Longtime baseball coach Tom Roy served as the assistant coach for & team chaplain for Grace College’s baseball team in 2019. Roy has worked with the Lancers in three different decades. He was the Lancers’ head baseball coach from 1980-83. He led Grace to two winning seasons in 1981 and 1982. He was also the squad’s pitching coach from 1970-73 and graduated from Grace with a Bachelor’s degree in 1974.
Roy has spent close to 15 years as an associate scout for Major League Baseball. He was an associate scout for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1976-79 and was an associate international scout for the Atlanta Braves from 1993-99 and for the San Diego Padres from 2000-05. Roy also served as the varsity baseball coach at Tippecanoe Valley HS from 1974-76 and was the pitching coach at Huntington College from 1987-89.
He has visited over 65 different countries teaching and coaching the game of baseball. He is the former president and founder of Unlimited Potential, Inc and started SHEPHERD COACH NETWORK in 2019. He played briefly in the San Francisco Giants organization before starting his career. He authored an autobiography about his experience with UPI entitled “Released.” Roy serves as a board member for the Warsaw YMCA, UPI, and Fellowship Mission. He has authored four books entitled “Released”, “Shepherd Coach”, and “FLOCK” and has co-written six books entitled “Beyond Betrayal”, “Take it on, Suit up, sit down”, “9 Innings of Memories and Heroes”, “Sandusky Bay”, “Ellison Bay”, and “Lake of Bays.” He resides in Winona Lake with his wife Carin. They have daughters (Amy and Lindsay) and 6 grandchildren.
His latest book is the Christian leadership book, Flock: Lead Your Tribe, Feed Your Team, Protect Your People).
You can visit his website at www.shepherdcoachnetwork.com or connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Thanks for stopping by! What attracted you to the leadership genre?
3 years ago I started www.shepherdcochnetwork.com. It made sense to follow up my first book SHEPHERD COACH with a book on leadership.
Do you write in any other genres?
I have written fiction in the past, as a co-author.
What inspired you to write Flock?
Good question! There are many leadership books available, but I wanted to write one from the perspective of a Shepherd and use my 50 plus years of ministry to pro athletes as the backdrop. www.upi.org Founder
Can you give us your book blurb so others can find out what your book is about?
This book comes from over 50 years of personal failure and success as a leader. I am constantly reminded that we are all in process, and I am continuing to learn. I believe the focus of this book is different than most. My heartbeat for this book is for Christian leaders to lead like the chief Shepherd, Jesus. I can tell you I haven’t always led like Jesus. At times I have allowed pressures, ignorance and pride get in the way. This book I intended to shed light on what I have learned so others can lead in a Godly way.
How can readers discover more about you and your work?
You can find me at www.shepherdcoachnetwork.com, YouTube under SHEPHERD COACH NETWORK, Amazon, Facebook page SHEPHERD COACH, Intagram and twitter SHEPHERD COACH.
Where can readers buy your book?
Where can readers buy your book? AMAZON. Flock: Lead your tribe. Feed your team. Protect your people. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088FZ49RB/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_VBKRGW6EVF84JV0VNKM
You can pick up a copy of my book at…
Elliott Bay Books in Seattle and through the vendors listed above.
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