FCA Endurance Report

May Leadership Meetings

Current Staff: Chris Anderson, Executive Director

• part-time since Dec. 2005

• anticipated mixed full-time start July 2006

Mission: To impact the endurance world for Jesus Christ through athletes living and competing for God’s glory.

Ministry Objectives:

1. Minister to the Endurance World

2. Unite Christian Endurance Athletes

3. Spread the word about FCA

•Limited coaches ministry at this time

•Most recreational adult athletes (the majority of our ministry) are self-coached

•Have a number of coaches on our Team- other than a few additional resources, they are ministered to like much of our Team

•Vision to have web-based programs (discipleship and training)

• Pillar ministry of the International Christian Triathlon Network (ICTN) – helped put on the ’05 & ’06 Adult Endurance Camp

• Goal to plug in as many of our Teammates and coaches into current FCA camps

• Helped add swimming and triathlon to the Northern Rockies Camp and triathlon to the Salisbury MD camp

• Vision to add another adult camp and cycling and tri to current sports camps

•Primarily, by vision and design, an adult ministry

•Currently, our goal is to plug members into current campus ministries or help connect and equip them to start a campus ministry

•Vision to create a collegiate and junior Team

• 55 Registered Ministry Partners

• 375+ Registered Teammates in 44 states and 3 foreign countries

• 9 Current Certified Endurance Adult Huddles (10 this week), more coming

• Teammates competing in hundreds of races all over the country, serving in many of them

• Services at all North American Ironmans, most 70.3’s, Tri California, LTF, TCM and the Ironman World Championships

• Vision to grow and expand the Team, have a presence at National Championships (HS, collegiate, AG), and produce or make available more evangelistic resources and training

2007 Impact Report (September – May)Total Event Attendees: 800 (a few thousand contacts?)Total Faith Commitments: 2Volunteers: 20 Leaders, 375+ VolunteersCurrent Board Members: 9

Partnerships: ICTN, Tri4Him, Tri4God, Tri California, Hammer Nutrition

Ways to utilize FCA Endurance in your local area.1. Tap into our Team for volunteers, speakers, etc.2. Plug Alumni athletes and adults into a ministry for them3. Resources, prayerfully, will be on their way… Race Director’s Guide, Endurance Huddle Supplement, etc.

The biggest win of 2007 is… God’s abundant blessing, partnerships, and provision allowing for us to pursue hiring a full-time staff member.