Scott Greve
Episode 136
6 SEP 2021
The Director of Athletics AND the Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, where he has led those two teams to a combined seven conference championships and been named the Coach of the Year five times since taking over as head coach for the 2016-17 season. He had previously worked at a Catholic high school and is currently pursuing a Master’s of Theology.
Notable guest quotes:
“I went to St. Mary’s Catholic School, which is a Catholic grade school… Then went on to the University of Dayton, (a) Catholic school, (a) Catholic college… I ended up minoring in religious studies.”
“Faith-wise, because I was minoring in religious studies, I took a lot of religious studies classes. And so, I had priests and others who I felt must know their faith.”
“I call it my great salvation through my time in college was that my wife and I started dating during that time and although she was not Catholic, she was a devout Protestant and just really loved Jesus and from that experience in my life I started to see that and knew that that was something that I wanted in my life.”
“We were really intentional in our prayer life, that we were praying for friends and the first thing that happened to us was we met some old friends of ours that were family friends that invited us to come to Franciscan University for the Defending the Faith conference. And that was a life-changing experience for both of us.”
“I always tell people, if you ever want to hear the Lord speak to you, take 3am in the morning as your Adoration hour. It’s just a powerful experience.”
“I ended up, in 2004, really hearing God’s call in my life that He wanted me to go back to school and work on a Master’s in Theology.”
“It’s just a great story of how God’s divine providence, when we listen to it, even when those things seem insurmountable and unattainable, that He can make those things happen.”
“I tell the athletes that our goal, our mission every year is to help each other grow closer to Jesus. If we succeed in doing that, then we have done what God has called us to do.”
“I encourage it for everybody. If you haven’t made a consecration to the Blessed Mother, do so. It’ll really change your life.”
Related link:
Scott’s bio on Franciscan University website
