Released tells the remarkable story of the birth, growth, and development of a unique Christian outreach to the world of professional baseball-Unlimited Potential Inc. Beginning with a phone call from Hank Aaron during a miserable Indiana blizzard, the fledgling work has grown to a world-wide ministry that has impacted thousands with the Gospel message through baseball clinics and instruction. Of special interest are chapters on the culture of professional baseball and the life of a pro baseball player's wife, with all its unique challenges and issues.
Through dozens of anecdotes, the personal stories of changed lives light up the pages of this book. Based on lessons learned on the baseball field and in life, readers will want to refer again and again to the leadership principles taught and lived out through UPI. Like a pitch delivered from the game's finest, UPI's message has been "released" to every part of the globe. And in the end, the reader must "make the call."
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Released tells the remarkable story of the birth, growth, and development of a unique Christian outreach to the world of professional baseball-Unlimited Potential Inc. Beginning with a phone call from Hank Aaron during a miserable Indiana blizzard, the fledgling work has grown to a world-wide ministry that has impacted thousands with the Gospel message through baseball clinics and instruction. Of special interest are chapters on the culture of professional baseball and the life of a pro baseball player's wife, with all its unique challenges and issues.
Through dozens of anecdotes, the personal stories of changed lives light up the pages of this book. Based on lessons learned on the baseball field and in life, readers will want to refer again and again to the leadership principles taught and lived out through UPI. Like a pitch delivered from the game's finest, UPI's message has been "released" to every part of the globe. And in the end, the reader must "make the call."