Additional training dates have been added for Glasgow, 7-10 October.

Would you like to learn more about using sport as a powerful tool for evangelism and discipleship among young people?

Join us for a hands-on week of practical training, encouragement and real-world strategies to help you reach the next generation through sport.

Whether you’re part of a church, school or community club, this training will equip you to use sport with purpose — building relationships, sharing the gospel and discipling young people in meaningful ways.

Get in touch to find out more.

Why Breakaway Outreach UK Sports Ministry Training?

Breakaway Outreach UK brings over 30 years of sports ministry experience to churches and communities across the UK. Drawing from decades of hands-on work in camps, clubs and outreach programmes around the world, we equip leaders to use sport as a powerful platform for evangelism, discipleship and long-term youth development.

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A Handbook for Mission Teams and Youth Workers

Mission in the United Kingdom is changing.

Once shaped by cultural Christianity, today’s UK mission context is increasingly post-Christian, skeptical, and relationally complex—especially among young people. Familiar methods often fall short. Quick results are rare. Trust is earned slowly.

Missional Movements in the United Kingdom is an easy-to-read handbook that equips mission teams and youth workers with context, cultural intelligence, and missional awareness to serve faithfully in this new reality. Rooted in a theology of presence and shaped by lived ministry experience, it invites readers to move beyond programs and pressure toward patient, relational, gospel-centered mission. It explores how faith is formed over time, how the gospel is heard in a skeptical culture, and how missional movements grow through faithful presence, humility, and partnership with local churches.

Inside, you’ll find:

• The United Kingdom as a mission context
• A snapshot of the historical and current religious landscape
• Mental health, social challenges, and family statistics
• Cultural insight into the spiritual landscape of UK youth
• A biblical theology of presence and incarnational mission
• Trauma-informed approaches to ministry and evangelism
• Relational evangelism practices that build trust, confidence
• Sports camps and creative outreach as bridges for gospel encounter
• Practical guidance for partnering well with local churches
• Pre-trip and post-trip devotions (28 total) to shape teams before and after mission

This mission handbook is not a formula for fast growth or guaranteed outcomes. It is a quick-reference field guide for faithful witness, steady presence, and long obedience in the same direction. A must-read for mission teams preparing to serve faithfully in the United Kingdom.

Formats:

• Paperback
• Kindle eBook
• Audio

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This tenth published book by Breakaway Outreach global director, Jimmy Larche, is a family parable about getting out of the boat and diving into the waters of God’s beauty, adventure, and wonder. It is also a kind of Breakaway Outreach memoir, weaving together testimonies, outreach impact, and missional movements multiplied through small, courageous steps of faith.

This collection of real-life stories and discipleship reflections invites us to become fully alive in God’s redemptive story—to give faith a fighting chance in our lives, to see new possibilities, to trust the heart of our Choreographer, to learn new dance steps after brokenness, and to dance with missional faithfulness all the way to a strong finish.

From gritty mission fields to tender family moments to childlike surrender, each story reminds us that faith is not the absence of struggle—it is the courage to trust God’s lead through it. Sometimes that courage means discovering beauty in the dark nights of the soul and grace in the most unexpected places.

More than a book of stories, this is a guide for the soul. Each chapter closes with a prayer, discipleship reflection questions, and practical challenges designed to help readers take the next faithful step in their own journey.

Whether you are thriving in your faith or wrestling to hold on in a complicated world, Dancing With the Manatees offers a fresh perspective on what it means to step out of the boat, follow Jesus into unknown waters, and discover that the dance of faith was never meant to be safe—it was meant to be sacred… even when it’s clumsy. A holy pas de deux with a masterful Choreographer.

Available in multiple formats:

• Audio Book
• Paperback
• Hardcover
• Kindle eBook

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The Sports Camp Startup Kit is a complete, ready-to-use resource designed to help churches, ministries, and leaders launch a Christ-centered sports camp. It blends biblical vision with practical tools so you don’t have to start from scratch.

Core Training Materials

• Sports Camp Startup Handbook – A step-by-step manual covering every stage of camp.
• Startup Checklist – A timeline-based action plan to keep your team focused.
• Defining Your Vision – How to seek God’s direction and clarify your mission.
• Forming Your Leadership Team – Recruiting, training, and uniting your leaders.
• Choosing Your Camp Structure – Sports offered, age groups, length, and daily format.
• Securing a Venue – Guidance on safe, accessible, and affordable locations.
• Planning Your Curriculum & Schedule – A balanced rhythm of sports, devotions, worship, and fellowship.
• Budget & Fundraising – Budget sample spreadsheet, fundraising ideas.
• Promoting the Camp – Sample announcements, social media templates.
• Registering Campers – Sample registration form, parent packets, and communication templates.
• Training Your Team – Orientation, rhythms, and safety guides.
• Providing Follow-Up & Building Momentum – Thank-you letters, and strategies to connect families to your church.

Practical Tools & Samples

• Facilities & Equipment Checklist – For site visits and camp preparation.
• Parent Information Packet – Sample handout with camp details.
• Camper Registration Form – Ready-to-customize for your camp.
• 5-Day Sports Camp Bible Themes – Devotional “themes” tying sports principles to Scripture.
• 5-Day Leader Devotional Guide – Full ready-made devos to provide daily spiritual encouragement for your leadership team.
• Volunteer Roles & Job Descriptions – Director, Assistant Director, Coaches, Bible Leaders, Small Group Leaders, Hospitality, First Aid, Logistics, Prayer Team.
• Follow-Up Resources – Parent thank-you email, camper feedback form, Next Steps guide.

+ Bonus Pack: “Game Changer” Graphics Bundle

• High-Resolution Sports Camp Graphics – professional, ministry-ready designs.
• PowerPoint Template – branded slides.
• 4K Logos & Backgrounds – versatile designs for print, projection, or web use.
• Social Media Templates – square, story, and banner graphics ready to edit.
• T-Shirt Logo Design – scalable artwork for volunteer and camper shirts.

The Sports Camp Startup Kit equips you with everything you need — vision, training, organization, ministry tools, and professional graphics — so you can focus on what matters most: sharing Christ through sports and making a lasting impact.

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We’re excited to announce the American Sports Camp Summits, taking place in London, Munich, and Venice in 2026. These gatherings are designed to inspire and equip churches across Europe to use sport as a bridge for meaningful gospel engagement with young people.

For many churches, sport is one of the most effective ways to connect with youth who might never otherwise step through the doors of a church building. By partnering with American teams, your church can host sports camps or even integrate American sports into existing English camps, opening fresh opportunities for outreach and discipleship.

At the American Sports Camp Summit, you’ll:

• Discover how to grow your youth ministry through sports camps.
• Learn practical ways to strengthen your church’s outreach impact.
• Network and share resources with other churches already running, or considering running, American sports camps here in the UK.
• Explore how cross-cultural partnerships can lead to long-term gospel impact in your community.

Whether your church is new to sports ministry or already has experience, this summit is the perfect space to learn, share, and be inspired.

Save the date: 21 February 2026 (London Summit)
Register today to get all the info about the summit. Join the movement to reach more young people through sport.

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This autumn, Breakaway Outreach UK will be sending a mission team to serve in East Tennessee, USA, from 11–21 October. It’s an exciting opportunity to come alongside local ministries, support gospel outreach, and build relationships that extend far beyond a single trip.

We believe cross-cultural mission is about more than a week abroad—it’s about creating partnerships that bring lasting gospel impact in both directions. By serving together, we strengthen one another, broaden our perspectives, and see God at work in new and powerful ways.

Is your church interested in exploring how to mobilise a team to serve in the United States? We’d love to connect with you, share more about the vision, and discuss how your congregation could get involved in future opportunities.

Get in touch today and let’s schedule a conversation.

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American Sports Camps in Europe

For 15+ years, Breakaway Outreach has been mobilising mission teams to facilitate baseball camps and other sports ministries in Europe. Want to know more about how you can use American sports to reach the unreached, the marginalised, or the forgotten? Contact us for a free sports camp startup kit.

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“It’s been fascinating to watch the cultural impact the game has had.”

Scott Pioli spent 27 years as an NFL executive, most notably with the New England Patriots as they claimed their first three Super Bowl wins.

He now does consulting work for NFL International and NFL Academy.

But he also spent five weeks in 1986 playing with the Newcastle Senators – a similar time to when Warren first began playing the sport.

This season there have been five international games as the NFL continues to push its brand around the globe, with matches in Sao Paulo, Munich and three in London.

And Pioli believes reaching further afield to attract new audiences outside of the US is vital to continue to grow the NFL brand and the sport itself.

“It’s been fascinating to watch the cultural impact the game has had,” he says.

“Some of those people playing at a younger age now, those grassroots clubs like the Newcastle Senators, it draws people in to learn the game.

“It’s absolutely amazing to see what the difference is and the love for the game.”

READ THE FULL BBC ARTICLE HERE

Want to learn more about how your church can use the growing cultural impact of American football in the UK? Contact us for more info about the power of intercultural partnerships and how we can help you run an American football sports camp with credentialed American coaches to impact your community with the Gospel.

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This book offers 52 weekly devotions for what it looks like to play for an audience of One—to seek first the approval of God over all other voices and influences in our lives. Each devo comes with a prayer and questions for personal reflection or group discussion, fitting for athletes, coaches, parents of athletes, and sports ministry leaders who work with athletes.

Get it from our YOUTH MINISTRY RESOURCES site.

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Japan won the tournament, defeating Chinese Taipei 2 sets to 1 in the final game. China claimed the bronze medal, after defeating hosts South Korea 2 sets to 0 in the bronze medal game. Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup in Hong Kong.

Seoul, South Korea 2024

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