Shame, guilt, and fear are highly effective coaching tools. Greg Armstrong won't pretend otherwise. But in Episode 7 of Lessons From The Sidelines, the cross-country coach, campus minister, and ultra-marathon record holder makes the case that effective isn't the same as right — and that Christian coaches, of all people, should know the difference.

Greg has spent 22 years as a campus minister at Friendship Christian School and built Run4Water, a nonprofit that has taken students from Tennessee to Uganda, Tanzania, Nicaragua, and Mexico to fight the global water crisis. He joins Coach Greg Brown for a conversation about what happens when youth sports becomes the end goal instead of a tool for building a whole person — spiritually, mentally, and physically.

In this episode:

• Why Greg's own athletic identity used to be entirely wrapped up in performance — and the moment that changed

• Spirit, mind, body: the order Greg believes coaches have flipped upside down

• Philippians 4:13, out of context: what “I can do all things” actually means for a coach or an athlete

• His research on bullying, harassment, and hazing in youth sports — and the "culture of silence" around it

• A father's answer to his daughter's softball struggles: “Your worth has nothing to do with your performance”

• Building a student-athlete handbook that sets real expectations for coaches, athletes, and parents

• Run4Water: how a love of running turned into wells in Uganda and a documentary premiering September 26th

Whether you're coaching, parenting, or leading a team of your own, this conversation will make you rethink what you're really building.