Coaching

The CTM Coaching Ministry

 

One of CTM’s ministry projects is to encourage and help Christians to become personally involved with young people by becoming coaches in our public schools and colleges.

Even CTM Executive Director Nick Vogt has been sharing his faith for many years through his involvement in coaching.  He has coached High School track & cross-country from 1972 through 1993 at various schools, off & on, while at the same time working in full time ministry (AIA '77-'79, YFC '79-'84, and CTM '84-Present).   In 1994 — 2002, he coached at Yuba College in Marysville, CA.  He is now coaching at William Jessup University in Rocklin, CA.  Even though he is a full-time missionary with CTM, the organization’s Board of Directors has encouraged him to continue at WJU, while assisting others in their coaching ministries in public school settings

Currently, God has also led many CTM members into coaching ministries.  Most prefer to coach in the public schools, rather than in Christian schools.  This is because they have the opportunity to share their faith in Christ with student-athletes and coaches who do not attend churches and who might not otherwise hear the Gospel in any other way.  There have been hundreds of students begin a personal relationship the Christ through the CTM coaching ministries over the years.  Many of them are pastors and missionaries today, and many have transferred to Christian Colleges after they have left our programs.

Every year, students who have received the Lord through the "coaching ministry" (from both the college and high school programs) have also joined us on CTM sports ministry tours to the Philippines and/or other countries. In addition, we've helped numerous track athletes escape the grasp of various cults and enter eternal life through a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Some of our CTM members are volunteer coaches, but most receive pay from the public schools.  We are meeting a need the schools have, which is to provide quality coaching.  Most schools, especially the high schools, have a shortage of coaches and depend on "walk-ons" to fill their coaching staff positions.

 

There are several considerations one should explore before jumping into a coaching ministry.  “I've enjoyed coaching at the community college level,” stated Nick Vogt, “but there exist only two years of relational evangelism and/or discipleship with students as opposed to four years of influence one would have coaching at a four-year institution.”  This might be one consideration, among others, one should explore before entering into a coaching ministry.

 

It is also important for the coach to know how to share his faith effectively and legally within a public school setting.  We train our coaches how to share their faith within the requirements of the law.  We also encourage and train our Christian students to share their faith with their peers. For legal information about religious freedom in the school, you may contact Brad Dacus of the Pacific Justice Institute (web site:  http://www.pacificjustice.org/ )or the American Center for Law and Justice web site:  http://www.aclj.org.

 

If you would like more information on beginning a coaching ministry please contact us.