Our Mission

Penticuff Motorsports LLC Our Mission Weekly Devotionals

SPRINGFIELD RACEWAY MINISTRIES

Mission:

My mission is to serve God through the racing community. This involves my roles as a chaplain and driver. This not only includes serving at large track venues like NASCAR events, but also serving on a regular basis with weekly, local short track events. I am currently serving in the Show-me Racin Series.  A new ministry opportunity may be forthcoming.  It will be called Crossroads Racing - more information to come.

The Kansas Speedway event was a great success this season with many positive influences and contacts made with track personnel.  We hope to go back again next year with even greater plans to minister to the sercurity personnel.

We finished with the season and have made some great relationships and were able to give all of the drivers/crew members their own Dirt Racer Bible thanks to the support of Second Baptist Church.  

The NFRM (website) National Meeting was in Nashville, TN in January 2010.  I will be serving on the Board of Directors for NFRM for the next 3 years.

For more information contact:

Mark Penticuff

3141 S Lochlomond

Springfield, MO 65804

417-889-5896

mpenticuff@hotmail.com

 

Weekly Racing Discussion Synopsis

NFRM Annual Meeting January 2010

Mark Penticuff and David Martin

 

 

Beneficial Events/Experiences:

 

  • National Anthem - help acquire quality singer (special event)

  • bring pastors to track to help them see vision of ministry

  • organize and promote a "church night" with the track

  • be involved in "hot pit" opportunities to help drivers change tires on their cars for them, or other help in the pits

  • be a race night sponsor (provide trophies, etc...) allows for more exposure to the fans and track owner/promoter

  • have a cookout for owner, officials and track personnel

  • help organize "faster pastor" race nights

  • link up with local charites to sponsor a race night (food pantries, missions - collect canned goods...)

  • ministry stickers for cars

  • prayer stickers for cars

  • hospital visitation

  • funeral visitations

  • Increase time spent/invested with track owner

  • help track in off-season prepare for next season

  • trophies for heat races

  • special nights for specific class of car - cookout/trophies/prizes/giveaways/bottled water

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Resources:

 

  • NFRM facebook site for communication, encouragement, collaboration...

  • create buttons using a button making machine - hand out to fans

  • Race - Day Sunday's @ local churches - invite drivers, car show, lunch after service, direct activities of the day to the racing community (chili contests...)

  • Dirt Racer Bibles (put your contact information in the bible somewhere)

  • Take pastor to lunch to talk about ministry and to illicit support - be concise - ask for permission to present to church in some way...

  • put testimony on cd to hand out

  • World Missionary Press - http://www.wmpress.org/

  • NFRM website and pitboxonline.org (soon to be a .com site)

  • create newsletters/e-newsletters/website - to get message out

  • create devotions for your track - specific to your needs/issues

  • Let people know about the ministry at your local church - talk about it

  • Use your ministry as a mission trip opportunity for a local church

  • visit drivers/track officials outside of the race night - lunches/dinners...

 

Needs: sprint car specific materials, help recruiting chaplains, mentoring resources, training resources, help with organizing area chaplains, creating networks...

 

Large Tracks can help by:

  • chaplain training/recruiting

  • communication with locals with ideas

  • sharing resources

  • giving credibility to local ministry with logos and support

  • availability to help - website and promotions

  • help large track volunteers understand the difference and commitment of a local track chaplain program

 

Other:

 

University of Northwest Ohio - Motorsports University - start a chaplain training program???