A Pastor blogger that I follow makes some connections between baseball and church leadership. Below are a few quotes from his blog and a link to the full article.
My dad always taught us to “get in front of the ball” on defense. If we could get our bodies in front of a grounder, even if it popped up, we could use our body to knock it down and still have a chance at the runner.
Even if you take it in the chin, knock the ball down. Take it for the team.
Occasionally a pitcher would throw a wild pitch. As a batter, you could guarantee a place “on base” by letting the pitch hit you.
With a runner on first, the object was always to move the runner to second, into scoring position. That means dropping a bunt to sacrifice yourself to move the runner forward.
Occasionally in ministry, you have the honor of “taking it for the team.” How will that play out for you? I’m not sure. Here are some examples I’ve seen:
- You might be the volunteer no one recognizes or appreciates, but you do it all for the glory of God.
- You might endure public ridicule for your stance for the Gospel.
- You might pray, and pray, and pray, and pray. Even though no one knows, God knows.
Whatever your silent sacrifice, take joy when you get to “take it for God’s team.”
Source: Leadership Lessons from My Baseball Dad 3 (of 5) at LifeChurch.tv : swerve
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