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MOBILIZED VOLUNTEERS are critically important to moving the ministry forward on campus and in the community with the goal of reaching EVERY coach and EVERY athlete with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We are inviting you into this amazing journey of restoring faith to Central & Western Massachusetts through sports and FCA as a "Mobilized Volunteer". We will train, equip and empower you to be a mighty vessel for Jesus.
There are three steps to become a Mobilized Volunteer:
1. Approved Ministry Leader Application (MLA)
2. Completed E3 Online Training
3. Connected to a Certified Program (Huddle, Camp, Board) as a qualified ministry leader
Mobilized Volunteer = MLA + E3 Online Training + Certified Program
FCA is a volunteer intensive ministry and has a variety of opportunities for you to be a game changer in someone's life.
Want to talk more?
Contact Kristie (kbarnes@fca.org) to set up a meeting with the Area Director, Dan Barnes.
Step 1: Affirm the FCA Christian Community Statement
Step 2: Complete a Ministry Leader Application (MLA)
To fulfill an official role with FCA, we need you to complete a Ministry Leadership Application “MLA” for us. After the MLA is approved, you will receive an email stating that you have completed the process. This ensures the safety of our students both physically and spiritually. It also makes sure that you and your huddle are covered by our insurance during FCA related events.
The MLA will only take a few minutes to complete. (If you have completed this before, Skip this Step)
Click the link below to get started:
Step 2: Complete Online E3 Discipleship Training
FCA's Game Plan for Discipleship is to ENGAGE, EQUIP and EMPOWER, you to use sports as a means to meet coaches and athletes right where they are to bring the word of God and the gospel to them, in their environment.
E3 training gives you tangible steps you can take to start making disciples and it isn't as complicated as we tend to make it in our own minds. The secret to FCA? ...Just start! Our staff here in Massachusetts and the other Mobilized Volunteers are here to support you and to provide community for you as you seek to serve God through sports. You will never be alone in your service with FCA. WE ARE FAMILY!
Step 3: Get Connected to or start an FCA Certified Program ...There is a place for everyone.
Operational Focused Opportunities:
Board Members: Strong and proven leaders to take leadership and to serve in the following areas - Board Development, Donor Development, Ministry Development, International Development, Staff Development.
Committees: With the ministry growing like it is, we are always looking for people to join one of five committees that will serve as the firm foundation for this ministry. They are:
- Board Advancement Committee
- Donor Advancement Committee
- Ministry Advancement Committee
- Volunteer Advancement Committee
- Coach Advancement Committee
Character Coaches: Serve on a specific sports team or teams. You will serve the coaching staff and the players as their character coach, coming alongside them to learn values and character.
Coaches Huddle Group Leaders: Lead a small group of coaches and recruit, train and disciple other coaches to do the same. Work directly with the Area Rep or Area Director.
Campus Coach: Works with the athlete Huddle Club leaders, discipling, training, and teaching them spiritual leadership, small group leadership, personal leadership and how to build relationships with others.
Camps: At each camp or clinic, there are many tasks that need to be completed, such as food coordinator, check-in/check-out, set-up & tear down, cleaning, water crews, and much more.
Coach Focused Opportunities:
Campus Advisor: When a coach takes up the role of a club advisor on campus, the club becomes something really special and more active on campus than when a non-coach sponsors the huddle. Your influence is significant. Be bold.
Camps: You could start your own annual FCA sport specific clinic, or you could offer your time for a day or two during the summer or off-season to just be a coach at an already established clinic. Our camps give you the BEST opportunity to coach for Christ with a biblical perspective, unhindered by the constraints of an administration.
Clubs/Leagues: Start an FCA AAU/travel club team or start an instructional league for younger kids.
FCA has everything you need from operations, to administrative, to program, training and equipment/uniforms for you to live your calling out as a coach in the name of Jesus.
Join the Volunteer Leadership Board
The FCA volunteer leadership board is focused on increasing ministry leadership capacity by through high-capacity individuals who love Jesus, love sports and are willingly to champion the ministry and give their time, talent and treasure as an offering to God for their eternal salvation in Christ and for the sake of the Great Commission.
Some responsibilities are:
- Board members work ON the ministry by:
- Leading and supporting one of the five committees
- Recruiting and interviewing committee candidates
- Leading monthly committee meetings
- Serving as a liaison between the Board Chair and the committee
- Creating and maintaining a culture of significance over success.
To understand the full breadth of a board member or committee member, use the link below to schedule a zoom call with Area Director, Dan Barnes.
