Hanging in his office is a backdrop of shining lights on a soccer field. Here, Ben records a “Coach Huddle” video once a week. These five-minute segments are meant to be informational while incorporating the idea of sports, life, and truth.

Ben explains, “The Idea of not having those things segmented, that those things run together because that’s how God desires us to be. Our faith should incorporate all areas of our life, including sports.”

Through these interactions, Ben can help his coaches grow and, in turn, give them the tools to help the players grow in faith. One way he equips his coaches to do that is with a “Highlight Drill.” With this, he takes the virtue from their Upward Devotion for the week and expands on it with an object lesson incorporating the virtue with soccer. Talking about the most recent virtue covered, discipline, Ben explains that the player can connect those two things and see that it is an “actual, practical thing that is incorporated in life and sport. It takes discipline to follow Jesus.”

He also makes it a point to seek out his soccer coaches and build relationships with them. During practices and games, he will walk around and see how they’re doing while making himself available if they need anything. His league has at least forty coaches, but he says it is all about being intentional.

“Being intentional about relationships is what I think keeps families here, which keeps coaches here, and it only improves the program, but more importantly, being able to have good conversations about faith.”