Philadelphia Union Soccer Chaplain Andy Young on faith in the MLS and mentoring pro athletes

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🗓️ 1 August 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Andy Young is the chaplain for the Philadelphia Union in the MLS serving with Athletes in Action since 2017. He and his wife Crystal have been on staff with Cru since 2006 and have led Cru's campus ministry in Philadelphia since 2009.

Today on the podcast, we talk to Andy about ministering to players and staff with the Philadelphia Union, the importance of community over isolation, spiritual battles athletes face and how MLS Connect was birthed during the pandemic.

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0:03.6	Andy Young is our guest, the Philadelphia Union team chaplain in the MLS, the Major League Soccer World.
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