{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Peaceful Hugs Podcast","title":"You’re More Than an Athlete: Faith, Purpose, and Leadership Through Sports","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3327,"description":"In this episode of the Peaceful Hugs Podcast, hosts Mark Zahringer and Lorelei Cromer sit down with David Farmer, a longtime leader with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), for a powerful conversation about faith, sports, leadership, and identity.David shares the origin story of FCA and how athletes and coaches have used their platform to live out their faith with courage and purpose. The conversation explores the pressure placed on young athletes, the search for identity beyond performance, and how coaches, parents, and mentors can shape the next generation through character, humility, and love.Together, they discuss the challenges facing youth sports today, the importance of spiritual formation alongside athletic development, and how faith-centered leadership can transform not just athletes—but families, schools, and communities.TakeawaysAthletes are more than their performance; identity matters.Sports provide a powerful platform for faith, leadership, and influence.Coaches play a critical role in shaping character, not just skills.Young athletes are searching for purpose beyond winning.Faith can bring healing to broken systems in youth sports.Intergenerational mentorship creates lasting impact.Leadership means learning how to win—and lose—well.Parents and coaches influence culture more than they realize.Service, prayer, and generosity are essential to lasting change.When faith and sports align, transformation follows.Chapters00:13 Welcome & Introduction to David Farmer and FCA02:28 The Origin Story of Fellowship of Christian Athletes05:23 Athletes, Influence, and Using the Platform for Faith08:58 Finding Identity Beyond Performance and Winning12:43 The Pressure Facing Young Athletes Today16:18 Coaches as Leaders, Mentors, and Culture Shapers19:53 Faith in Public Schools: Challenges and Courage24:08 The MVP Model: Giving, Volunteering, and Prayer27:58 Stories of Transformation Through FCA32:33 Parents, Coaches, and the Youth Sports Crisis36:53...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bgKQmlXaG4OOkIff2_iy3QZkjJOFJaQIr6PEBrZx4Vk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82MGU1/MmJiYzc1MjljNmE1/MjNjMDZiY2IwOGI1/ZWFjMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}