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Resources for team chaplains and ministers — calling, craft, trust-building, and care.
What the chaplaincy is actually for and what it costs. A devotional for the person who holds the spiritual care of a team.
The chaplain who isn’t personally grounded can’t hold the room. A devotional about the chaplain’s own spiritual practice.
The room that doesn’t want a chaplain. A devotional about the patient work of earning trust in an athletic environment.
The athlete opened up. A devotional for the chaplain navigating what to do with the trust when it arrives.
There are no words adequate to the worst moments. A devotional about the pastoral care of presence rather than speech.
The chaplain who just held space for crisis needs their own care. A devotional for after the hard room.
The devotional that lands is different from the one that doesn’t. A devotional about the craft of delivering content that connects.
The chaplain who reads the room correctly can deliver the right content. A devotional about contextual preparation.
The chaplain is not the coach and not the counselor. A devotional about navigating the specific institutional role of chaplaincy.
The chaplain who sees something wrong has a responsibility that is also complicated. A devotional for when the chaplain and the coaching staff disagree.