Another Leadership Lessons from Baseball

Below is another post from a blogging pastor with a Dad who coaches baseball.

By "get dirty" I don't want to ever imply worldliness, but those who take a risk often have evidence of the effort. I once heard a phrase, "Chicks dig scars." I don't want to demean women by calling them "chicks" but if you can get past that you will see the point that effort and risk are admirable!! 

Get Dirty

Dad always told us never to come home from a baseball game with clean pants. If your pants were clean, that meant…

• You never dove trying to stop a hot grounder.
• You never slid headfirst to beat a tag.
• You never collided with the catcher trying to knock the ball out as you hit home.

Dad always said, “Get dirty.”

Sometimes in the Christian world, people come to Christ hoping to ease the pain, or to escape hard times. In the church world, some try to avoid the pain.

If Dad was leading a church, I think he’d say…

• Go mix with people who are different.
• Go let your heart break with the poor.
• Go take a stand for something that you know is right but will get you criticized.
• Go hug someone who lives on the street. Listen to them.
• Take a risk on someone who has hurt you before.
• Reach out to someone who hates you.

I don’t think a sanitized Christianity is a real Christianity.

How is God leading you to get dirty?

Source: Leadership Lessons from My Baseball Dad 4 (of 5) at LifeChurch.tv : swerve