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Al Schierbaum has accepted God’s call & our offer to return to FCA as the State Director of Ohio. Please join me in welcoming Al Schierbaum back to the FCA family and team as the Ohio State Director. I am excited to have Al back on the team who is a spiritual mentor to me and is who has had a major influence on my life and ministry. ~Rick Isaiah, VP Field Ministry (IN, MI, OH, WV) 2/2 – Teresa Cook, Admin. Assist. – Beckley WV 2/11 – Nancy Hedrick, Exec. VP Marketing - NSC 2/14 – Carol “Coke” Long – Area Rep. – Central IN 2/15 – Sue McClaran, Accountant - NSC 2/21 – Daryl Bell, Dir. Coaches Ministry – Central OH Pants on the ground….the real story Luke 4:18 There is a frustration and angst in our communities about our youth, their disrespect, refusal to wear a belt and lack of motivation. What we fail to realize is that our youth are a product of their environment and some of their environments are not healthy places. That environment can be in suburban America or urban America. The results of these unhealthy environments are unhealthy youth. The fruit of this is dysfunction, where we establish what is abnormal as normal. This is done merely to cope with the pain of life. There is quote that says, “Hurt people, hurt people.” This quote is a mere reminder that what we are seeing in the lives of some of our youth are wounds that have come from being in unhealthy places. The coach who yells, berates and abuses his/her players is merely a hurting person, hurting players. Sadly, it is disguised as tough coaching, accountability and having a standard of excellence. We have turned the bad into good, this is dysfunction. I am not saying that there should not be a standard and accountability, what I am saying is that, it is not what is said, but how it is said. Colossians 3:17, 23 tells us that there should be a standard of excellence in all that we do and Galatians 6:1 teaches us about accountability. My encouragement to the body of Christ is to revisit Luke 4:18 where Jesus tells us about His mission on earth. We are His ambassadors and should do as He did. Here is what Luke 4:18 says: “God’s Spirit is on me; he’s chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor, Sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, To set the burdened and battered free,” The Message Until the body of Christ recognizes the pain in people, pain that many have been carrying since childhood, at the hands of someone who was supposed to love them, ‘hurt people will continue to hurt people.’ Let us look at people as Jesus did with compassion – Matthew 9:36, help people heal and change the quote from “healed people, heal people.” When this happens, the frustration and angst about our youth will subside! ~Rick Isaiah FCA Values: INTEGRITY † SERVING † TEAMWORK † EXCELLENCE Pulling Together 10 Rules for High Performance Teamwork John J. Murphy TIME OUT FOR DEVOTION Consistent application of the 10 rules of high performance teamwork ultimately generates trust, respect, unity and power within any team. Conversely, consistent violation of any one rule destroys this bond. While the author of the following is unknown, "Lessons From the Geese" is a powerful illustration from nature of the rules of high performance teamwork. As you read about the natural unity that exists among this species remember - this same unity can exist in your organization! Venture Management Consulting, Inc. FCA Midwest Mountain Region 1217 Prouty Avenue Toledo, OH 43609 (419)724-4420 Office (419)794-8672 Fax wwww.fcamidwestmtn.org Welcome to the Midwest Mountain Region Richard Isaiah VP of Field Ministry State Directors: Indiana Kraig Cabe [email protected] West Virginia Keith Tyler [email protected] Ohio Al Schierbaum [email protected] Nat’l Director, Motocross Donita Povolny [email protected] MI Multi-Area Director: Rock Campbell [email protected] FCA Vision To see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of athletes and coaches. FCA Mission To present to athletes and coaches and all whom they influence the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church. Al Schierbaum [email protected] OHIO STATE DIRECTOR
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Al Schierbaum has accepted God’s call & our offer to return to FCA as the State Director of Ohio. Please join me in welcoming Al Schierbaum back to the FCA family and team as the Ohio State Director. I am excited to have Al back on the team who is a spiritual mentor to me and is who has had a major influence on my life and ministry. ~Rick Isaiah, VP Field Ministry (IN, MI, OH, WV)
2/2 – Teresa Cook, Admin. Assist. – Beckley WV 2/11 – Nancy Hedrick, Exec. VP Marketing - NSC 2/14 – Carol “Coke” Long – Area Rep. – Central IN 2/15 – Sue McClaran, Accountant - NSC 2/21 – Daryl Bell, Dir. Coaches Ministry – Central OH
Pants on the ground….the real story
Luke 4:18
There is a frustration and angst in our communities
about our youth, their disrespect, refusal to wear a
belt and lack of motivation. What we fail to realize is
that our youth are a product of their environment and
some of their environments are not healthy places.
That environment can be in suburban America or
urban America. The results of these unhealthy
environments are unhealthy youth. The fruit of this is
dysfunction, where we establish what is abnormal as
normal. This is done merely to cope with the pain of
life. There is quote that says, “Hurt people, hurt
people.” This quote is a mere reminder that what we
are seeing in the lives of some of our youth are
wounds that have come from being in unhealthy places.
The coach who yells, berates and abuses his/her
players is merely a hurting person, hurting players.
Sadly, it is disguised as tough coaching, accountability
and having a standard of excellence. We have turned
the bad into good, this is dysfunction. I am not saying
that there should not be a standard and accountability,
what I am saying is that, it is not what is said, but how
it is said. Colossians 3:17, 23 tells us that there should
be a standard of excellence in all that we do and
Galatians 6:1 teaches us about accountability. My
encouragement to the body of Christ is to revisit Luke
4:18 where Jesus tells us about His mission on earth.
We are His ambassadors and should do as He did.
Here is what Luke 4:18 says:
“God’s Spirit is on me; he’s chosen me to preach the
Message of good news to the poor, Sent me to
announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to
the blind, To set the burdened and battered free,” The
Message
Until the body of Christ recognizes the pain in people,
pain that many have been carrying since childhood, at
the hands of someone who was supposed to love
them, ‘hurt people will continue to hurt people.’ Let
us look at people as Jesus did with compassion –
Matthew 9:36, help people heal and change the quote
from “healed people, heal people.” When this
happens, the frustration and angst about our youth will
subside! ~Rick Isaiah
FCA Values: INTEGRITY † SERVING † TEAMWORK † EXCELLENCE
Pulling Together 10 Rules for High Performance Teamwork
John J. Murphy
TIME OUT FOR DEVOTION
Consistent application of the 10 rules of high performance teamwork ultimately generates trust, respect, unity and power within any team. Conversely, consistent violation of any one rule destroys this bond. While the author of the following is unknown, "Lessons From the Geese" is a powerful illustration from nature of the rules of high performance teamwork. As you read about the natural unity that exists among this species remember - this same unity can exist in your organization!
Venture Management Consulting, Inc.
FCA Midwest Mountain Region 1217 Prouty Avenue Toledo, OH 43609 (419)724-4420 Office (419)794-8672 Fax wwww.fcamidwestmtn.org
Welcome to the
Midwest Mountain Region
Richard Isaiah VP of Field Ministry
State Directors: Indiana
Kraig Cabe [email protected]
West Virginia Keith Tyler
Ohio Al Schierbaum
Nat’l Director, Motocross Donita Povolny
MI Multi-Area Director: Rock Campbell
FCA Vision To see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the
influence of athletes and coaches.
FCA Mission To present to athletes and coaches and all whom they influence the challenge and
adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the
fellowship of the church.
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FCA Values: INTEGRITY † SERVING † TEAMWORK † EXCELLENCE
One example of the impact seen in 2011 is expressed in this letter received from a
former basketball player at Grand Valley State University where he writes:
“I was just checking in on you…I just got a graduate assistant position at St.
Francis University where I will serve as Life Skills Coordinator. I’ve got some
heavy stuff for you! From our past conversations, I got your story of how you
found Jesus. Recently I’ve found HIM! I always knew Jesus and God were real,
but now I know it’s something different when you are really found by Christ, like
100% different. I always tried to read the Bible but I used to take it places but
never really opened it. I was struggling with the truth and which way to go. I
tried living like everyone else last year and just enjoying the typical stuff, but I
have finally realized you can’t love the world and Jesus! It’s one or the other.
You either have to be 100% Jesus or nothing at all. I have started to read my
Bible every day and can’t get enough of it. I need it! I’ve finally surrendered my
life and my all to Jesus!
-Josh Roberson - GVSU
Join us for a monthly FCA Power Lunch on 2nd
Tuesday of each month:
Guest Speaker: Toledo Mayor
Mike Bell March 13, 2012 – Noon to 1:00pm
The Toledo Club – Corinthian Room
235 14th
Street Toledo, OH
$15 per Attendee (Please pay when you RSVP)
For more information or to RSVP contact Dena Rozzi
419-724-4420 or [email protected]
Please RSVP by March 9, 2012
Rock Campbell [email protected]
Michigan Multi-Area Director
Rock Campbell has been serving FCA since 1989; he has recently taken the role of Multi-Area Director.
Sue Watterworth from Lake Orion, MI has a powerful testimony that she has recently shared with us:
The FCA opportunity began with Coach Beckie Francis at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. Our daughter, Bethany, joined the university's ladies' basketball team and was given an FCA Bible from Coach Beckie. As a believer, she began following along in the Bible at the OU FCA meetings and found it extremely helpful in her own devotional life. Now as a junior, she is currently leading the weekly FCA Bible study using this Bible (and all its meeting helps and suggestions) with 20+college athletes at the university and they are all given (or purchase) their own Bibles and bring them along! Sue has now started to seek opportunities to give the FCA bible to athletes, coaches, and parents. She will pray over the bible; give it to someone with a personal note written in it. She will often write “see page 1505” which in the Unleash The Power bible is the plan of salvation. It has almost become a full-time mission to place these bibles in the hands of those who God shows to her.
Midwest Mountain Golf Challenge @ Catawba Island Club in Port Clinton, OH
We are currently working on plans for this golf event. It will be held in late April; please look for more details in the
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