Describe, in your own words, the importance of building meaningful relationships with the athletes you serve/plan to serve. How might your ministry look different without solid, meaningful relationships?

[Austin]

A meaningful relationship has a heart posture of service. The interaction is never about me, but how I can help the person I am encountering have meaning in their moment… whatever that looks like. Ministry is not ministry without it.

[Austin]

Building meaningful relationships is essential to the growth and expansion of the kingdom of God, as we are to represent Christ like characteristics in all we say and all we do.

[Austin]

Building meaningful relationships in sports ministry takes time, building trust, the way you communicate, the way you show up and how you show up. Connecting with them while building relationship, connecting them to community. Being honest, authentic, and trustworthy. Having most of all a relationship with God who will help guide you in cultivating a relationship with the athletes you serve.

[Austin]

Without building meaningful relationships there would be no connection to the those I’d be serving and there would be very little or no opportunity to share Christ in a personal way.

[Austin]

Jesus was about relationships. He stressed the importance of my relationship with God (vertical)) to love Him with all my heart……. and horizontal relationship with others; to love others as I love myself.
Discipleship is about relationship therefore developing meaningful relationship with the athletes is to be expected.

I am a licensed professional counselor the tenet of counseling is the relationship with client. I believe that relationships are the cornerstone of ministry.