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Chaplain Toolkit

Resources for team chaplains and ministers — calling, craft, trust-building, and care.

All Adversity & Setbacks Chaplain Toolkit Character & Integrity Coaches & Leadership Crisis & Tragedy Goals & Process Life Beyond the Sport Life Beyond the Sport Milestones & Moments Mini-Series Sport-Specific Contexts Team Chemistry The Athlete's Inner Game The Scoreboard The Season Arc Youth Sports
Chaplain Toolkit / Craft of Devotional Delivery How to Deliver a Devotional That Actually Lands

The devotional that lands is different from the one that doesn’t. A devotional about the craft of delivering content that connects.

Timing 15–20 min
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Chaplain Toolkit / Craft of Devotional Delivery Reading the Room Before You Speak

The chaplain who reads the room correctly can deliver the right content. A devotional about contextual preparation.

Timing 15–20 min
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Chaplain Toolkit / Chaplain and Coaching Staff Relationship The Chaplain’s Relationship with the Coaching Staff

The chaplain is not the coach and not the counselor. A devotional about navigating the specific institutional role of chaplaincy.

Timing 15–20 min
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Chaplain Toolkit / Chaplain and Coaching Staff Relationship When You Disagree with How the Program Is Running

The chaplain who sees something wrong has a responsibility that is also complicated. A devotional for when the chaplain and the coaching staff disagree.

Timing 15–20 min
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Chaplain Toolkit / The Calling of a Chaplain The Calling of a Chaplain

What the chaplaincy is actually for and what it costs. A devotional for the person who holds the spiritual care of a team.

Timing 15–20 min
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Chaplain Toolkit / The Calling of a Chaplain Staying Grounded in the Athletic Environment

The chaplain who isn’t personally grounded can’t hold the room. A devotional about the chaplain’s own spiritual practice.

Timing 15–20 min
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Chaplain Toolkit / Building Trust with Skeptical Athletes Earning the Room That Doesn’t Want a Chaplain

The room that doesn’t want a chaplain. A devotional about the patient work of earning trust in an athletic environment.

Timing 15–20 min
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Chaplain Toolkit / Building Trust with Skeptical Athletes When an Athlete Opens Up to You

The athlete opened up. A devotional for the chaplain navigating what to do with the trust when it arrives.

Timing 15–20 min
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