Are you called to serve athletes, coaches, and sports communities through steady presence, wise listening, and Christ-centered care?

Sports Chaplaincy Practice supports Christian sports ministry fellowships and church-connected sports outreach by preparing chaplains to serve athletes and teams with humility, care, and role clarity.

Emphasis is placed on policy alignment, consent-based spiritual care, safeguarding—especially with minors—confidentiality with limits, and referral readiness. This is training for chaplaincy practice; placement depends on local team, school, and league policies and approvals.

Christian Leaders Institute and Christian Leaders Alliance help support this training pathway.

Course Overview

Best Use

Youth leagues, school athletics, club sports, college programs, training facilities, tournaments, and semi-pro or pro environments.

Leadership

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Define the sports chaplain role and practice “presence without coaching,” staying in your lane with clear boundaries.
• Build trust in sports culture through consistent presence, wise listening, and team-first humility.
• Apply ethics and confidentiality in athletic settings, including when information is requested by leaders or others.
• Provide consent-based spiritual care (opt-in prayer and devotions) without coercion in pluralistic environments.
• Support athletes and staff through performance pressure, shame, injury, conflict, grief, and major transitions.
• Practice safeguarding and reporting wisdom, especially in settings involving minors, hazing, abuse, or safety risks.
• Use field-ready phrases and micro-tools that help in two-minute moments without overreaching.
• Sustain long-term ministry with healthy rhythms, supervision, and a public witness that avoids grandstanding.

Course Requirements

• View all video lectures and complete assigned readings.
• Quizzes are open-book with a 75-minute time limit.
• You have two attempts per quiz (you may retake once).

How the Course Works

Grading Scale

A 93–100%    A- 90–92%    B+ 87–89%    B 83–86%    B- 80–82%

C+ 77–79%    C 73–76%    C- 70–72%    D+ 67–69%    D 63–66%    D- 60–62%    F 0–59%

Passing Requirement

60% minimum average

Deadline Policy

Final Feedback Form

Your last requirement will be a feedback form to help us improve this course for future students. Please make note of any suggestions as you study.