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Retired NFL Star and Ministry Founder Shares Life Lessons
Bill Glass Offers Wisdom from 30+ Years of Sports, Ministry
Bill Glass has been working with at-risk youth and prison inmates longer than the average criminal offender has been alive—over 30 years. Yet this NFL veteran and ministry founder continues to be energized by his partnership with everyday people who make a difference in the lives of ‘the least of these.’ Glass’s Champions for Life ministry empowers individual Christians to partner in evangelism (99% of those involved in Champions for Life events are volunteers) and he helps local churches work together as they serve local youth, inmates and ex-offenders. And all this, he would tell you, began with his father’s life example.
Throughout his ministry, Bill Glass has spoken about the power of a father’s blessing and shared this important element of life with congregations, prisons and schools across America. His message is simple: a father’s blessing gives a child inspiration, reassurance and confidence to live life to its fullest potential. Now Bill Glass shares the story of his life—from professional sports to evangelistic ministry to family life—in the pages of Champions for Life: The Power of a Father’s Blessing (Faith Communications, April 2005).
Bill Glass’s father was a devout Christian and a hero to his young son. Glass recalls the impact his father made on him at a young age, “My father was a professional athlete, and later a hard-driving businessman, but his heart was big enough to bless us. This enormous, physical man was the epitome of masculinity. But he was smart enough and loving enough to know his son needed to be hugged, kissed and told he was wonderful. Not just once, but every night. Since then, I’ve learned that so many people have never heard these healing words.” Which is where Champions for Life steps in, sharing blessings with at-risk youth and inmates who have missed out on a father’s blessing. Today Bill Glass, alongside thousands of volunteers, reaches into communities to educate and enrich the lives of those in need.
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Bill Glass played professional football for 12 years before founding Champions for Life ministry. He is a highly sought-after speaker and evangelist, speaking to tens of thousands of people a year. Bill Glass’s three decades of evangelistic ministry have been lauded by many leaders in our nation (Rev. Billy Graham, President George W. Bush, Bill Bright, Mike Huckabee, Zig Ziglar, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach). Co-author Terry Pluto writes a religion and sports column for the Akron Beacon Journal.
Faith Communications is dedicated to publishing exceptional products that cultivate a desire to pursue Christ, grow in faith and share His love with others. Faith Communications is a division of Health Communications, Inc. based in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
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CHAMPIONS FOR LIFE
Bill Glass with Terry Pluto
Available April 2005
ISBN: 0-7573-0250-5
Paperback, 288 pages, $14.95