In just a few more weeks college football will come to an end.  The national champions will be crowned, the Heisman-winner will be awarded, and all the accolades will be dispersed.  Headlines will cease, statistics will stall, top stories will dissipate, and the limelight for many highly-recognized athletes will fade away.  It is called the off-season.

The off-season occurs in ministry as well.

Yes, there are those moments when everything clicks on all cylinders.  There are those sermons that touch every heart.  There are those Sundays that thrill us with spiritual zeal.  There are those times when it feels as …