Last Sunday, I had the privilege of sharing at the Year-end Banquet for the Valor Christian Boys Soccer Program. For 2017, our spiritual theme had covered different aspects of what comprised a real man of faith. As a final example, I shared this story with the players, parents, and coaches assembled. As he lay there, with his worst, life-enemies closing in on his position, he looked around. Two of his brothers were already dead. His father, somewhere nearby, had been fatally wounded in the fighting. He could only hear him cursing and calling out. The searing pain that coursed through his body was only briefly abated as he tried to close his eyes. His life flashed briefly in front

In its first season, the soccer chaplain role at Moody Bible Institute for the Men's Soccer Program may be deemed a success. The chaplain role, structured to expand the ministry provided by the head coach and assistant coaches, permitted Chaplain Pete Distler to speak into the lives of a very young team consisting of primarily freshman and sophomore student athletes, with nearly  80% of the roster underclassmen. Coach Chris McHugh, developed a job description that would see Moody take on its first-ever chaplain for the Men's Soccer Team. Soccer Chaplains United was able to help Coach McHugh, also an Assistant Professor, in Lifetime Fitness and Sports Ministry at Moody, develop the job description which eventually led to finding Pete. Coach

Since the rebranding of Soccer Chaplains United, the Board of Directors is moving forward with the search to appoint five new members to the board. The appointments come with two members stepping off the board due to family commitments. In addition, three additional positions are being considered to be filled to bring the board to a more robust, ten-member capacity. The current bylaws state: The number of directors of the Organization shall be at least be three (3), but no more than fifteen (15), and shall thereafter be as determined by the majority vote of the then serving directors. As Soccer Chaplains United looks to fill the remaining board positions, there are particular needs and values that are being sought

Soccer Chaplains United is proud to announce a new partnership with WaterStone, a 501(c)3 Christian foundation. WaterStone comes alongside givers and donors and provides trusted counsel and innovative giving strategies designed to multiply giving impact, minimize taxes and heighten giver's joy of generosity. Soccer Chaplains United’s mission today and in the future can only be fulfilled through the generosity of supporters to the organization.  WaterStone offers specialized tools and strategies to unlock full giving potential. Some reasons for the development of this partnership: Soccer Chaplains United recognizes that many choose to maximize the tax benefits of giving with year end gifts. Tax reform is front of mind for many.  Soccer Chaplains United is partnering with Waterstone in assisting donors with customized

This past weekend, I met with the Board of Directors for Soccer Chaplains United for our quarterly meeting. We accomplished a lot within our time together. Amongst some of the highlights were reviewing the bylaws that were initially formed as CrossTraining, accepting a couple of board resignations, and reviewing the work over the 3rd quarter. The difficult piece was financially. Soccer Chaplains United is currently at 50% of our budget raised and we've only 6-weeks left to go in our fiscal year. With the rebranding from CrossTraining going on this year, we've struggled with fundraising. We couldn't build and promote CrossTraining knowing that our new doing business as name was going to be Soccer Chaplains United and we couldn't promote