How to start a Huddle:

1.  Pray.  Seek the Lord's will for your area and the calling God has put in your heart.  Pray for his ministry in your area, and for those he would bring to serve and be ministered to/through this Huddle.

2.  Investigate FCA Endurance and Endurance Huddles.
Explore this website, FCA's website, and read the Huddle Guide (download below).  While we don't expect anyone to be an "expert" right out of the blocks, it would be beneficial to explore what you are prayerfully considering committing to.

3.  Research Existing Huddles. 

It obviously makes sense to join a Huddle that’s already going if one exists.  This saves time and other resources, as well as unites more individuals under one banner.  This includes both FCA-E Huddles and other Adult Huddles.  If there is already an Adult Huddle in your area, talk to its leaders about joining.  Perhaps you could run an endurance component to what they are already doing.  Again, we’re just trying to unite people interested in ministry through sports.  To see if there are any regular adult Huddles in your area, contact your local FCA staff person.  If you don’t know who this is, their contact information is available by going to http://www.fca.org/ and clicking on “Find Local FCA Staff” on the right side.  To see if there are any FCA Endurance Huddles in your area, click here.

4.  Have all of the Leaders (or potential Leaders) fill out a FCA Ministry Leader Application (MLA).  This can be done easily online at www.fca.org/hotpicks/mla.lsp

5.  Contact Chris Anderson to discuss your heart, calling, and local vision.

6.  Certify the Huddle.  This can be done online at www.fca.org/certify or by calling FCA Ministry Services at 1-800-289-0909.

 
To become a certified Huddle costs $20.00.  This fee covers the Huddle Manual you will receive (full of resources to help you lead and develop your Huddle), FCA Huddle resource development, and very importantly, FCA liability insurance for Huddle events.  Certification lasts 1-year and expires on July 31.  Any Huddle certified after April 1 is certified through the end of the next year (get 4 months free), but won’t receive its Ministry Kit until the next year (roughly August 15). 800