Fellowship Of Christian Athletes

CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO ATHLETES AND COACHES

TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION (STATEMENT NOTED ABOVE) AND OUR VISION "TO SEE THE WORLD TRANSFORMED BY JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF COACHES AND ATHLETES", FCA FOCUSES ON CULTIVATING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY ENGAGING, EQUIPPING AND EMPOWERING COACHES AND ATHLETES TO KNOW AND GROW IN CHRIST AND LEAD OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. FCA'S REACH SPANS ACROSS THE PROFESSIONAL, COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH AND YOUTH LEVELS. FCA DEVELOPS PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND RESOURCES THAT MINISTER "TO AND THROUGH" ALL CONSTITUENTS, BOTH ON AND OFF COMPUS, ACROSS THE GLOBE. FCA HAS GROWN TO OVER 2,500 STAFF, WHO IN ADDITION TO THEIR MINISTRY EFFORTS, SOLICIT DONATIONS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THEIR PROGRAM AREAS AS WELL AS RESOURCES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A SUMMARY OF EACH AREA AS WELL AS KEY MINISTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. OUR METHODSAS FCA MATURES, WE SEEK TO MAKE DISCIPLES THROUGH OUR METHODS OF ENGAGING, EQUIPPING AND EMPOWERING COACHES AND ATHLETES TO KNOW AND GROW IN CHRIST AND LEAD OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.ENGAGE(1 THESSALONIANS 2:8)WE ENGAGE RELATIONALLY BY CONNECTING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND THROUGH EVENTS IN MANY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS BY BUILDING GENUINE TRUST, SHARING OUR LIVES AND SHARING THE GOSPEL. WE STRIVE TO CONNECT WITH COACHES AND ATHLETES WHERE THEY ARE ON THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. EQUIP(EPHESIANS 4:12)AFTER CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIPS AND ONCE COACHES AND ATHLETES COME TO FAITH IN CHRIST, WE WANT TO EQUIP THEM WITH CHRIST-CENTERED TRAINING, EVENTS, RESOURCES AND ON-GOING SUPPORT IN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST, GROWING IN GOD'S WORD AND APPLYING IT TO LIFE. EMPOWER(2 TIMOTHY 2:2)ONCE EQUIPPED, WE EMPOWER FAITHFUL LEADERS WHO DESIRE TO USE THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND TREASURES TO HELP OTHER COACHES AND ATHLETES EXPERIENCE THE GOSPEL, GROW IN THEIR FAITH AND SHARE HIM WITH OTHERS. WE DESIRE TO DEVELOP DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES, ASSISTING THEM SO THAT THEY CAN IN TURN ENGAGE, EQUIP AND EMPOWER OTHERS TO KNOW AND GROW IN CHRIST AND LEAD OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. HIGHLIGHTSIN 2022, FCA SAW INCREDIBLE IMPACT. HERE ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS: - AS FCA MINISTERED TO COACHES AND ATHLETES, WE CELEBRATED 52,358 FAITH DECISIONS! - FCA DISTRIBUTED 196,024 BIBLES WORLDWIDE. - FCA GAINED TREMENDOUS GROWTH AND RECORD-SETTING NUMBERS IN REACHING APPROXIMATELY THREE MILLION COACHES AND ATHLETES AROUND THE WORLD. - FCA HAD OVER 19,431 TOTAL CERTIFIED HUDDLES. - FIELDS OF FAITH SAW INCREDIBLE IMPACT WITH OVER 55,300 STUDENTS REACHED AT 134 FIELDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. - FCA EXPANDED TO 418 INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN 114 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. - FCA EXPERIENCED AN INCREDIBLE AND UNIQUE YEAR WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 83,421 AT 839 FCA CAMPS AROUND THE WORLD. - FCA'S HALL OF CHAMPIONS HONORED 2022 INDUCTEES LES STECKEL, DWIGHT JOHNSON, BRUCE GRAY, EDWIN HORNER, PATTI HOWARD. - AS A FAITH-FUNDED MINISTRY, WE GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HIS PROVISION. - THE AUTOMATIC MONTHLY PARTNER (AMP) PROGRAM REACHED $57 MILLION IN REVENUE, A 13.5% INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR AND MADE UP 37% OF FCA'S TOTAL DONORS.