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Established in 1985 as part of the controversial Maranatha Campus Ministries, Champions for Christ (CFC) is an outreach to college and professional athletes. Now a part of the Every Nation group of ministries, CFC has also come under the auspices of other organizations since initial establishment. Champions for Christ has branches on 40 college campuses, organizing an annual conference for college athletes for the purpose of challenging young people to use their status and influence for the sake of the Gospel. In response to questioning by MinistryWatch.com over its targeting of athletes in particular, CFC responded "When we strategically draw and disciple athletes, we influence the culture and the world."〔(MinistryWatch.com )〕 CFC believes that God has mandated them to reach and train the next generation, helping young men and women to grow spiritually and physically. As well as the annual conference, CFC conducts Champion All-Star Sports Camps. Several of these camps are conducted each year both in the United States and abroad. ==Controversy== While Champions for Christ has seen some success in recruiting big name athletes such as Chicago Bear's Curtis Enis, Los Angeles Laker A. C. Green, Washington Redskins cornerback Darrell Green, and quarterback Mark Brunell, it has not been without controversy. 1998 saw CFC make national headlines when a number of NFL teams asked the security arm of the National Football League to investigate CFC over concerns that players were being taken advantage of financially. Champions for Christ was said to be steering NFL players to the group—Brunell’s then-marketing representative, was accused of putting the fear of God into Chicago Bears running back Curtis Enis to get him to switch agents. As well as media scrutiny CFC has also been questioned by watch groups, such as the National Values Center: ''"It's an entrepreneurial religious group. It's a new start-up business, quite frankly,'' ''What raises a question for me is when a religious organization uses Christianity as a front for making money. It makes me kind of queasy."'' Don Beck, National Values Center 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Champions for Christ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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