Special Close-up on Soccer-related Ministries

Special Close-up on Soccer-related Ministries —
In honor of the World Cup, catch all these ministries relating to Soccer or International Football

[Note: The following article was submitted by soccerministries@gmail.com. We present it here at Brigada because, well, we like soccer. :-) All links open up a new page, but, again, that’s our preference — so you can use this article as your base level, then close other pages after you’ve perused them, knowing full well that, no matter what happens, this base level article is still here.]
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What’s better than the beautiful game? It is beautiful message of salvation in Jesus Christ. Here is a list of places to help you share the gospel with a soccer ball or international football. Some ministries and organizations have developed a multi colored soccer ball to share the gospel. An evangelistic message is usually given using the five colors of the soccer ball. For example, the black on the soccer ball represents sin, and white after our sins have been forgiven. There is also information on a dvd called The Prize which shares the gospel using Christian testimonies of famous soccer players. Below is a list of places where you may find all these things.

Soccer or International Football Christian Outreach Resources and Ministries

J316 Ministries

Evangelistic Tool for Ministry

http://www.j316ministries.com/

The J316 soccer ball is being used by all different groups throughout the world with great effect to the glory of God. The J316 soccer ball comes in three sizes and is available in the USA and soon will be available in South Africa as well. This creative ministry tool is a great way to open up conversations about the Gospel amongst all age groups on and off the soccer field. Please check out the new website at…

J316 Ministries has a tract on how to use the J316 soccer ball in English and Portuguese. You may see it online here in English
http://www.j316ministries.com/documents/track_english.pdf
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I think there are two versions of the Prize dvd. You may see the two choices below.
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The Prize dvd from AIA Gear

http://www.aiagear.com
http://www.aiagear.com/p-138-sale-2006-the-prize-dvd-english.aspx

Brazil – Côte d’Ivoire – Korea – United States

Four fascinating stories from the world of football (soccer). The highs and lows, victories and losses, of players whose lives are more important than the game of football. Hear from football greats such as Brazil’s Edmilson, Lucio and Ze Roberto, Korea’s Lee Young Pyo, Côte d’Ivoire’s Cyrille Domoraud and Tim Howard from the U.S. and Manchester United. Relive the highs and lows, the joys and sorrows, of competing for football’s biggest prize and hear how these players deal with the pressure of being on the world stage. This is a NTSC version DVD.
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The Prize dvd from the Jesus Film Store
http://www.jesusfilmstore.com/Sports/products/24/
http://www.jesusfilmstore.com

“The Prize: Quest for the Ultimate Goal” 8-Language DVD features four fascinating stories from the world of soccer with the highs and lows, victories and losses, of highlighted athletes. Hear from soccer greats such as Brazil’s Edmilson, Lucio and Ze Roberto, Korea’s Lee Young Pyo, Côte d’Ivoire’s Cyrile Domoraoud and Tim Howard from the U.S.A. Hear how these great players of the game deal with the pressure of being on the world stage. Includes the 83-minute “JESUS” film.

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish

Format: NTSC format only

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The Prize dvd
http://www.theprize.com/
http://www.the-prize.org/

The DVD features six football [soccer] heroes – Kaka, Lucio, Oscar Ewolo, Nicola Legrottaglie, Marcos Senna and Cyrille Domoraud – who have reached the highest levels and discovered that the real prize is not found in a ball, match, or even the sport itself … but in a person.
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Articles Regarding The Prize dvd
http://www.ccci.org/ministries-and-locations/ministries/athletes-in-action/world-cup-2010.htm

http://www.bpsports.net/bpsports.asp?id=6193&ref=BPNews-RSSFeed1230
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Beyond the Ultimate-Testimony of Five Soccer/Football Players
http://www.BeyondTheUltimate.org/
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Children’s Evangelistic Ministries

To produce evangelistic tools to assist the Body of Christ – tools such as films , Go to the Info Center to view information on the jumbo soccer ball! …
http://www.childrensevangelisticministries.org/

Our Energia soccer balls are now into approximately 115 countries. Reports of people of all ages putting their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ are now coming …
http://www.childrensevangelisticministries.org/message.php?

please go to the web site above or go to the home page and then choose the Info Center link

Soccer Mall Message-Sharing the Gospel with the Colors of the Soccer Ball
http://www.childrensevangelisticministries.org/message.php?topicID=3474&

please go to the web site above or go to the home page and then choose the Info Center link
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Soccer ball kicks up evangelism stir
the multi-colored soccer ball that is being used by evangelists and missionaries in evangelism has penetrated about 60 countries.
http://www.mbcpathway.com/otherstories/article67136.htm
online article about using the soccer ball in evangelism

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Jesus Film Project Harvest Partners
http://www.jfhp.org/resources/ministry_tools/evangelism-ball.cfm
online article regarding the soccer ball being used for evangelism
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Soccer Ball Colors
http://www.jfhp.org/resources/downloads/discipleship_materials/GOL2010_SoccerBallColors.pdf
online article on how to use the colors on the soccer ball to share the gospel
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GOL 2010 Soccer Ball for Evangelism
http://www.nph.com/nphweb/html/nph/itempage.jsp?itemId=GOL-SOC-001&catalogId=NPH-CR&catSecCd=NMI&subCatSecCd=GOL10&subSubCatSecCd=NA&tid=ADXT

http://www.nph.com
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Kingdom Sports Products
http://kingdomsportsproducts.com/
sells a soccer ball to be used for evangelism
has two videos on the web site on using the soccer ball for evangelism
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E3 Resources
Evangeball Soccer Ball
http://store.e3resources.org/
http://store.e3resources.org/Search?search=evangeball&y=0&x=0
http://store.e3resources.org/Evangelism/EvangeCube-Products
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Evangeball Soccer Ball
http://www.christianedwarehouse.com
http://www.christianedwarehouse.com/cep/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&Product_ID=12584&CATID=34

How to Use the Evangeball to Share the Gospel
http://www.christianedwarehouse.com/development2/KidsEECube/E_Ball_insert.pdf
http://www.evangecube.co.za/Downloads/E_Ball_insert.pdf

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Evangeball Article Online
http://www.africanazarene.org/wmafrica/RegionalServices/EducationDiscipleshipNED/JESUSFilm/EvangeBall/tabid/367/Default.aspx
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Evangeball in South Africa
http://www.evangecube.co.za/E_Ball.htm
http://www.evangecube.co.za
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Evangeball – Soccer Ball
http://www.gospelpublishing.com/store/startitem.cfm?item=208010
http://www.gospelpublishing.com
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Evangeball – Soccer Ball
http://www.tools2share.com/products/EvangeBall.html
http://www.tools2share.com
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Evangeball Soccer Ball
http://www.missionsresources.com/product/275.htm
http://www.missionsresources.com
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Evangeball Soccer Ball
http://www.amazingbiblestore.com/product_info.php/pName/evangeball
http://www.amazingbiblestore.com
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Evangeball Soccer Ball
http://www.concordiasupply.com/View-Church-Supplies/Evangelism-Items/EvangeBall-Size-4/232-2130
http://www.concordiasupply.com
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Evangeball Soccer Ball
http://www.nsresources.com/browse.cfm/4,1198.html
http://www.nsresources.com
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Evangeball Soccer Ball
http://www.christianedwarehouse.com/cep/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&CATID=117&Product_ID=21532&count=12&Pcount=15&DETAIL=1
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Unplug Design
http://www.unplugdesign.com/
Soccer ball made of recycled materials.
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These ministries below are using soccer to share the gospel and involved in soccer training.

Global Soccer Ministries
http://www.globalsoccerministries.org/

Sports Quest Soccer Training and Ministry
http://www.sportsquesttraining.com/

DiDi’s Soccer Academy and Ministry (Illinois)
http://www.didisoccer.com/

MAI Soccer Ministry
http://www.chicagoeagles.com/

Sports Friends
http://www.sports-friends.org

Sports Ministries Inc.
http://www.sm-inc.org/

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Church Sports International
Sports Ministry Links
http://www.churchsports.org/links.shtml

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The Goal
http://www.thegoal.com/
testimonies or Christian soccer/football players

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Sports Spectrum
Sports Spectrum is a radio program and Christian sports magazine providing daily news and analysis of today’s sports, and thoughts from Christian athletes on what really matters in life. They also have testimonies on their website.
http://www.sportsspectrum.com/

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If you have any questions or need help finding a particular video, dvd, tract, book or any other Christian resource in any language of the world, please contact soccerministries@gmail.com .