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    Game Changer: How to Find a Championship Love
    Game Changer: How to Find a Championship Love
    Game Changer: How to Find a Championship Love
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    Game Changer: How to Find a Championship Love

    By Jabriel S. Ballentine

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    Even if we're not athletes or die-hard sports fans, most of us understand the dynamics that shape teams, games, and championships. Relationships are a lot like sports, yet we tend to be confused, overwhelmed, and defeated by the process of finding our soul mate. Playing for a Championship Love compares basic concepts from the sports world to relationships, making them easy to understand. The author, Rev. Jabriel S. Ballentine, a rector at The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Orlando, Florida, shares his insight as a sports fan, priest, and hopeless romantic to remove the mystery from building successful relationship. Fr. Ballentine speaks from personal experience; he used the concept of “Championship Love” to finally meet the love of his life, after some "losing seasons," and now she is his wife. Championship Love reveals what most people are doing wrong in relationships, how to redefine the game of love as we know it, and how to build a lasting marriage that honors God.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJahBread, LLC.
    Release dateFeb 23, 2016
    ISBN9780692612170
    Game Changer: How to Find a Championship Love

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      Game Changer - Jabriel S. Ballentine

      Fr. Jabriel has been my companion on my journey of faith for over (4) years - through some of the most challenging periods of my formation. Because of him I am a better person and a better priest. He is passionate, faithful, patient, and sincere. He listens closely. He is supportive, bringing his broad experiences and deep spiritual/intellectual/theological insights to bear for my benefit. He continues to offer me constancy and strength, walking with me unwavering, and helping me to better understand my choices and the path ahead as I seek to discern God’s call on my life.

      —REV. CAYCE R., ALEXANDRIA, VA

      Jabriel and I first met at Multicultural Competency training and bonded over our mutual horrified amusement at the lack of multicultural awareness present in the training materials and presentations. Thus sparked a friendship that I have deeply appreciated over the years as I have wrestled with the implications of my own biases, recognized and unrecognized. Never before have I learned so much or shared such humor-filled, passionate, open, honest – sometimes heated – conversation about race, privilege, and power, particularly as they relate to our vocation and ministry as priests. Jabriel’s much-needed voice is simultaneously authentic and guarded, certain and questioning, humble and powerful, heart-breaking and challenging, comforting and offensive … and yet, such has always been the wonderfully appalling gift of prophets calling God’s people out of the wildernesses of our own sinful human making.

      —REV. CHANA T., WINCHESTER, KY

      Fr. Ballentine’s eastern orthodox religious training combined with his educational knowledge has served him well to use different methods to reach parishioners. I have personally experienced this during his weekly Sunday sermons, bible study and during vestry meetings. In fact, bible study is not a traditional study of a specific book in the bible. Fr. Ballentine assigns additional book readings (e.g. The Friend of the Bridegroom, by Sergius Bulgakov) to compliment the biblical text to open our hearts and minds and strengthen our faith. Personally, I have gained a better understanding of biblical husband duties in the area of love. Through Fr. Ballentine’s teaching, for the first time I have a better grasp of what my biblical responsibilities are to truly love my wife. Fr. Ballentine is one of only a couple Episcopal priests I have experienced that encourages you to use your bible during his sermons. In doing so, I am able to understand the gospel and readings through his sermon. He is eager to listen and adapt to other suggestions on how best to learn biblical text. He is energetic and enthusiastic about his faith and his responsibilities as a spiritual leader. This motivates and encourages me to continue my spiritual learning and remain prayerful of everlasting life.

      —DOUGLAS A., ORLANDO, FL

      I was in neutral and just coasting. Since starting to worship at St. John the Baptist and Father Jabriel starts throwing things out there … It challenged me and made me go deeper. I found parts of my spiritual life that were essentially stagnant. It’s a wonder it didn’t stink. Maybe it did and maybe I just wasn’t aware that I stunk. I wanted to refresh and be refreshed and so I started to go deeper. He has challenged me. And in challenging me I’m back to studying. I’m doing more Bible study. I’m reading old books that I had cast aside. Ones that I had given away, I’m buying again. Has it increased my faith? Yes. It has decreased anxiety, anger, frustration, and confusion and brought things into perspective, brought things into focus. The thing that it’s brought into perspective and focus is Jesus. I am a more joyful person now that I’m on the journey to the promised land.

      —DEACON PAT R., ORLANDO, FL

      Jabriel is an absolutely amazing relationship and dating coach. I feel so grateful to have him. We start each session with prayer, then include The Lord and His word in our discussions. He has a relaxed and organic coaching style. He’s patient, naturally inquisitive, and being coached by him is powerful without being intrusive. He helps me cut through to the heart of what I value in relationships and infuses my outlook with positivity. Friendly, relate-able and deeply intuitive, he always has great questions that make me think and meaningful homework assignments that move me forward. Jabriel is a gifted healer often displaying warmth, understanding and insight, while encouraging me to look ahead and take another brave step forward. Compassionately wise, Jabriel has gently helped me be honest and accountable to myself while I face some underlying issues which may have, in the past, prevented me from enjoying successful relationships. With his guidance and encouragement I’m moving in the right direction and look forward to growing with him and The Lord’s help.

      —ELIZABETH J., PHILADELPHIA, PA

      With the endless places available, I always find it very blessed that my family moved literally next door to Jabriel. Then life brought us back in proximity in Miami. This has created an opportunity where I was able to meet up with Jabriel in the Caribbean and the United States! His humble attitude and guidance is always refreshing. I appreciate all the times Jah Bread has gotten me out of incorrect directions of thoughts, etc. I appreciate the wise words and direction always offered to me. Thank you.

      —DANNY L., MIAMI, FL

      So, I truly appreciate how you challenge me to reflect on my Christian values when I am struggling with decisions that I need to make. You remind me of what I already know, but often forget or choose to ignore because it requires me to take a difficult path. Your guidance helps me to act in integrity consistently and you have truly helped me to insert God into my life in a more intentional and meaningful way. You also have really helped me to grapple with the Word and its application to my relationships with others and you help translate the Word to the struggles we encounter on a daily basis. You are especially wonderful at using the Word to challenge the status quo and all the big isms of the day that impact how we get along in the world. I think the most significant gift you bring to your divine work is that you help people to be their absolute best and to do God’s will through challenge and support. That is no easy task.

      —RASHIDA G., NEW ORLEANS, LA

      Jabriel Ballantine is the embodiment of faith in action. Since 2007, when I first met Pastor Ballantine, his political and activist point of view was anchored in his deep belief in Jesus Christ, and what he felt was a calling to fight for justice.

      And although I am now agnostic, I have a guiding belief that there are benevolent energies that guide us, want the highest purpose for our lives and hold a reservoir of goodness that we each may tap into when the climb of life is too steep. I have watched too many people, active in churches, stand silent on bigotry and exploitation of human beings. I have watched too many pastors use gay slurs and say hateful things about our President. It is easy to extrapolate that all religion is the same.

      But Jabriel uses his faith as the foundation to stand for fairness. He is consistent and his belief in Christianity is impressive. If I were ever to attend church, I would attend Pastor Ballentine’s.

      —CARMEN R., LOS ANGELES, CA

      Working with Jabriel Ballentine has helped me achieve true balance in my life. With the demands of having your own business, it was hard for me to find time to incorporate spiritual practice in my life. Jabriel taught how to make time for it and better yet, how to apply it to my day to day lifestyle. His help and guidance has been an invaluable piece to my success, and I want others to experience the same accomplishments by picking up his book and reading it thoroughly page by page.

      —TONY T., TONYTHOMASSPORTS.COM

      Fr. Jabriel has helped me grow as a man has been that brother I’ve never had. He has helped me learn how to be a better husband and family man. He has helped me learn patience in life and relationships. And most importantly he inspired me to be a man of God.

      —ANTOWANE O., ORLANDO, FL

      I appreciate the guidance and support of Fr. Jabriel Ballentine as he provided me private and direct counsel prior to my wedding. The scripture-based guidance and tough discussion really helped me to examine who I am and who I was marrying. It has been a tremendous blessing to our marriage because it

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