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2022 World Cup Devotional — Love

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With the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup now behind us, the Soccer Chaplains United devotional transitions into the Christmas season. This week and next on the podcast, myself and author Jordan Medas wrap up the last two weeks of reading.

We encourage you if you haven’t purchased the devotional, it’s still available on Amazon in Spanish and English and Portuguese. The links below are for the US AmazonSmile website where your purchase also helps our organization (if you designate Soccer Chaplains United), but if you have Amazon in or near your country, you can purchase it through there as well.

Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, I read the Kickoff reflection for Week 7, entitled: Love, G.O.A.T. For the past few weeks, I have hinted that there is something that “comes in first.” It’s not faith. It’s not hope — and we finally get down to what it is with this week’s reading. Understanding why love is the greatest of all time is an important part of our lives.

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

2022 World Cup Devotional — Peace

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The 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup Final was just a few days ago and Christmas Day is approaching. We pray for peace in our world. Soccer Chaplains United produced a devotional with themes of Advent and Christmas combined with football to celebrate this season. For the next few weeks on the podcast, myself and author Jordan Medas will read one of the weekly devotionals for the podcast.

We encourage you if you haven’t purchased the devotional, it’s available on Amazon in Spanish and English and Portuguese. The links below are for the US AmazonSmile website where your purchase also helps our organization (if you designate Soccer Chaplains United), but if you have Amazon in or near your country, you can purchase it through there as well.

Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, Rev Jordan Medas reads the Halftime reflection for Week 6, entitled: Not a Forced Peace. There is “world peace” and then there is God’s peace — and the two are very different. World peace is often accomplished by military might and governmental oppression and we might wonder if it really is peace or more so imperialism. God’ peace is different and Rev Jordan shares more on today’s podcast.

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

Every.org Announces Changes and Streamlining of Processes

Earlier this year, we announced that Every.org and Soccer Chaplains United are now connected for the purposes of donating through some different means that might appeal to a wider variety of donors. Crypto currency, stocks, and DAV funds are among some of the emerging ways that donors of a new generation are cultivating their gifts and generosity toward non-profits. Every.org has become a resource for accepting some of these more unique gifts and giving without having to have the staffing and systems that a larger non-profit or development team might have at hand.

Among the changes made by Every.org are the following:

Stocks

Every.org has simplified the amount of steps it takes for a donor to submit stock donations and minimized the amount of text to ensure the flow is as straightforward and streamlined as possible.

DAF

Every.org is now partnering with Chariot to make it easier for donors to donate with DAF directly on the site. Instead of donors having to contact their provider to initiate the donation, everything can be done through Chariot directly on Every.org.

Crypto

Since launching the crypto feature, crypto donations that were not Bitcoin, Ethereum, or USD Coin had to be manually processed by Every.org team, meaning more steps for both the team and the donor. A new version of crypto donations is now launched which features a streamlined experience and supports tens of tokens with more being added every week.

Soccer Chaplains United is non-profit, 501(c)3 and depends upon the financial support of individual donors and church partners to carry out our work of chaplaincy service across all levels of soccer. Our chaplains are not employed or paid by any of the clubs that we serve. Check out our Donation Page with all the different options. Or, simply click the PushPay (the big P or give tab) link below to make a secure, online, tax-deductible gift, or mail a donation to Soccer Chaplains United, PO Box 102081, Denver, CO 80250.

2022 World Cup Devotional — Joy

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The 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup Final is less than a week away! Who are you rooting for? Soccer Chaplains United has produced a devotional with themes of Advent and Christmas combined with football. For the next few weeks on the podcast, myself and author Jordan Medas will read one of the weekly devotionals for the podcast.

We encourage you if you haven’t purchased the devotional, it’s available on Amazon in Spanish and English and Portuguese. The links below are for the US AmazonSmile website where your purchase also helps our organization (if you designate Soccer Chaplains United), but if you have Amazon in or near your country, you can purchase it through there as well.

Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, I read the Kickoff reflection for Week 5, entitled: Discovering True Joy. In our day and age we mistake many things for joy — joy is not merely happiness (effected by circumstances). There is a greater sense of longevity. It is not temporal, temporary. It is greater than mere pleasure. Seeking out joy means often looking for something ‘older’ and still yet to be.

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

2022 World Cup Devotional — Faith

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The 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup is well underway away and Soccer Chaplains United has produced a devotional with themes of Advent and Christmas combined with football. For the next few weeks on the podcast, myself and author Jordan Medas will read one of the weekly devotionals for the podcast.

We encourage you if you haven’t purchased the devotional, it’s available on Amazon in Spanish and English and Portuguese. The links below are for the US AmazonSmile website where your purchase also helps our organization (if you designate Soccer Chaplains United), but if you have Amazon in or near your country, you can purchase it through there as well.

Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, Rev Jordan Medas reads the Halftime reflection for Week 4, entitled: Sometimes, Faith is All We Have. At some point in life, we exhibit some kind of faith — faith in a chair we sit in, faith in a plane that we might travel or fly in, faith in our teammates in soccer. Sometimes we have nothing else left but faith. And faith in God is key. Listen to today’s podcast to learn more.

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

Today is ColoradoGives Day! Several Opportunities to Multiply Your Gifts

Today is an opportunity to see your charitable contribution go a little further through our friends with the Community First Foundation. Soccer Chaplains United is participating for the second year in a row through this Colorado-specific day of philanthropy.

Go to Our ColoradoGives Page

Some different ways to see your gift go further:

Give a Gift Throughout the Day — gifts during the hours of 7 am, 10 am, 2 pm, 7 pm, and 10 pm could all win us an extra $5k.

30 Donations Enters us Into the Grand Prize Giveaway — an additional $5k, $10k, and $15k gift will be awarded to non-profits that have more than 30 donations throughout the day.

Go here for other prize descriptions!

Thanks for considering Soccer Chaplains United as we approach the end of year.

The great thing about Soccer Chaplains United is that when you donate — you are actually a part of the team. Donations don’t go to cover some big building somewhere or pay exorbitant salaries — it goes toward supporting chaplains serving people in soccer and a portion of each donation gets sent out into the far-reaches of the earth through our Community Projects.

Soccer Chaplains United is non-profit, 501(c)3 and depends upon the financial support of individual donors and church partners to carry out our work of chaplaincy service across all levels of soccer. Our chaplains are not employed or paid by any of the clubs that we serve. Check out our Donation Page with all the different options. Or, simply click the PushPay (the big P or give tab) link below to make a secure, online, tax-deductible gift, or mail a donation to Soccer Chaplains United, PO Box 102081, Denver, CO 80250.

2022 World Cup Devotional — Hope

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It’s week two, in the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup. How is your team doing? We hope your team is doing well! Soccer Chaplains United has produced a devotional with themes of Advent and Christmas combined with football. For the next few weeks on the podcast, myself and author Jordan Medas will read one of the weekly devotionals for the podcast.

We encourage you if you haven’t purchased the devotional, it’s available on Amazon in Spanish and English and Portuguese. The links below are for the US AmazonSmile website where your purchase also helps our organization (if you designate Soccer Chaplains United), but if you have Amazon in or near your country, you can purchase it through there as well.

Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, I read the Kickoff reflection for Week 3, entitled: Hope Comes in Second? There’s a noble aspect to hope isn’t there? But sometimes we can hope for the wrong things or even bad things. We may or not be aware of all the ways that hope may actually not be good for us — unless we are hoping (trusting) in the right things. Listen to hear more of what I mean.

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

Today is Giving Tuesday, But…

Today is known as Giving Tuesday — it’s a time of philanthropy around the US and around the world. In past years, Soccer Chaplains United has taken part in Giving Tuesday primarily through Facebook (now Meta) and Facebook Giving’s “match” meeting certain criteria, but this year — we’d like to ask our donors to hold off…for just one week.

ColoradoGives is another, better opportunity for generosity and giving. Since our non-profit is based in Denver we tend to get some better benefits for participating in ColoradoGives Day (Tuesday, December 6). Last year, we made an extra $150 or so from the contributions made on that day. This year, we are hoping to exceed a goal of $15k to help us take a chunk out of our $45k budget shortfall.

Go to Our ColoradoGives Page

Here are some opportunities for donor generosity to be multiplied on ColoradoGives Day:

  • Start a Business Group Page (first 100 businesses to respond, 53 slots left) and Raise $1000 for us before December 6 and Delta Dental will match $1000.
  • Donate at a certain time (all Times Mountain) on Tuesday, December 6 and it could mean $5,000 extra for us through a sweepstakes format. $5k is a lot.
    • 7:00 AM
    • 10:00 AM
    • 2:00 PM
    • 7:00 PM
    • 10:00 PM
  • There are other opportunities to earn a little extra from the Community First Foundation — including new donors, number of donations received, and more!

Check out our Donation Page with all the different options.

The great thing about Soccer Chaplains United is that when you donate — you are actually a part of the team. Donations don’t go to cover some big building somewhere or pay exorbitant salaries — it goes toward supporting people in soccer and a portion of each donation gets sent out into the far-reaches of the earth through our Community Projects.

Soccer Chaplains United is non-profit, 501(c)3 and depends upon the financial support of individual donors and church partners to carry out our work of chaplaincy service across all levels of soccer. Our chaplains are not employed or paid by any of the clubs that we serve. Simply click the PushPay (the big P or give tab) link below to make a secure, online, tax-deductible gift, or mail a donation to Soccer Chaplains United, PO Box 102081, Denver, CO 80250.

English Ebook Version of Our Devotional Free Tomorrow!

Black Friday? It’s the day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving. But it’s also a massive day for football!

For this one day only, and in anticipation of the England vs. USA World Cup match, our English version of the ebook will be free on Amazon and AmazonSmile from 12:00 AM Pacific to 11:59 PM Pacific on Friday, November 25, 2022!

Click here to go to the ebook on AmazonSmile!

Please give us a rating and write us a review!

And for all of our friends in the USA, have a blessed Thanksgiving!

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2022 World Cup Devotional — Preparation

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The 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup has begun! To commemorate this unique time, Soccer Chaplains United has produced a devotional with themes of Advent and Christmas combined with football. For the next few weeks on the podcast, myself and author Jordan Medas will read one of the weekly devotionals for the podcast.

We encourage you if you haven’t purchased the devotional, it’s available on Amazon in Spanish and English and Portuguese. The links below are for the US AmazonSmile website where your purchase also helps our organization (if you designate Soccer Chaplains United), but if you have Amazon in or near your country, you can purchase it through there as well.

Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, Rev Jordan Medas reads the Halftime reflection for Week 2, entitled: Preparing the Heart. Everyone in football has a deficiency in their game — something that they need to work on. In life, too, we all fall short of God’s standard. What will we do? Ignore the coach who instructs us and tells us how to improve our game, our form? Hear more on today’s podcast.

From the Touchline is a short-feature (10-15 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney, Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Chaplains United and Volunteer Chaplain to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Rev Brad and occasional guests touch on various issues around the topics of faith, family, and football (soccer).

Also, don’t forget that you can listen in our app, SoccrChapUtd, in the Apple and Google store.

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