The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to leverage the upcoming World Cup tournament as a major evangelism opportunity, according to church leadership.
The global soccer championship represents the world’s largest single sporting competition and will be hosted primarily in the United States this year, creating what church officials see as unprecedented outreach possibilities. An SBC spokesman Tim Dowdy explained to Baptist Press that “The World Cup presents a unique chance for our family of churches to engage people from all over the world with the Gospel.”
The tournament is scheduled to take place from June 11th through July 19th and is projected to attract up to 25 million attendees from around the globe.
