Train for a Crown That Lasts Forever.
Athletes train for trophies that fade. The 9:25 Club is a community of people committed to investing in what's next for Full Count: a new field in the Dominican Republic, new campuses where players disciple their teammates, and new teams in Nicaragua, where men encounter Christ through the game of baseball.
“Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training, they do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.” 1 Corinthians 9:25
Pastor Robersy Lara, outside Santo Domingo, with the players in Daniel Ogando's new program.
01 · DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Open a New Field.
Baseball has been called “the oxygen of the island.” All 30 MLB teams run academies there, yet only a few of the young men who chase the dream ever see it come true. Many are left heartbroken, without purpose or identity. Pastor Robersy Lara has invited Full Count to bring them a bigger hope.
“How can Full Count be a big hope for a case like this?”Pastor Robersy Lara
- Staff on the ground 52 weeks a year
- A home base for teams, Bible studies and baseball training
- Teams and academies supported with one purpose: making disciples
02 · COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
Open a New Campus.
Every summer, 40 college players wear the baby and navy blue of FC Rhythm. At Trevecca, three of them went home and started discipling their own teammates. And in Alabama, a high school senior walked up to his coach, who had spent the year being discipled with Full Count, and asked to start a Bible study.
“Coach, we're ready to start a Bible study. I've got guys who want to come.”A senior to his coach, Alabama
- Player-led D-Groups on college teams, like Trevecca's
- Follow-up with Rhythm players and the 20 college players on mission this December
- Resources and leader training for high school team groups
Wilber, from the El Cairo team: “We haven't had a team in about 18 years… thanks to an invitation from Full Count.”
03 · NICARAGUA
Open a New Team.
Full Count hosts discipleship groups in many communities and teams across Nicaragua. Sponsored teams go a step deeper: they commit to be disciples who make disciples, a group of men focused on the Great Commission. Each team lives by a code of conduct on and off the field, hosts regular discipleship groups, and grows in faith so that its players can join new teams and reach more men with the Gospel.
$925 sponsors a team for a full year, removing the barriers that keep men from playing: uniforms, a Bible for every player, discipleship material, umpire costs, game-day food, baseballs, bats and equipment.
Become a founding member
Join the Team by December 31
- A 9:25 Club founding member challenge coin
- A January report: “Here's what you started”
- Updates through 2027 from the DR, new campuses and Nicaragua teams
Every gift counts toward the goal. Give a different amount
Is my gift tax-deductible?
Yes. Full Count Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and gifts made by December 31 count for 2026. You'll get a receipt by email.
Can I give by check?
Yes. Mail it to Full Count Ministries, P.O. Box 328, Hendersonville, TN 37077, with “9:25 Club” in the memo, postmarked by December 31.
Who can I talk to?
Email info@fullcountministries.com, and Jon or Reed will get back to you.