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“I've failed many times, but I just try to love people where God has them right now, not where I think they should be,” Hillman says. “That's not my job. That's God's job to be their judge. My job is to just figure out a way to build relationships and figure out a way to love people wherever they are.”

News Flash! You’re never going to get it all done! Life is bottomless and relentless! Every day, it will get harder. The ultimate destination is not completing all your tasks. It is not wrapping up life in a nice little package and putting a ribbon on it. Life is messy. It is hard. You will never control it, and you have to watch out or else it will quickly control you. Don’t miss it! In all you do, make sure you never miss what it is all about.

“The Sports Bible will provide a tool for the Huddle groups,” John said. “We have a lot of teams and clubs but not many of them have Huddles. With the Bible, we’ll be able to start Huddles for all of the teams. It’s an important resource for the coaches and the team captains. It’s the best way for us to train them to use the materials and help them make disciples.”

FCA president and CEO Shane Williamson helped coach at a Ukrainian volleyball clinic that tends to athletic and spiritual training.

Last week from June 17-21, 2019 in Accra, Ghana, 31 Leaders from fifteen African nations attended the 2nd Annual Africa Capacity Conference (ACC).

In life, all of us experience four things: Opportunity, Opposition, Obedience and Outcome. We all have opportunities to love, serve and reach others in our community and on the mission field.

Join together in prayer with tens of thousands of Campers, coaches, volunteers and staff as we engage, equip and empower each person to become disciple-makers in their sport and community.

“It was the first time I really felt the presence of God,” Jimmy explained. “It took me getting outside of my element and seeing people cry out to the Lord and love God in a different way.”

PRAY/9:38 is a prayer initiative to mobilize staff and volunteers throughout FCA to pray for God to send more workers into the world of sport to make disciples.

The best way to tackle the enormous challenge was build a core team around him and then begin establishing ministry across the nation’s 146 cities, one at a time.

God has breathed onto the international movement over the last 12 years and is expanding his ministry through sports across the world.

The Shout Out Drill is a powerful way to bless and inspire teammates to give their best and to recognize others efforts. It will create a culture of encouragement and blessing.

Ben Zobrist’s 6th Annual ‘Zorilla Cup’ Tournament creates excitement for baseball—and for Jesus—among Ukrainian coaches and athletes.

The first step is to help the coach, and they watch us do the ministry. The second step is the coach helps us while we do the ministry. The third step is they do the ministry, and we help them. It’s that concept of multiplication.”

FCA now has 49 reading plans to which users have subscribed over 1.4 million times in just over five years including numerous languages such as Spanish, French, Russian, Ukrainian and Mandarin.

Maybe the benches are there to sit, soak and soar! Stopping the chaos and stepping away from all the stuff that clutters my life and reflect on God’s goodness, greatness and graciousness produces a heart of gratitude.

110 leaders gathered for the 2019 International Capacity Conference in Antigua, Guatemala.

“I saw a generation of kids who have no hope,” Julio said. “But I knew that God could change that.”

If you could assemble your own Dream Team (personally or professionally), who would be on it? Who are the right teammates who will bring out the best in you, and you will bring the best out in them too?

If you are a coach at any level, the 3D Coach Reading Plan will help you capture the hearts of your athletes.