The Servant Leader Coaches Bible Study

Coach Chelsea speaks with Coach Rouse on Servant Leadership and what it means to serve for the return of Christ. As the head coach of women’s basketball and surf, Kyle is entering his 18th year as a basketball coach and 2nd year with Westcliff University. He enters his first year as a surf coach and is in the inaugural season with the Westcliff University surf team. Kyle played high school basketball at Murrieta Valley High School where he won 2 coaches awards and a playoff berth his senior year. He began his coaching career at Murrieta Valley High School with his coaching mentor Steve Tarabilda. He coached there for 5 years in the boy’s program before continuing to Murrieta Mesa High School where he coached the boys' program for two years then switched over to the girls' program for another 6 years where his team made the CIF playoffs 5 out of the 6 seasons and setting multiple school records. His last high school season before coming to Westcliff was at Temecula Valley High School where he turned around a struggling program to a winning record and a narrow miss of the CIF playoffs. Coach Rouse also was selected by the WBCA to speak at the Final Four in 2017 as a guest speaker and has served as a mentor coach for 2 years.  Kyle understands the value of community within his leadership and believes positive community involvement is a part of his coaching role. He has joined with Special Olympics, the American Cancer Society, and other community programs in his years as a coach. He believes involving his student-athletes in the community helps them understand the big picture. He also is a board member for the Rick Gabrielson Memorial Scholarship Foundation which allows high school student-athletes to receive scholarships to go to college.  Kyle has been married to his wonderful wife Katie for 9 years and they have 2 daughters.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Charles Utter became a victim of corrupted authority when his own girlfriend was victimized by their ‘devout’ leader. In his chilling story about a small-town Catholic priest who was a con artist, fraudulent investor, and serial sex abuser, Charles courageously holds nothing back. She was one of possibly hundreds that were damaged by this religiously disguised master manipulator who used his power and position to engage in fraudulent business activities with the father of a US president while blackmailing his bishop to gain protection. He managed to acquire 12 hotels while he pretended to be living on his modest clerical salary. There he took advantage of women many of whom were vulnerable followers. In his jaw-dropping book Roman Collar Crime - The Transgressions of a Small-Town Priest, Charles exposes the dirty secrets of the product of the most powerful institution on the planet and the reason we need to radically change its leadership landscape. Charles is on a mission to influence a healthy redistribution of power that encourages a more transparent and collaborative faith environment. Charles A. Utter holds a bachelor’s degree in history from St. John’s University. He spent seven years teaching and coaching at the high school level before beginning a career in finance that would span nearly four decades. Utter currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Phyllis. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Kyle Adams is the Deputy Director of Athletics post for the Hornets.Under the position, Adams is tasked with providing leadership on student-athlete welfare, risk management; NCAA, conference and Title IX compliance, in addition to recruiting, student-athlete and community engagement, among other things.Adams most recently served as Principal and Chief Strategist of  itsBIGGERthantheball, LLC, a leadership development entity that helps equip coaches, educators, and organizations with the necessary resources, dexterity, and awareness in providing transformative learning experiences for the next generation of leaders. Through itsBIGGERthantheball, he has provided consulting and facilitated team-building workshops multiple colleges, including Maryland Eastern Shore, College of Charleston, University of Delaware,  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and East Stroudsburg University, among others.  Adams has also worked in conjunction with Georgia Southern University Coaching Education, University of Washington's Center for Leadership in Athletics -Master of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership (IAL) program, and the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University.Adams brings more than two decades of coaching and higher education student development experience, most recently serving as Head Girls' Basketball Coach at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., , Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, as well as Delaware State University and North Carolina Central University. He has also served as Head Women's Basketball Coach at his alma mater, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.Adams also has extensive experience in student diversity and advocacy while serving as Director of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Rio Grande to his new position. In March of 2022, he spearheaded and hosted an alumni event entitled HERstory Cannot Be Erased: The Celebration of the 1982 Cheyney State Lady Wolves and their historic run as the FIRST and ONLY HBCU to compete for the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship game. The event attracted over 200 people, including alums, politicians, stakeholders, and community partners In 2015, Adams was distinguished as one of the 30 Head Coaches across the country to participate in the Center for Coaching Excellence on the campus of Columbia University by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) selected Adams to participate in the ACE (Achieving Coaching Excellence) leadership development program at NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2014. Adams has experience conducting basketball clinics internationally, working with Bahamas Elite Basketball Clinic, Nassau, Bahamas and Southwest Summit Clinic, and Educational Workshop, Ontario, Canada. He served as a skill development trainer for the Disney biopic Rise, based on the real-life experiences of NBA champion and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family.He recently published his first book, Discarding the Mask: The Soul Sacrifices of a Coach, and hosts the itsBIGGERthantheball podcast with Coach Kyle Adams.Adams graduated from Cheyney University with a B.A. in Psychology and holds a M.Ed. in Athletic Coaching and Leadership from the University of Rio Grande.He is a life member of the Cheyney University National Alumni Association, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and the Epsilon Pi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Willie Spears is a critically acclaimed keynote speaker, author, evangelist, and award-winning teacher and coach. Coach Spears has excited audiences with his energetic, relatable, and educational presentations. Through his social media presence, weekly editorial, and fourteen books, Coach has become one of the country’s most sought after speakers. As founder of The Willie Spears Experience, Willie has added value to several successful organizations including The Southern Company, State Farm, Allen and Jean Millar Center in Alberta, Canada and dozens of universities, schools, teams, and churches. Willie has been featured on CNN, FOX, HBO, ESPN, and several regional television stations. Coach's Journey Willie has lived a most interesting life and uses his experiences to help others. Before earning a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in education he grew up playing sports, going to church, and dabbling in entertainment. Willie has coached at the NCAA Division One and Division Two level, was Athletic Director of three high schools and Head Football Coach of seven high schools. Before becoming a coach, he worked for Disney Cruise Line as a comedian and entertainer. Willie writes a weekly column for newspapers and has a podcast to encourage others.  He is also on staff with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. His strategies and principles have turned around schools and communities. His twenty years in education has served as prerequisites to motivate, inspire, and remind educators of their value and significance. His time with Disney has given him great perspective on how successful business grow and flourish. Willie has a team of researchers who aide him in preparing tailored presentations for fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses. Willie’s life experiences have uniquely gifted him to relate to any audience. These life experiences combined with his gift of storytelling have audiences walking away inspired, encouraged, and empowered to improve and impact others in a positive way.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Coach Chelsea speaks with Nurisha Liggins in the 3rd Anniversary Podcast Series, "The 4th Quarter!' Nurisha in Swahili means "to show light." She brings light in various forms which shows up as a: Transformative Life & Purpose Coach: helping you discover your purpose and live a healed and transformed life DEI Professional: bringing Consulting and Training  to organizations who seek a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations Business and Ministry Consultant: helping companies and ministries develop and execute strategies which support growth and expansion Staff and Leadership Developer: delivering training and coaching to develop staff and leaders Curriculum Designer: conceptualizing your organization's needs and developing customized training courses for staff and leadership ​ She has extensive teaching, training and speaking experience in both corporate and non-profit industries. She is the author of two books ("From Tools To Traits" is her latest publication), and she has helped many others birth their books through her publishing company throughout the years.   ​ She has traveled the world delivering training to Fortune 500 companies on the topics of Diversity & Inclusion and Leadership Development.  She has also served on the Board of Directors for churches and ministries, and has worked in Public Relations and Crisis Management for nonprofit corporations. With every role and in every assignment, her desire is to help others to see what they may not be able to envision on their own and help them take the best next steps. ​ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Coach Chelsea Speaks with Coach Stephanie Murphy in the 3rd Anniversary of the Podcast. Stephanie Murphy begins her first season as an assistant coach at Troy in the 2022-23 season following five seasons as the head coach at Coahoma Community College.  Murphy, the 2022 Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference Coach of the Year, led Coahoma to a 48-10 record during her final three seasons, including a 21-7 mark during the 2021-22 campaign. The Tigers advanced to the MACCC Championship Game and the NJCAA Region 23 semifinals that season. The year prior, Coahoma finished the season as MACCC Co-State Champions, MACCC's North Division champions and Region 23 runners-up in a season that featured a 14-game winning streak. In the 2021-22 season, the Coahoma program tallied four student-athletes on the NJCAA All-Academic Second Team, with one on the NJCAA All-Academic First Team. Prior to arriving at Coahoma, Murphy coached for seven years at Brandon (Miss.) High School, five years as the head coach at Tupelo (Miss.) High School and two years as the head coach at Meridian (Miss.) High School. She led each school to the state tournament and Super Ten rankings. Murphy experienced great success at the high school level, comprising an overall record of 326-124 (.724).  She reached the state tournament five times, finishing as a three-time state runner-up. She has also won six district championships, a South State Championship and was named Daily Journal's Coach of The Year in 2007. She played college basketball at Ole Miss, where she earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2000 and her master's degree in higher education with an emphasis in student personnel in 2002.During her time at Ole Miss, she was an Arthur Ashe, Jr. Leadership Award recipient, NCAA Leadership Conference participant and an SEC All-Academic Team member. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Mitch Mason serves as the FCA Football Chaplain at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is responsible for the spiritual and character development of the team.  Before arriving in Chapel Hill, Mitch was the Associate Pastor of FreeWay Church in Clemson, SC. He was a Campus Minister at Clemson University and served as a mentor with Clemson Football in the TigerHood program. He received his biblical education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. He has a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Masters in Theological Studies. He is an ordained Reverend and previously served as a telephone crisis counselor and suicide prevention counselor at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay where he also worked with Sexual Assault Services. From 1993-1996, Mitch was a four year starter at cornerback for Missouri Western State University where he became a two-time All American that held the school record for interceptions (16) upon graduation. After attending some NFL Free Agent camps, Mitch finished his football career in the Arena League. He later coached Arena Football and also coached at Army in West Point, NY in 2009. In 2014, Mitch was inducted into the Missouri Western State University Hall of Fame. A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, Mitch attended Suncoast Community High School. He and his wife Chondra have been married for 21 years and have two teenagers: Sydney and Riley. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

The Servant Leader Coaches Bible Study is celebrating and thanking God for 3 years!! We present a series with the theme: "The 4th Quarter: How to Serve for the Return of Christ." We will be joined by various Servant Leaders. Dennis Mculty is no stranger to the podcast. He is the Pastor of Lighthouse Family Worship Center and the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Timothy Christian School in New Jersey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Brenita Jackson enters her second year (2022-23) as head coach of the women’s basketball program and 7th season overall as a head coach at the college level coaching alongside her husband Kevin Jackson.  In just her first season at the helm of the Lady Ram's program, Jackson holds the third best record in program history 25-7 and holds the highest win percentage .781 of any coach in the history of women's basketball at Texas Wesleyan.  The Lady Rams qualified for the national tournament for only the third time in program history ending their historic season in Sioux Falls, Iowa to St. Francis University. Jackson was named the 2021-2022 John Hudson Coach of the Year after reviving the program that only won 1 game that she inherited to a 25-win season.  This 24 win improvement in just one year is the best turnaround in the program's history.  The team was lead by junior transfer Kertisa Amos who was named First Team all Sooner Athletic Conference, New Comer of the Year and on the All-Defensive Team.  The team was also propelled by the play of Freshman of the Year, Zarria Carter, and All Conference Honorable Mention, Makayla Coy.  Both Carter and Amos were awarded Player of the Week Awards in the Sooner Athletic Conference during the historic season.  Turning around losing programs is something Kevin and Brenita Jackson have done at three different college programs in their coaching careers and have worked tirelessly to maintain an overall graduation rate of 100% of all student-athletes.  The husband and wife team believe in building the whole person and developing the student and the athlete for success in the classroom, on the court and in life. Prior to coming to Texas Wesleyan, Brenita spent a season at Little Elm High School where she served as an assistant coach for a year. She has also spent the last 8 years building KBJ Academy with her husband Kevin Jackson to offer consulting, basketball skills training, camps and team building retreats across the country.  Jackson is from the Dallas-Fort Worth area and graduated from Cedar Hill High School in 2003. She went on to play two years at Lon Morris College where she led the team from last place, to a Region 14 Conference Champion Runner-Up finish in 2005. She was voted to the All-Conference and All-Academic team and signed to play at NCAA Division I Southeastern Louisiana University in the Southland Conference. While at Southeastern, she led the Lions from last place in the conference to an East Division Conference Championship in 2007 while also garnering All-Conference, All-Academic and All-Louisiana honors. While at Southeastern, she met her now husband - Kevin Jackson who would later join her on the coaching journey making history together at various stops. After graduating from Southeastern with her Bachelor’s in Business Management, Brenita went on to play professionally in Aarhus, Denmark where she began coaching her team to an undefeated season. Brenita returned to her alma mater in the fall of 2008 to become an assistant coach at Lon Morris College. In 2010, she was promoted to the head coaching position and made history with Kevin Jackson in their first two years. The pair broke the school record for the most wins in a season finishing 19-12, while also finishing runner-up in the Region 14 Championship. Brenita and Kevin recruited and coached two All-Americans, six All-Conference winners, four All-Academic winners and one Freshman of the Year. They also obtained a 100% graduation rate of all sophomores and the team GPA was ranked No. 5 in the nation, with an average GPA of 3.5. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Coach Chelsea speaks with Christopher clark about his faith walk, Coaching, Humility, and his testimony.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Cameron O’Neal is a recruiting analyst for running backs. O’Neal has made stops at Henderson State where he was secondary coach and NFL liaison. Prior to that he was the defensive pass game coordinator at Birmingham Southern College. O’Neal, played safety at Southern Miss from 2007-11 and graduated with his Bachelor degree in Mass Communication. He served as a graduate assistant at University of North Carolina for four-years and earned a second degree, this one in Sociology. O’Neal went on to coach the secondary at Saraland High School in Alabama before moving into the small college coaching ranks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

With over 20 years of athletics leadership experience as a Division I women’s basketball coach, Ezell has now transitioned to join the Elite Entertainment Experiences (E3) team. In this role, she combines her love for all sports, creating once-in-a-lifetime experiences, developing and leading standout programs, and building strong relationships and partnerships. E3 recently launched to provide highly exclusive entertainment experiences and hospitality services, bringing an entirely new approach to the industry for the elite consumer. Since joining, she's been working with the founder to build out the operations and infrastructure for this early-stage startup. Moving forward, she will lead day-to-day operations, business development, strategic partnerships, and communications. Prior to this role, she'sa had the opportunity to: ► Turn around the basketball program at East Tennessee State University, guiding the team to play in two conference championships and achieving record-level season attendance. ► Rebuild the team culture, assemble a standout staff, and guide the team to their first post-season tournament in eight years as head coach for Belmont University. ► Coach professional athletes are competing in the Caribbean Games tournament as an assistant coach for the National Team of the Bahamas. In addition to her hands-on work, she holds a doctorate degree in global sports leadership from East Tennessee State University and earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Alabama, where she was also a two-sport collegiate athlete and began her coaching career. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

David Zechman’s leadership experience is not confined to one field. Recognized as a Life Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Zechman’s 39-year career in healthcare that started as a respiratory therapist led him to serving as a successful hospital CEO and then to the founding of The Zechman Group, an award-winning consulting group that offers support for hospital leadership. Currently, he serves as an active member for both healthcare and non-healthcare not-for-profit boards. Driven by Compassion is his debut book. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Bubba Jenkins is an American mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler. He currently competes in the featherweight division of Professional Fighters League. He has also notably competed for Bellator MMA, Absolute Championship Berkut and Brave Combat Federation, where he was a former champion. As an amateur wrestler, Jenkins was a freestyle junior World Champion and an NCAA Division I champion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

Mike Pittman is in his second season at Northwestern State after making his way to the Lady Demons from Alcorn State. Pittman served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Lady Braves. He served in the same role the season prior at Paul Quinn College in Dallas after two years as the head coach at Kimball High School, also in the Dallas area. "I am excited to have coach Pittman join the Demon family," Nimz said. "He brings a lot of experience to the court both at the college and high school levels. "He was part of turning around a college program and was a big help in signing very talented young student-athletes. I believe his dynamic personality will be a big asset in recruiting and fundraising. On top of that, he is from Louisiana and has established relationships with the coaches in the area." With Alcorn, Pittman helped the Lady Braves lead the nation in three defensive categories -- steals per game, forced turnovers per game and total steals, a trio of categories in which the Lady Demons have excelled over the years. Alcorn also saw marked offensive improvement following Pittman’s arrival, boosting its scoring margin by more than 10 points per game while committing an average of nine fewer turnovers per contest than the previous season. The improved offensive production led to a six-point jump in free throw percentage and a drop in opponent field goal percentage. Before moving to Alcorn, Pittman saw similar improvements in his season at Paul Quinn College, ranking in the top 20 nationally in points per game, field goal percentage, rebounds per game and steals per game during the 2018-19 season. A team that advanced to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association semi-finals. Pittman served as the offensive coordinator of a team that saw an 11 percent increase in scoring. The jump to 76.0 point per game ranked 13th in the NAIA at the end of the season coinciding with a 42.5 percent effort from the field, a 3.6 percent increase under the direction of Pittman. Not just an offensive mind, Pittman oversaw a defensive unit that averaged 13.0 steals and 43.0 rebounds per game, ranking 8th and 14th nationally respectively. A New Orleans native, Pittman began his coaching career in the Louisiana prep scene getting his start at North DeSoto High School before his first head coaching job at Grambling Lab a year later. After a handful of years at Minden High School, Pittman made the move to Texas spending 12 years at Ryan High School in Denton before taking the position at Kimball. Along the way Pittman has been closely tied to the collegiate game serving as a camp instructor at Louisiana Tech, North Texas and the University of Texas from 2000 through 2011. Pittman's investment in his players, others, and the game of basketball extends off the court spearheading multiple community service activities during his career. He co-founded an after-school tutorial program at Ryan HS, provided skills training for low-income kids through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and oversaw over 200 youth statewide in partnership with religious organizations in sports initiatives among many other activities. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support