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What's your preferred platform? In this edition of From the Touchline, Rev Brad looks into the area of social media. He reflects on some of the ways that social media seems to speak to us and whom ought to be an example when trying to develop good habits and practices around social media and it's usage. Inquiries and feedback can be sent to podcast@soccerchaplainsunited.org. From the Touchline is a short-feature (10 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney and occasional guests touching on various issues around faith, family, and football. Check out the Soccer Chaplains United App and go to the Media section. Under podcasts you will see a new podcast for 4/18/2018 entitled "Social Media." If you don't have the app yet, you can

Timothy Project: Soccer players from Valor Christian High School traveled back to Tamarindo, Costa Rica in March 2018 to continue the mission they began years ago, to touch people with the love of Christ through soccer and building homes. The team partners with Mercy Homes Ministries through which they work with locals to build homes for families in need and stay focused on the mission at hand. The team of nearly 30, including Soccer Chaplain United's Executive Director, Brad Kenney, spent their days building homes and their evenings running soccer clinics.  Two homes were built during thier time in Tamarindo.  Valor senior and varsity player, Nicole Wright, wrote about her experience, We built two houses for two families – one

Rev Brad, in this edition of From the Touchline, shares about how God called him to be a chaplain to soccer. After leaving the Colorado Rapids for seminary, God opened a door to go back and serve the team in a volunteer capacity as chaplain. Photo: Oakland Christian High School, Lancers  Varsity Soccer Team, Junior Year (1992) Inquiries and feedback can be sent to podcast@soccerchaplainsunited.org. From the Touchline is a short-feature (10 min) podcast with Rev Brad Kenney and occasional guests touching on various issues around faith, family, and football. Check out the Soccer Chaplains United App and go to the Media section. Under podcasts you will see a new podcast for 4/11/2018 entitled "Soccer Saint - My Soccer Journey Part Two." If you

Friends in the soccer ministry community, just passing along an opportunity, here. Please see below: Missionary Athletes International has just launched a search for a new Chief Executive Officer. MAI focuses on youth and adults under the age of  25 using soccer teams to influence people for Christ and see God transform lives.  More than 30,000 lives in fifteen global locations have been impacted in the last two years through teams, camps, international ministry tours and coaches training. The successful candidate will be an experienced, mature, inspiring and trustworthy leader. He will possess exceptional personal integrity, a servant attitude, an international perspective and a personal and leadership style worth emulating. He will have proven experience managing an organization of a similar size

As part of our community initiatives, Soccer Chaplains United would like to make people aware of this free webinar on the subject of college soccer recruiting. The webinar will be hosted by Bill Bufton, the Assistant Athletic Director and College Recruiting Coordinator at Valor Christian High School in Colorado. Bill Bufton will be hosting the recruiting webinar with Jennifer Thomas, former soccer coach at Cal-Berkeley, specifically geared to soccer players on April 16. The webinar is FREE. All you have to do is click the link and register. This is open to all players and families. Soccer Recruiting Webinar Topic: Making Sense of College Soccer Recruiting w/ Jennifer Thomas Date/Time: Monday, April 16 @ 7pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm Mountain Time) Registration Link: https://vcs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JrgZvHx8TBKvOUVSF4iuVw Description Jennifer "JT" Thomas will

A principle value of Soccer Chaplains United is to connect communities to provide meaningful service for soccer. Midwest based Sports Crusaders is forming three teams of college athletes to travel to Ukraine this summer to teach children about soccer and salvation.  Soccer Chaplains United is reaching out to athletes who may be interested in joining one of these teams.  If this appeals to you, find the contact information for Sports Crusader representatives at the bottom of the included information. Sports Crusaders Mission to Ukraine We have 5 teams going to Ukraine to work alongside churches and church plants in the towns of Kiev, Poltava, L’viv, and Dnipro. These are our current needs. Team Dnipro-July 22-30 ·         3-4 players (At least