Every week, it seems like a new moral or ethical shortcoming tarnishes the reputation of yet another sports superstar. There's no need to name names or the charges. Enough ink has already been used reporting the allegations.

For better or worse, sports today provide one of the most visible platforms for modeling behavior. Yet, not everyone who stands on the pedestal wants the responsibility that comes with it. Some athletes even recoil at the idea of being a role model.

Still, there are others who give us hope. Men like University of Florida senior quarterback Tim Tebow, who welcomes and embraces the opportunity to make a positive impact.

Summary
Jake and Amy go to the youth group meeting, and Amy immediately feels judged, first by Andrea, then the senior pastor and his son, and finally by other girls in the group. Amy decides to leave, and Jake chooses to stay and scolds the group for being judgmental.

Verse
“Don't criticize one another, brothers. He who criticizes a brother or judges his brother criticizes the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?” - James 4:11-12

Discussion Questions

It all began with a blind date.

As a graduate assistant on the coaching staff at Florida State University, young Mark Richt, who had been striking out in relationships, expressed his desire to meet a “nice girl.” Overhearing his statement, the girlfriend of Richt’s roommate suggested that she might know the perfect woman for him: her own roommate, Katharyn Francis. Immediately she set up a time for the four of them to get together.

Matt Holliday has been around the block. As a 7-year major league veteran, he knows that the season is long and that patience is required. When the 2010 season didn’t start out as planned for the Cardinals outfielder widely known for swinging a hefty bat, he didn’t panic. In the face of low offensive numbers, Holliday stayed focused, kept working with his hitting coach (a fairly well-known former hitter named Mark McGwire), and, by mid-June, his perseverance was paying dividends. The three-time All-Star was again posting giant numbers at the plate. He slammed enough home runs and RBIs to earn his seventh NL Player of the Week award on June 21 and, in the process, earned a spot on his fourth MLB All-Star roster.

Download the Leadership Board Training Powerpoint which includes information on developing leadership boards for FCA staff. This can be a helpful tool when coupled with the Leadership Board Manual.

Please note this presentation is 500mb and will take some time to download.

In addition - Apple Quicktime is required for the videos to play on a PC. Download and install it here if your videos will not play.

For small group

At least one person who can do push-ups (10 or 20 for each group member, depending on size of group).

Reward for each group member (hamburgers, food, candy, snacks)

In a small group of 5-7 people, ask for volunteers who can do 10 push-ups.

Then, ask those volunteers who can do 10 or 20 push-ups times the number of people in the group (70 total for example).

Out of those volunteers, ask the group to pick one person to do the total number of push-ups (Student A).

Have everyone form a circle and bring student A into the middle. Then show the rewards to everyone and explain the challenge below.

The Huddle Meeting Agenda Form is a great resource to plan each individual huddle meeting. It is available in Word or PDF.

• Huddle Meeting Agenda (pdf)
• Huddle Meeting Agenda (doc)