What About Sports? with Steve Stigall

The Family Discipleship Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Parenting, Kids & Family

5.0 • 597 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Steve Stigall to talk about what sports have to do with a family’s spiritual life and how to lead your home while your kids participate in sports.Questions Covered in This Episode:

Steve, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, your ministry, and a little of your sports resume?
What are the benefits of sports for kids?
What are some of the great lessons that kids can learn in sports?
What are some of the sinful or concerning motivations you see for families engaged in sports?
Do you ever see behavior in parents around sports that concerns you?
Why is sports an important issue for us in regard to discipleship? What does it have to do with a family's spiritual life?
You coached high school sports, did the idol of a scholarship ever concern you?
What do you think about the commitment that families make to sports?
What are some warning signs of when a good thing like sports becomes an idol that threatens our commitment to God?
Do any scriptures come to mind for you that help us navigate this issue?
What do you look for in a team and a coach and a sport when you want to evaluate whether it would be a blessing to your family?
If our listeners want to pray for you and your family, what can they ask God for on your behalf?

Guest Bio:Steve Stigall is on staff at Eastside Community Church as the Men’s Discipleship & Groups Pastor. Before he was in full-time ministry he was on the football coaching staff at SMU for 12 years doing recruiting, player development, and football operations. Prior to being at SMU, he was a college football player at UT. He is married to Kathie and they have four kids.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Hebrews 10:25, 1 Corinthians 6:12, 1 Timothy 6:6-7

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Family Discipleship podcast, a podcast of Training the Church.
0:12.8	You know, of a lot of things, there's a lot of reasons we don't want them to quit.
0:16.2	But if you think that because a young person promised you they wanted to do something,
0:20.6	they changed their mind, that they have to stick with it for years and years and years promised you they wanted to do something, they changed their
0:21.1	mind, that they have to stick with it for years and years and years. You might need to check
0:24.9	and see if maybe that's more about you than it is about them. The chances of getting a college
0:31.1	scholarship in any sport are actually pretty tiny. Very small. Yeah. The chances of standing before God one day are 100%.
0:40.7	Because I would suggest that at the most basic level,
0:46.9	when we're thinking about extracurricular activities, sports, hobbies,
0:51.4	whatever we're thinking about for our children and our families,
0:53.9	I hope at the most
0:54.7	basic level, we're having fun.
1:01.9	This is Adam Griffin, and I'm here with my lovely co-hosts. First, the captain of the Family
1:07.1	Discipleship podcast, Water Polo Team, Cassie Bryant. How you doing it, Cassie? I'm so glad you chose a sport that I know the most about. Well, I know that you're a huge fan of American water polo. I know that they have to be in the water. I don't know what water. Salt water, pool, pool, pool. That's not in the swimming pool. That's a swimming pool sport. See, I know things. It'd be exciting if it was done in salt water, like if you involve sharks and water polo. That would actually, maybe there would be a sport I would watch if there were. I feel like dolphins might be the most athletic of the water animals. You think dolphins are the most athletic? That's your hot sports opinion. I think because they can like play with, they're smart and they can play with balls and
1:44.8	stuff, right? Or is it steals? Oh, for sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Dolphins are the most athletic of all the sea creatures. I feel like we're going to cut all this. I sound not smart. No, are you kidding me? We're keeping all that. That's gold. Okay, great. Of course. Cassie, here with us is the Griffin Golf Academy for Women's Coach of the Year award winner. That's legit. Mrs. Chelsea Griffin.
2:02.9	How you doing today, Chelsea? I'm good. For this, with us is the Griffin Golf Academy for Women's Coach of the Year award winner. That's legit.
2:01.5	Mrs. Chelsea Griffin. How you doing today, Chelsea? Um, good. For this episode, I think I'd like y'all to call me
2:06.4	coach. If you coach. Okay, good. Yeah. Or MVP or something like that. Oh, that's great.
2:13.7	Does she have a Golf Academy for Women Coach of the Year award? Yeah. It was given to me by my husband after I taught some women how to play golf. Yes, I love it. She was the only coach, but she deserved an award. She did a great job at it. She's a fantastic golf coach. Doesn't she also coach the Griffin men? Yeah, we're not here to talk about my authority to teach men, Cassie. Oh, sorry. That's next season.
2:36.9	Speaking of men who are authoritative and great coaches, guys, our good friend Steve is on the
2:42.0	episode with us. This guy. The real coach. How you doing, Steve? I'm doing great. Thank you guys for
2:48.0	having me. We're so glad you're here. Steve is one of my dearest friends in the entire universe.
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