April 27, 2021
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“Evangelism In The Dugout”
By Dax Bruner Folks, meet Gracie Eichman, a 12 year old student leader in the Gober Baptist Church youth group. This year Gracie decided that she wanted to try her hand at softball, so she
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joined her team in Dodd City. Everything was going great, she’s learning a lot and having an awesome time! Then, the schedule changed, games were now going to be on Wednesday nights. The same nights that
she meets to worship with her youth group. Gracie is faced with a decision that countless other Christian students are faced with, what’s the priority, church or sports. This is probably the biggest challenge currently facing youth ministry today. During certain seasons
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we can lose up to 40% attendance on a Wednesday night because of practice or games. Emails and messages to administrators and coaches from their youth group leaders, in an effort to work together, go unanswered leaving students in an impossible situation, so the
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priority becomes sports. When Gracie was faced with the choice she prayed with her family, shed tears with her family, read scripture with her family, and chose evangelism with her family. The Great Commision in Matthew 28 tells us to “go and make dis-
ciples”. So, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, Gracie went into the dugout of the newly scheduled Wednesday night game, brought out her Bible and led her team in an inspiring scripture reading and prayer. They didn’t win the game, but they received the Word of God, and that’s much more valuable. Coaches and parents alike can learn a lot from a 12 year old girl with her Bible. Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Great job Roary and Dawn Eichman, you’re raising a leader! goberyouth@gmail.com
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