latest book (Putting The Church Back in the Game) can be ordered through the CSRM website
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Is Your Sports Ministry Biblically Relevant - Part III

3/11/2019

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In Part I and Part II the subject of being biblically relevant was addressed – that relevancy being determined by your ministry’s commitment to incorporating the Word of God into your sports, recreation or fitness ministry activities; as well as by attending to those who have responded to the gospel by getting them started on the “discipleship road.”

Having addressed these two subjects, perhaps it is time to be specific about this process of making disciples. 
Matthew 28:19,20 is often used as the “classic” Great Commission verse and often preached as the call to go to the nations and preach the gospel.  What sometimes is lost is the priority of discipleship as we obey Jesus Christ.  While verse 19 begins with “Go, therefore …” or “Go, ye…,” (giving the impression that evangelism is the key thought here), the fact is in these two verses, there really is only one imperative (command) verb and it follows the command to “go.”  The imperative of our Lord Jesus is to “make disciples.”  The balance of the verbs in verses 19 and 20 are called participial or helping verbs which tells us HOW we are to make disciples.  Sorry for the grammar lesion, but the “go” of verse 19 is actually “as you are going” … to do what?  To make disciples.  The aspect of evangelism is assumed in these two verses in light of the fact the one evangelized (and the one who responded) would, then, be baptized and taught (the other two “helping verbs”).  God’s greater concern is not making converts, but making disciples.
As we consider this in light of Sports Ministry, what tools are available to assist in this process of making disciples … of keeping the Word of God integrated into our programs?  While the following is not a complete list, it certainly will get you moving in the right direction.  By the way, all of these resources can be found on the CSRM website:

  1. SPORTS MINISTRY THAT WINS by Jimmy Smith and Greg English
  2. CHRISTMANSHIP – A THEOLOGY OF COMPETITION AND SPORTS by Greg Linville
  3. SPORTS OUTREACH FUNDAMENTALS by Greg Linville
  4. INTO THE STADIUM – by Bryan Mason
  5. INTENTIONAL OUTREACH by Steve Quatro
  6. CHARACTER THAT COUNTS by Rod Handley
  7. “Shepherd-Coach Training Manual” and “Equipping and Sending Sports Teams to the Mission Field” by Rodger Oswald
While these are “old classics,” the following books on discipleship can help you immensely:

  1. PERSONAL DISCIPLEMAKING by Chris Adsit;
  2. DISCIPLES ARE MADE NOT BORN by Walter Henrichsen;
  3. THE LOST ART OF MAKING DISCIPLES by Leroy Eims;
I once heard a wise man say, “Keep the main things the main things.”  While we use sports, recreation and fitness to serve the local church, the goals is to see people come to faith and grow in that faith.  You have a marvelous platform to do that.  The pervasiveness of sports and recreation in our culture gives us a bridge to the lost as well as an avenue to help people become Christlike.  Go for it!!
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Rodger Oswald was founder of, and long time Executive Director of Church Sports International; Professor of Sports Ministry at The Masters College and is currently a CSRM Staff Emeritus.  His writings can be accessed through the CSRM Webstie - https://csrm.z2systems.com/np/clients/csrm/giftstore.jsp

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Mental Health - The Missing Link

3/11/2019

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 Mental Health- The Missing Link

The stats are alarming. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (as of 2016), nearly 1 in 5 adults in America battle some sort of mental illness in their lives.1 That’s not a statistic to be taken lightly.

I’m one of that 20%.

Growing up, did I ever think I would someday be writing about any type of mental illness that I was battling? Not in a thousand years! As far as I knew, I was a happy child with a positive outlook on life. Never could I have imagined what I would face down the road of life.

As an adult, and as life began to become a bit overwhelming, I started to struggle with negativity. From there it was a slow decline. While I was in the Word, I wasn’t applying many of its truths to my own life. I had been listening to the lies of the enemy my whole life, but only now was I truly taking these lies upon myself as a part of my identity. The self-talk in my mind was ugly.

Wounds from my childhood (and one traumatic incident which occurred 2 months prior to my breakdown) that I didn’t even know the depths of began to open and infect my soul. Have you ever tried to be absolutely perfect on all fronts because inside you feel lost, empty, unlovable, never good enough, and always fear the worst? I have. For 33 years. I just didn’t see it for equally as long.

It took the darkest week of my life, which landed me in the ER believing I was dying, for me to begin to see what damage had been done in my mind. That whole summer was really a blur for me. The darkness, the torment, the crying out to God, the fear that took over my every move, the burden that became physical pain, the inability to leave my house, the plans I made for my family in case I should die… it was as if I was living someone else’s life. Surely this wasn’t what had become of me.

I’ll admit that prior to my own battles, I didn’t take seriously the battles others faced. Anxious? Stop worrying! Depressed? Get out of bed! Suicidal? How dare you not consider those around you!

My entire experience opened my heart to a type of compassion I’d never known before. I knew I wasn’t the only one struggling, and yet I never heard anyone talk about it- especially within the Church. Why wasn’t this talked about? I was determined to be open about my story.

But in doing so, people didn’t know what to do with me. By being open and honest with my journey, I may as well have posted a “fragile: breaks easily” sign on my forehead. Yes, I had some who were abundantly kind, prayerful, and supportive, but others, may I be blunt, were clueless and quickly distanced themselves.

The world is waking up to the reality of the grim situation we’re finding ourselves in, but is the Church? I know this is finally becoming something that is talked about on talk shows, news specials, in our schools, and even now amongst pro athletes… but where are the people of God? At least in my life experience, the topic of mental health has been kept at arm’s length (or further) within the Church. But why is that when God cares about all parts of who we are: body, mind, and spirit? The Bible has a lot to say about our thoughts and minds, yet we tend to brush right by those parts as if they don’t apply to us or wouldn’t actually make a difference in our mental health.

Dr. Caroline Leaf, a Christian Cognitive Neuroscientist, in her book Switch On Your Brain states, “Research shows that 75 to 98 percent of mental, physical, and behavioral illness comes from one’s thought life.”2 Let’s take that seriously and apply God’s Word as He intended! Dr. Leaf goes on to say, “Thoughts are real, physical things that occupy mental real estate. Moment by moment, every day, you are changing the structure of your brain through your thinking. When we hope, it is an activity of the mind that changes the structure of our brain in a positive and normal direction.”2 

We can’t afford to keep pretending this isn’t present in our ministries and in those we’re trying to reach. If it truly is affecting 1 in 5, then it is much more prevalent in our circles than we could ever imagine.

Questions to Consider:
  1. Do we believe people with these struggles have value?
  2. Do we believe they have kingdom gifts that we need?
  3. Do we want people keeping this internal battle hidden?
  4. Or can we help them by bringing it into the light?
  5. How can we do all of that?

Challenge/action step:

First and foremost, we must take Scripture to heart:
  • “For as he thinks within himself, so he is…” Proverbs 23:7 NASB
  • “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:1-2 NIV
  • “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ…” 2 Corinthians 10:5 NASB
Next, check in with your leaders regularly. Hold them accountable for their thoughts and words. Encourage them when they speak truth and gently remind them of it when they listen to the enemy’s lies instead. Provide them with the needed tools to practice this on their own. (My Biblical Self-Care Workbook may help! These are literally the tools that changed my life: http://fixyoureyesonhim.com/workbook)
Help get them professional Christian counseling if you see a need.

Finally, make sure to create a culture where there is no shame. We don’t distance ourselves from those who develop diabetes, do we? Cancer? Heart disease? So, why do we see a mental “illness” as any different than any other illness? Treat people with known mental struggles just as you would anyone else. Allow them to talk freely about their journey without any shame or embarrassment. Ask them to share their victories and then celebrate with them!

The harvest is great but the workers are few. If we don’t care for our mental health, just as we do our physical health, we won’t be able to serve the kingdom as much and as long. Let us do all we can to help leaders within our own ministries, as well as those whom we serve daily, become stronger in body, mind, and spirit.

Later this year, I’ll be back to talk about one more specific area we should be covering as we teach others (and learn for ourselves!) about wholistic health and what that might look like as a component of your ministry. In the meantime, feel free to join me over at http://fixyoureyesonhim.com  for other wholistic health tips, resources, and more!
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Live whole,
Amber Lauren of Fix Your Eyes on Him Biblical Health and Wholeness
Amber is a regular contributor to the CSRM Blog; wife of a Lead Pastor; Mother of three; and a passionate follower of Jesus.
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Link to free printable version for distribution (unaltered) to those in your ministry: https://fixyoureyesonhim.com/download/3533/
Additional resources:
http://hope4mentalhealth.com/
https://www.aacc.net/
https://drleaf.com/
 
Sources:
1https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness.shtml
2https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/26928437-switch-on-your-brain-the-key-to-peak-happiness-thinking-and-health
 
(In case you missed them, you can check out Parts 1 and 2 of this series on Wholistic Health here: http://www.csrm.org/apps/search?q=Amber)
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Procrastinator: A"Pear"ently Someone's Talking to Me

3/4/2019

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"Beware the I'ds of March."  I often wonder if procrastination might be one of my spiritual gifts. I find it easy to put off until tomorrow what I don’t want to do today. In several classroom lectures, I will ask my students how many of them suffer from the same delay difficulties. When several hands go up, I’ll offer them the news of a Procrastinators Support group that meets in Oxford. Some student’s eyes will show a look of hope only to have it dashed when I inform them that I have yet to attend any of the meetings. It’s at that point they realize I pulled them right into the middle of a joke. We discuss procrastination quite often in my classes. I share the following procrastination story:  

My friend, Kim Spillers, has an artistically gifted daughter. During one evening, Hannah was supposed to be studying for her middle school midterm exams. Her mother checked on her to see how studying was going. Hannah held up a drawing pad and said, “This is what procrastination looks like.”   The drawing was two pears sitting side by side with one sliced in half. Kim posted it on a social media page. I saved the photo and had it printed into a four by six frame for myself, and one into an eight by ten for Hannah. I named the painting, “A Pear (pair) of Procrastinators.” The framed photo sits on my desk at work to inspire me to get things done and to let my students know I didn’t make the story up. Kim told me a year ago that Hannah’s copy hangs on her bedroom wall.  

When I took on the job as Recreation and Sports Minister at Germantown Baptist Church, my family moved from Springfield, Missouri to Collierville, Tennessee. We had a rambunctious puppy that didn’t like to stay within the boundaries of his yard. The yard had fences running down the sides but an open space along the back of the yard. Even though this meant I had to put a leash on the dog every time he had to go outside I was able to delay fence work for the first few months. Then one Saturday, the neighbor behind us moved in the boards and put up a fence along the backside of the yard. I felt, in some weird way, that I had won the victory with procrastination. It becomes even more challenging to stop procrastinating when it becomes rewarding.

Several years ago, I met a new friend, Donna Brady, who lives in the Chicago area. Her mother worked at a retirement community where I had once been employed and at the time was providing consulting services with the staff. I told Donna of a lifelong dream of getting to Wrigley Field and watching a Chicago Cubs game. Donna advised me not to delay the opportunity and that she would serve as my Chicago area tour guide. She referred to the occasion as the “cudda, wudda, shudda” adventure. She continued by explaining that many people live with regrets later in life because they could have, would have, or should have done something when they had the chance.   I took the journey that next summer and enjoyed a baseball game at Wrigley, Chicago pizza, and a famous Italian Beef sandwich. Thank you, Donna. Life is good.  

The opportunity for action is always available. Some, as I have done, put it off until later. Others complain about what they could have, would have, or should have done. With it being the month of March, instead of calling it the “cudda, wudda, shudda” opportunities, I shall use the contraction form and rename the warning, “Beware the I’ds of March.”   Similar to other procrastinating actions, the “I’d” do something strikes at the same fear of trying. Some might say, I’d teach a class at the ReachGathering conference, but I don’t feel qualified. Others may say, I’d write a blog article or attempt a book for Overwhelming Victory Press, but who would want to read it. Or, I’d serve on a CSRM board or committee, but no one has ever asked me. I have no doubt there are those who would say, “I’d donate to the work of CSRM, but I don’t know how to do so. I’m speaking here to a particular audience with the actions mentioned in the previous paragraph, but the “I’ds” cause difficulty in whatever path you are supposed to be taking.  

The difficulty with each “I could, I would, or I should” is the word that follows it, “but.” To avoid, in this the third month of the year, the “I’ds of March,” we must learn to deal with our big “buts.” We must follow the advice of my Chicago friend and avoid the “cudda, wudda, shudda” lies from the devil which we so readily believe. We must put aside the pears of procrastination and jump in with both feet into the pool of possibilities.   Please allow me to assist with some possible action points.

 -Attend the ReachGathering (www.reachgathering.org) this April and meet the foundational leaders that organize the workshop and the seminars. You might just be leading a workshop in 2020.
 
  -Perhaps you’d write an article about a story or experience in sports, recreation, and fitness and send it to me at dwaddell7@gmail.com. I’ll forward it to the editors for consideration.  
  -How about a gift of time by serving on a committee? Go to www.csrm.org and review the areas of service such as blog editorial, certification team, or academic partners and email me (dwaddell7@gmail.com) with your interest in serving.  
  -Do you desire the opportunity to assist financially? Go to www.csrm.org/donate and create an account where you can donate one time, monthly, or however it is convenient for you. You can give to the general budget or designate your offering to a particular staff member or project.  

The “Ides of March” was originally a date for Romans to settle their debts. It turned out to be a bad day for Julius Caesar as the “settling” for him meant his assassination, thus the term, “Beware the Ides of March.” Our warning against the “I’ds of March” are similar in settling a debt of service and defying the enemy’s lies of “cudda, wudda, shudda.” So, instead of saying the phrase, “beware the ides of March,” perhaps we should simply be aware of the “I’ds of March” and get involved in things that will impact eternity.   I look forward to your involvement!
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Professor David Waddell currently teaches at Ole Miss and is CSRM's Executive Director.  He had a long tenure as a SR&F Outreach Minister at a local church in Memphis, Tennessee and has authored three books.  Contact him at dwaddell7@gmail.com
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