Close to 50 football players on the team at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia, made decisions for Christ this year before the season started, and 17 followed through with believer’s baptism.
Zach Morrison, in his seventh year as head coach, described what happened after players arrived at the school in early August for preseason training and conditioning camp. “We took them to a couple of local churches,” he said, “and about 150 players visited Life Church.”
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‘Felt the conviction’
That Sunday, Morrison recalled, Life Church pastor Jason Stockton preached and closed with an invitation. Team chaplain Topher Stockton (no relation) said 48 players “felt the conviction to stand and say, ‘I need this.’”
Topher Stockton, executive pastor at West Rome Baptist Church, and Jason Stockton chatted and shared ideas about next steps for the players. The following Wednesday the players that had made decisions were invited to stay and formed small groups with local pastors.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Henry Durand and originally published by The Christian Index, newsjournal of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
