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Enigma Sports Photography

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www.enigma-sports.com

Contact Martin Bateman for quality Sports Photos

Office: 01524 590410

Mobile: 07889 949612

Email: martinb@enigma-sports.com

Onside Soccer

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Onside Soccer (www.onsidesoccer.com) is a Christian sports outreach charity which specialises in taking groups from the UK to the developing world to set up football coaching with children and young people there.  Working in partnership with local churches, we also engage in social projects and get involved fully in the communities where we are based.  Currently we have established links in Uganda, Ghana and Romania and hope to expand to other destinations soon.  As a charity we have three main aims:

 

  • to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to the unsaved through sports coaching (mainly football),
  • to contribute to the work of social action projects in targeted areas via the contact of local churches,
  • to disciple and educate tour participants through a structured programme of daily talks, bible studies and practical application focusing on social justice, poverty and international development from a Christian perspective.

 

To help raise awareness of what we do and to assist with raising funds we also organise European football weekend breaks, giving customers the chance to see some of Europe’s top football teams in action.

Ninety Plus Ministries

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Ninety Plus Ministries are a Christian Football ministry who are committed to serving and proclaiming the Good news of Jesus to all people in all cultures. We are passionate about developing and excelling in the gifts God has given us, by providing relevant platforms for those who desire to serve Christ above all else.

• To promote the furtherance of Gods Kingdom within our athletic arenas.
• To establish a growing network of sports ministers and a tool for communication to encourage and share the good work of Jesus Christ.
• To provide readily available relevant resources to encourage, build and help with the deliverance of the Gospel.
• To equip, train and envision player ministers and Churches to share the Good news of Jesus.
• To encourage and support the Church in all areas and help with the development of sports Ministry within their desired plans for outreach.
• To disciple players both on the field and off, to excel within their sports to be excellent athletes for God’s Glory.
• To provide sound Biblical and Theological resources and training, in order that our players may proclaim the Gospel clearly as it should be, both on field and off.
• To provide our players with a platform to proclaim the Hope we have in Christ Jesus.
• To send out fully equipped player ministers as servants of the Gospel.


We also run a gap year programme:

 
Recruiting now - 22 Academy places available

Love God? Love Football? Startis in September 2010

90+ Ministries is looking to recruit 22 players for its 9 month Player Ministry training programme.

More info can be found on our website at www.ninetyplusministries.com in the news section, however heres just a glimpse of some of the stuff you'll be involved in:

-Full time on field training

-Biblical and Theological studies accredited course

-Community based sports outreach

-Serving local churches and helping to devlop sports ministry

-2 Short term mission tours

-Weekly sports ministry training and teaching

We want to fully Train, Equip and send out player ministers to share the Good News of Jesus.

 

 

Sportsforce

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SPORTSFORCE (www.sportsforceinternational.org) Contact Mark Blythe mark@mccfc.org.uk

Serving Churches through sport. This ministry is set up to help the local church to use sport as an outreach tool. Training and practical support are available. Contact Mark to arrange a meeting with the sporty people in your Church.

The following activities have been initiated:

The National Christian Football Festival - 11-a-side football weekend for church based teams - contact Ambassadors in Sport 0845 071 4390 www.ncff.org.uk

The National Christian Veterans Football Cup (over 35s) - contact Mark to enter in 2011

Football Ministry Conferences - For everyone that loves Jesus & Football - contact Mark

The National Christian Cricket Cup 10th year 2009 Final at Chatsworth House Derbyshire (St Thomas' Yorkshire lost to Molesey Community Church Surrey). Contact us for details of future Cups.

The National Christian Cricket Festival - for church based teams. Now being run by World Sport Ministries contact info@worldsportministries.com

The National Christian Golf Cup - contact the Christian Golf Society

MISTAKES IN CHURCH FOOTBALL - We've made them all - DONT YOU!

A book to help churches that run football teams for outreach has been released. It is based on the experiences Mark Blythe has had heading up the Molesey Community Church football outreach for over 10 years. Every mistake has been made! To learn from them pick up a copy from www.veriteshop.co.uk (or call 01903 241975) for just £10. Title "FOOTBALL 2 FOOTBALL MINISTRY 3" ie Football is good but footy ministry is even better!

Church Football Leagues: Mark has held every position whilst serving the longest running church football league in the country (the Southern Area Christian Football League - www.sacfl.co.uk): Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Fixtures Secretary, Information Secretary, Disciplinary Committee member, Results Secretary, Prayer Co-ordinator, Awards Night Organiser, Cup Final Organiser, Procedures writer.... If you need help starting or running a Church League do make contact.

Ambassadors in Sport

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Ambassadors in Sport: www.ais-uk.org 01204 363606 In 1990, 3 overseas amateur footballers who had relocated to the northern England town of Bolton started a football team by placing an advert in a local newspaper. From these humble beginnings a movement started that is ‘Ambassadors in Sport’ which has grown not only nationally across the UK (offices in Bolton and London) but to over 15 countries globally. The ambitions of these founders have always extended beyond the field itself; their Christian faith, ethos and values drove them to go beyond the game and actually seek to ‘bring hope through football’. Since becoming a UK registered charity (No 1055422) and a limited company (No 3172553) in 1997; AIS has aimed to be facilitators in mobilizing people and churches to participate in the vision to bring holistic transformation in individuals and communities through football. AIS want to serve the football community with excellence which means that Ambassadors want to support, help, encourage, include, partner, resource, focus on others and be big hearted towards the people involved at home and abroad in the football culture and community. AIS especially want to stand alongside those (particularly children/young people) who are poor, marginalized or vulnerable. Generally the Christian beliefs and foundations of AIS will be demonstrated in the character (e.g. integrity, trust, grace, Christ-like etc) of AIS workers and the way they connect (e.g. inclusiveness, respect for individuals, family etc) with others within the UK and overseas. Distinctively AIS seek to value Innovation, Team, Football and Church. Therefore in approach and attitude; AIS want to value Church by putting it at the heart of its tactics to be agents of transformation in the football community. The primary way in which this tactic will be worked out is to envision, equip and enable churches to engage effectively with the football culture. AIS wants to be intentional about tying in as much of its work (e.g. in schools, prisons, youth offenders, detached youth work, churches, youth clubs, teams, leagues, tours, tournaments, soccer schools, soccer weekends, football in the community and amongst the marginalised e.g. ‘Kids at Risk and homeless football projects) into local expressions of community i.e. church and football clubs. AIS Website (currently under reconstruction) www.aisint.org .

Kick London

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KICK LONDON is about transforming young people's lives with God's love through football, and aims to apply Christian values in a way that combines:
 
·        Quality sports and football programmes
·        Integrated life skills training
 
We provide an innovative and engaging programme of sports activities that are set in an encouraging, inclusive, and supportive environment focussing on the holistic learning (physical, social, spiritual, and emotional) of each young person. Kick London was established in the London Borough of Richmond in 2003. It is a company limited by guarantee, and a registered charity.  It is overseen by a Board of Trustees who focus on the work of Kick London as it develops across the whole of the capital city and local management teams in individual London Boroughs.
 
Our F.A. qualified coaches provide curriculum-integrated sessions in mainstream schools and Pupil Referral Units (for excluded pupils), are engaged in other national and local government programmes for children and young people outside mainstream education. We undertake assemblies, breakfast, lunchtime, and after school clubs in mainstream schools, provide activities for the socially, geographically and physically disadvantaged and support the establishment of local academies providing training and sports skills for all - not just those gifted and talented.
 
Kick London is making a difference already working with 3,500 young people per week and we are currently seeking funding to support a step change in our organisation and develop a managerial and operations team to facilitate Kick London's growth to reach 30,000 young people each week by 2012. Website: www.kicklondon.org.uk
Contact details: Mark Anderson, Operations & Development Manager, 07817 519768 markanderson@kicklondon.org.uk Kick London, Holy Trinity Church, Sheen Park, Richmond, TW9 1UP

Christians in Football

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Christians in Football: www.christiansinfootball.org

Christians in Football, formed in 1990, is the National Network Association of Christian-based Football Clubs. It co-ordinates an effective approach of envisioning, encouraging, enabling and training key leaders in Football Ministry, both in Church Leagues and Christian-based Teams that play in Secular Leagues. In 1992, CIF started and continues to organise the National Christian Cup and introduced another National Competition, the National Christian Trophy, 3 years ago. For 12 years, the National Finals have been held on Professional grounds. CIF has run 26 European Mission Tours since 1991.
 
Call: 01442 270300
Email: go@christiansinfootball.org 

YFC

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Youth For Christ. Yfc is passionate about using sport to reach young people with the good news of Jesus. YFC runs mission teams in football, basketball and street football - Kick, Fly and Nomad. If you want to check out details on these teams and how they can help in your local area then please go to our website at www.yfc.co.uk/teams. YFC is very excited about its Cage football and street football pitch, both of which are available to be delivered with your own church or school. Barry Mason is responsible for all the sports ministry in YFC and would love to hear from you with any questions or comments on 07734022443 or barry.mason@yfc.co.uk

Higher Sports

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HIGHER SPORTS LTD is a fledgling sports ministry formed solely to provide coaching and teaching resources for the local church. ‘Higher Rugby’ and ‘Higher Football’ are 8 week courses combining drills and games with biblical ‘team talks’. ‘Higher Cricket’ and ‘Higher Games’ are in the pipeline over the next 3 years leading up to London 2012 when all 4 packs will be ideal resources for the British Church’s response to the Olympics. Each pack contains all that is required to run the course (kit, equipment, manuals and book). www.highersports.org bryan@highersports.lccnet.co.uk Bryan Mason (Executive Director) 01677-426347 (office) 07711 572032 (mobile)