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Born and raised in Delano, CA. Married to his best friend, Jessica Semsem for nineteen wonderful years. Five amazing children, six wonderful grandchildren. The love of family is the source of Brian's passion for loving and serving others in our community. As the new Saturday Sports Coordinator, Brian is looking forward to the great privilege of working with all of our partnership volunteers and school staff throughout this great city who are passionate about kids, family, and community!

A Generation That Did Not Know Saturday Sports

November 4, 2019 Brian Semsem
A Generation That Did Not Know Saturday Sports

The Bible reveals that leadership shapes the heart, mind, and actions of entire generations. The book of Judges reveals the complex and dynamic interrelationship between our collective human nature with leadership and God’s divine purpose. It is with this wide-angled perspective that I would like to discuss the ministry of Saturday Sports and its crucial role in the leadership of the Next-generation.

Brian SemsemA Generation That Did Not Know Saturday Sports
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Lions, Paper Tigers, and Bears Oh My!

April 9, 2019 Brian Semsem
Lions, Paper Tigers, and Bears Oh My!

Well, maybe it was just Paper Tigers! Paper Tigers is a documentary that follows a year in the life of an alternative high school in Walla Walla, Washington. The high school radically changed its approach to disciplining its students. It even became a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence, and disease that affected its families. Watch the trailer below or check out the movie here.

Paper Tigers Trailer – KPJR Films from KPJR FILMS LLC on Vimeo.

The approach this school used is called a Trauma-Informed Care approach. Trauma-Informed Care is a paradigm shift that moves from judgment to compassion. From asking, “what’s wrong with that kid?” to asking, “I wonder what’s going on with this kid?”

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Play: What Is It?

November 22, 2017 Brian Semsem ,
Play: What Is It?

I have been working on a blog about Play for some time now.  However, I hadn’t been able to narrow my focus well enough to share some of the things I have come to know about play in a concise and effective way. That being said, my intent is to simply share bits and pieces of the things that I have come to know about play. I’ll begin with an attempt to answer this question: “What is play exactly, anyway?”.

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5 Fun Saturday Sports Activities! (Oct 2017)

October 10, 2017 Brian Semsem
5 Fun Saturday Sports Activities! (Oct 2017)

Hey Saturday Sports Leaders & Volunteers!

At our last 20/Twenty event, I committed to trying to send out five new game ideas each month. Some of these activities you may already be familiar with and some may be new ones!

My hope is that we are sharing new game and activities ideas with each other so that we can Build A Saturday Sports Learning Community! In this community, we continue to develop and grow each of our Saturday Sports ministries.

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