A friend just asked me if I'd coach my church's senior softball team for CCSA.
For those of you who know how I feel about CCSA, you'll know that it's kind of a strange request. For so long I've always said that CCSA has tried to become two different entities. On one hand, they are a Christian organization and thus, embrace all the morals and standards of the Bible. On the other hand, they foster sometimes fierce competition that casts an ugly pale on the league. So, what's the solution?
I've said it many many many times. ELIMINATE PLAYOFFS. Why have a playoff if you are really there to have fun? It would fix most of CCSA's problems. It wouldn't fix my problem though. Should I join or shouldn't I? On one hand, I love softball and have been retired from it for several years now. On the other hand, I really don't believe that CCSA is really meaning what they say when they claim that
"The primary goal of the league is outreaching to seekers and nominal Christians in order
to incorporate them into existing fellowships and churches"
As far as I know, in all my years of being in CCSA and seeing other CCSA teams, none have become Christians through softball. Yes, there might be some or even a few that I don't know of. There are 1,100 participating in CCSA and a few doesn't cut it. I've seen people throw away their valuable summer free time just playing softball. It's not worth it. God can do better, I've seen Him do more with my church when we didn't have softball for 1 year than in the past 2 years of softball.
I know many of you are in softball. I don't want to discourage you from joining it. Just be aware of where your time is going and know how valuable it is to the Lord. I know I'm not one to talk as I waste lots of time too, however, I can't stand seeing so many young people who can do so much in our city throwing it away to playing softball for all the summers of their youth.
Anyhow, that's my rant. Looking over it, makes me wonder why I even am considering coaching. I think i answered my own question....
1 comment:
i remember one very important lesson you learned through leading ACF last year, and that was learning that God can move even in ways that you would never ever expect. not that i think ccsa is doing necessarily a great job or even a right one in setting up these soft ball leagues. But as you have seen last year, never underestimate what the Lord can do... I have seen people coming to church and wanting to learn more about God through softball. My church team was always about fun and never competition...:) there are exceptions, the Lord is ABLE to move, even through imperfect things, like us...:) so keep praying about it. ~cora
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