{"id":38335,"date":"2020-02-14T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/53-people-that-matter-most\/"},"modified":"2020-02-14T16:02:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T16:02:00","slug":"53-people-that-matter-most","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/53-people-that-matter-most\/","title":{"rendered":"The 53 People That Matter Most"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t<em>Belichick &amp; Saban: The Art of Coaching<\/em>, is a documentary that offers an exclusive look at their annual coaching retreat, where Bill Belichick and Nick Saban have an in-depth conversation about their interwoven history and coaching philosophies.<\/p>\n\n<p>As they converse about changes in coaching over the span of 5 decades, they land on the topic of social media. Belichick is not a fan of social media. 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