In hockey season, he holds weekly Bible study classes for the New Jersey Devils. In basketball season, he conducts chapel services before every New Jersey Nets home game. In football season, he travels with the New York Giants and holds services exactly 4 hours 45 minutes before every game, as specified by the team. His calling is to minister to the heroes of the land. "They can emotionally dump without fear of repercussions." "A lot of my ministry is that I'm a garbage dump for these guys," he says. His flock includes some of the most visible, most bulked-up, most fragile men in America. It's the same way I see my relationship with God."ĭave Bratton is a missionary among athletes. There was nothing I could do to earn this. "I am the only pastor in professional sports with a Super Bowl ring," he says, touching his heart with a heavy hand. On one shank is engraved the score of the 1987 Super Bowl, and on the other the Giants helmet, season record and Dave Bratton's name. They form a miniature Super Bowl trophy, a glittering football on a glittering pedestal against an azure field. The diamonds on Dave Bratton's ring finger glitter as he folds his hands in prayer. When you think of pastoral hands, you do not think of Super Bowl rings. Hands that embrace Heaven and man, hands that are kissed, hands that are laid on.
When you think of pastors, you think of hands. Outfielder Billy (The Evangelist) Sunday, 1863-1935 Lord, have the people play the game of life right up to the limit, so that home runs may be scored. Some of them are dying on second and third base, Lord, and we don't want that. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.O Lord, give us some coaching out at this tabernacle, so that people can be brought Home to You. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League.
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