Joining us again on the Coaches Social is our good friend and co-worker in FCA ministry, Brian Laur the Area Director for FCA in Southern Illinois. In this episode we talk about what FCA Coaches Huddles are, why they are so important in growing as follower of Jesus in the sports world and in the school systems in order to thrive in our calling as disciple-makers, and how you can get involved if you aren't yet.

We discuss the concept of Followership in this episode, a term that may be new to many because it's not an actual word as far as we know. Followership, however, is a very important concept that is taught in the Lead 'Em Up curriculum that Justin and Shane are going through with students right now. What does it mean to follow well, what kind of a follower are you, and how can all of us follow better to become better leaders?

In this episode we discuss a question that a listener asked for us to weigh in on and it's a really good topic to discuss; can you be confident and still be humble? Listen in to hear Shane and Justin's take on the matter.

It seems that in our fast paced, instant gratification society that most of us end up trying to skip steps or pass over the foundational fundamentals of so many things (sports, faith, and beyond) that we are involved in. The long-term results of that are detrimental. It may be time that we press pause, reevaluate some things, and return to the fundamentals of what we do, teach, and lead.

Selfishness, pride, and ego are prevalent within our society, especially within the sports world. If you are claiming yourself to be a follower of Jesus Christ, however, there is no room for these things as scripture tells us. Listen in to hear our thoughts, observations, and views on how we can all win the battle of selfishness. 

Talking about the concept of toughness, we look into what we believe toughness really is and what it is not. 

Joining the Coaches Social today is one of the men who made Coaches Socials a "thing", Brian Laur. Brian is about to begin a totally new career path as he steps into the Area Director role with Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the Southern Illinois Region. Coincidentally, he will now be Justin's direct supervision! Although we do talk about some of those things, our main topic of conversation in this episode is "walking the walk and not just talking the talk" in regards to our lives as Christians and just people in general. Are we following our words with actions with they key word being consistently? Glad to have you join us in The Social. 

The topic of discussion in this one is the toll that in-season takes on coaches and their families and how important it is to take care of yourselves; physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. If we want to give our best, we have to keep things running well. Shane and Justin talk through some things they did when coaching together and some things they are still doing to continuously develop the disciplines needed to keep growing and moving forward in all areas of life. 

If you weren't aware, Shane not only has been a coach for 15 years, he is also entering year 9 as a high school football official. Today, we take a deeper dive into a lot of aspects that many people don't realize goes into being an official, the growing shortage, and why things need to change. Most importantly, why Christian coaches, athletes, fans, and officials must reflect Christ in highly emotional sports games. 

In this episode we talk through the 8 beliefs that the Lead Em' Up curriculum have when it comes to leaders and developing leadership skills. Justin and Shane will be teaching through Lead Em' Up this school year and believe that it will have some major impact of the schools and people involved. 

Lead ‘Em Up is a dynamic and engaging leadership program used by youth, high school and college sports teams all over the country. If you want to find out more and how you could get involved with LEU, check them out at leademup.com