Kairos’ Christ-Centered Core

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”

- Romans 1:16

Kairos is not chiefly about coaching; it is about Christ. As Christians, Christ ought to be at the center of everything we do and that does not change simply because one stands behind a podium.

Our success as an organization is not measured by how many national champions we make—although we do give thanks for how the Lord has materially blessed many of our students—; we measure our success by whether we point others to the Kingdom. Like seeing the sun through a glass window, when students look at us, they ought to see Christ (to borrow an analogy from Lewis). There is no shortage of competent alumni coaches in the universe; sadly, there is also no shortage of alumni who have rejected the straight and narrow way. That is why it is mission-critical to influence young minds—students—now. Kairos is honored to take on that responsibility. In addition to teaching competitors how to become spectacular speakers, we want to show competitors, through our own actions, that loving Christ is cool.

To that end, every single one of our coaches is encouraged to begin each session with a word of prayer. This is time that the coach volunteers; it never comes out of the purchased hour of instruction. This moment of prayer exists to remind both the coach and the competitor that Christ comes first. Our coaches are also encouraged to be actively involved in serving the Stoa and NCFCA communities in ways they will never receive compensation for—judging at tournaments, volunteering to prep teams in Parli, giving students free feedback after rounds at NITOC.

We know that “the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth” (2 Chronicles 16:9). We know that those who are ashamed of Christ, Christ will be ashamed of on the last day (Luke 9:26). Thus, our organization is proud to dedicate itself to His service. When the Lord asks, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for Us?,” we answer with Isaiah the prophet, “Here I am. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8).