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By now I am hopeful you have had the opportunity to view the video our Ministry produced and recently uploaded onto the fundraising platform being used in the campaign to raise my full-time 2020 salary. It summarizes in three minutes my thirty-four years of service as Founder/President of Open Door Communication Ministries, Inc.1 Among the photo highlights is one that remains special to me; a photo I was able to take with Tony Dungy, a fellow aspiring strong man of God in Christ’s image I greatly admire--an experience I write about in this edited 2011 post. What God has allowed Tony to accomplish and the incredible platform of influence in sports He has entrusted to him is amazing.
As Tony, I have been a teacher and mentor of men and boys throughout my ministry. Indeed, for this reason, I challenge those I have served to step up and support this Ministry’s campaign to raise my salary; allowing me to continue serving full-time in our cause to restore men, their families and communities among other Kingdom activities!
Originally Posted August 7, 2011
On Saturday, July 30th I was highly blessed of the Lord to be among the several hundred local audience members to hear former NFL Super Bowl winning coach, Tony Dungy speak at a Mentor/Leader event sponsored by The Mentoring Project.2 He did not disappoint. Afterward, I was among the throng who sought pictures and autographs. Tony was gracious to each one of us and stayed until the crowd eventually dissipated. To say I was thrilled is beyond understatement.
Due to space limitations Tony Dungy is one of only two modern men of sports I was led by the Lord to select as exemplary of New Testament era aspiring strong men of God in my book, The Strong Man Of God: Back To Basics.3 His Christian walk on and off the field of play has been outstanding. He has faced the devastating untimely loss of a son as well as all of the adversities of professional football and through it all, maintained a Christ-like demeanor and outlook. As I gave him a signed Hard Cover copy of my book, I briefly shared my heart with him about what he has meant to me and represented to our whole nation. In genuine humility he was taken aback.
As I write in my book, Jesus Christ is the only Man we are to worship as our enduring Hero and Champion (Philippians 2:9-11). However, we are to admire and look up to men that closely reflect Christ’s image as aspiring strong men of God (1 Thessalonians 1:2-7). Our boys and we men need godly role models--mentors by example--like Tony Dungy to look up to as we run our life race. Thanks, coach!
1 Go to FundRazr Salary Campaign to see the video.
2 Learn more at http://www.thementoringproject.org/.
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