Missionary Athletes International

Summary

Missionary Athletes International ("MATH") is a Christian soccer organization striving to see God glorified, lives changed, and a worldwide movement of evangelistic sports ministry. MATH affords players and staff members the opportunity to live out their Christian faith both on and off the soccer field during camps, clinics, and international tours.
Founded in December of 1983 in La Habra, California, MATH is a charter member of the International Sports Coalition, a trade association of sports ministries from around the world. MATH uses the popular game of soccer, a very serious part of life to millions in the world, as a platform to share the love of Jesus.
MATH has soccer programs for both the male and female enthusiast. Opportunities include soccer camps (children ages 5-14, and coaches), international tours (high school and above), and full or part-time staff positions. MATH also has local soccer teams that meet for Bible study, prison and inner city ministries, and church soccer clinics. MATH shares the Gospel at games in various ways. For instance, the team may give a public witness either at half-time or after the game and hand out literature in the language of the opponent and spectators.
MATH's administrative headquarters is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. MAI has missionaries in Bolton, England; Charlotte, North Carolina; Los Angeles, California; Pisek, Czech Republic; Wheaton, Illinois, and Moscow Russia.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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Missionary Athletes International ("MATH") is a Christian soccer organization striving to see God glorified, lives changed, and a worldwide movement of evangelistic sports ministry. MATH affords players and staff members the opportunity to live out their Christian faith both on and off the soccer field during camps, clinics, and international tours.

Founded in December of 1983 in La Habra, California, MATH is a charter member of the International Sports Coalition, a trade association of sports ministries from around the world. MATH uses the popular game of soccer, a very serious part of life to millions in the world, as a platform to share the love of Jesus.

MATH has soccer programs for both the male and female enthusiast. Opportunities include soccer camps (children ages 5-14, and coaches), international tours (high school and above), and full or part-time staff positions. MATH also has local soccer teams that meet for Bible study, prison and inner city ministries, and church soccer clinics. MATH shares the Gospel at games in various ways. For instance, the team may give a public witness either at half-time or after the game and hand out literature in the language of the opponent and spectators.

MATH's administrative headquarters is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. MATH has missionaries in Bolton, England; Charlotte, North Carolina; Los Angeles, California; Pisek, Czech Republic; Wheaton, Illinois, and Moscow Russia.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Missionary Athletes International uses the following to express its mission:

We are committed to communicating the message of Jesus Christ through the environment of soccer. This is accomplished by doing sports ministry, training in sports ministry, and deploying sports ministers as a resource for the body of Christ.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

MATH's accomplishments and programs include some of the following:

MATH’s Charlotte Eagles professional soccer team were Div. 3 year 2000 National Champions in the U.S.L. Professional League. Annually, soccer players - young and old - witness the life-changing power of Christ during MATH camps, clinics, and international tours.

Each year, MATH holds more than 40 camps worldwide, hosts clinics in cities and prisons, enters teams in local competitive leagues, and takes team tours around the world. MATH has ministered in approximately 40 countries.

Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

Missionary Atheletes International has the following Statement of Faith:

We believe...

A. The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired Word of God without error in the original writings, and complete revelation of His Will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.

B. There is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

C. Jesus Christ is true God and true Man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on the Cross as a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, and ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest and Advocate.

D. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and during this age, to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.

E. Man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.

F. The shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for the justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such receive Jesus Christ by faith are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of God.

History [ Back to top ]

In 1983 Missionary Athletes International was founded by Tim Conrad as a personal ministry to high school soccer players. It has since grown into a mission agency with a worldwide scope.

MAI began in an upstairs rented Sunday School room in La Habra, California. It now has three ministry offices in the USA and its Headquarters are located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. MAI has over 30 family units as full-time staff with missionaries in the USA, Czech Republic, England, and Russia.

MAI also started the Ambassadors in Sports ministry in England which has now been turned over to the nationals to lead.

In its early days MAI held camps and organized local amateur teams. At the present time MAI sponsors camps across the USA with over 3000 youth from age 5 to 17 attending camps each year. MAI has both a USL W-2 and an A League team in Charlotte, and PDL teams in Chicago and Los Angeles.

MAI, through the environment of soccer, is committed to communicating the revelation of Jesus Christ to all cultures in partnership with local churches.

Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

MATH is a donor support-based faith mission, and each participant raises his/her own funds to serve with the ministry through friends, parents, relatives, churches, civic organizations, part-time jobs, and often personal savings. MATH helps them raise money by providing materials and accounting infrastructure.

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