Robert ParsonsCoaches of Influence (COIN)
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Bob has been with COIN, a non-profit ministry to coaches, since March 2016. Before that, he was with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) for 14 years (2001-2015).

From 1997-2001, Bob and his wife, Lisa, served in Ecuador, South America, with Reach Beyond Ministries; Bob as a teacher and Lisa as a nurse. They were at the Rio Grande Bible Institute Spanish Language School, Edinburg, TX, in 1996. They have four children: Caleb, Isaac, Ellie and Israel.

Bob was a teacher/coach for the Custer School District 1984-1996 and for the Kimball School District (both in SD) 1982-1984. Bob and Lisa were married in April 1983. They met while in college at Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) in Mitchell, SD.

Bob was a High School All-State basketball player in 1977. He then played college basketball at South Dakota State University for one season, 1978, and for three seasons at DWU, 1979-1981.

Bob became a Christian through the influence of Marly Gjesdal in 1977, at the Mitchell Wesleyan Church under the leadership of Pastor Glenn Wessel during Bob’s senior year of high school. “Marly was a World War II veteran, a bachelor and our hometown mechanic. He not only fixed my car, but he fixed me spiritually by taking me to church and leading me to Christ, and then mentoring me.” says Bob.