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  • Christian Leaders Institute & Christian Leaders Alliance

    Sports Chaplain Ordination Program

    Equipping Christ-centered leaders to serve athletes, coaches, and communities with spiritual presence, wisdom, and steady leadership.

    Ordination Pathway • Self-Paced • Global Access
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    🛡️ Are You Called to Be a Sports Chaplain?

    A Sports Chaplain is a volunteer or part-time minister who brings Christ-centered presence, prayer, and spiritual care into the high-stakes world of athletics.

    The Sports Chaplaincy Ordination Program is a structured pathway that equips you with biblical, theological, and practical chaplaincy skills and provides a clear route to ordination and clergy credentialing through the Christian Leaders Alliance.

    Chaplains serve athletes, coaches, staff, and families through pastoral listening, Scripture, grief care, injury care, spiritual encouragement, and relational leadership.

    📚 You’ll Learn to:

    • Serve faithfully in high-visibility environments with clear role boundaries
    • Offer Spirit-led care during injury, grief, conflict, and pressure
    • Practice consent-based spiritual care with wisdom and timing
    • Build trust through confidentiality and professionalism
    • Support families and relationships without role drift
    • Partner well with coaches and staff

    ✅ Required Courses

    Multiplying Christian Leaders
    Chaplain Foundations
    Sports Chaplaincy Practice
    Wedding Officiant Skills
    Funeral Officiant Skills
    Capstone Course

    🎯 Outcomes

    Graduates are equipped to serve as recognized sports chaplains in schools, teams, and athletic programs—offering compassionate, credible spiritual care.

    🪜 Steps to Ordination

    1. Enroll with Christian Leaders Alliance
    2. Complete required training
    3. Submit endorsement(s)
    4. Update your profile
    5. Order credentials
    6. Participate in commissioning
    7. Optional: publish story or register a Soul Center