+613 9012 9695 ua.moc.ycnialpahcstrops@maet Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter YouTube YouTube Menu SOME OF THE GREAT BENEFITS OF HAVING A SPORTS CHAPLAIN Pastoral Care Sports chaplains provide clubs a skilled pastoral carer. A private, caring and professional person showing grace & mercy. Help at Hand Your committee has a close “go-to” person when there’s a private need or a major incident which is impacting the club. Unpaid Volunteer A chaplain adds to your clubs volunteer skill base. All sports chaplains are unpaid volunteers in sports. Part of Your Club Sports chaplains aren’t outsiders or ‘on-call’ service providers, they are present by invitation & known by your members. security Trusted Person Your chaplain has undergone a rigorous accreditation process and abides by a Professional Code of Conduct. mood Club Health Your chaplain is committed to helping your club build and model a healthy, stable and caring community. school Skilled & Competent Sports Chaplains come experienced and have received specialised training. They are Pastoral Carers not Counsellors. hearing Listening Ear Your chaplain provides members a ‘safe space’ – offering a private listening ear for people going through tough times. FIND OUT MORE What people in sport are saying about chaplaincy …So more and more I believe chaplains are a much-needed resource in our game. I think a lot of clubs don’t even realise the value they bring. It’s time to change that thinking. Craig BellamyMelbourne Storm Coach NRL It’s true many people make a sports club successful. At the ‘people end’ of success you can’t go without a club chaplain. They’re there during the good and tough times! Neale Daniher(Former) Melbourne FC Senior Coach AFL 0 Sports Chaplains in Australia (Q2-2016) 0 Critical Care Responses across the network (Annually) 0 Average Grace Moments per Chaplain (Annually) 0% SCA's Social Return on Investment (SROI) Want to discuss chaplaincy further with one of our team? Talk to one of our many senior chaplains or contact a Regional Coordinator nearest your location. CONTACT OUR TEAM What’s Happening Around Our Network The Upstream 20 / 50 Km Walk Run Fly on again! September 27, 2017Team SCANews, [Acclaim] SCA Newsletter Monthly News, [Acclaim] SCA Newsletter Weekly Newssponsor, VIC, Upstream Actually you can’t ‘FLY’ at this years Upstream Challenge but you can do just about anything else to make it 50 kilometers! Why not take up the challenge and blitz the field for a good cause. Developing sports chaplaincy in regional South Australia September 27, 2017Team SCANews, Church, [Acclaim] SCA Newsletter Monthly News, [Acclaim] SCA Newsletter Weekly NewsCBT, church, community, SA, local, South Australia Sports Chaplaincy Australia visited Port Lincoln from September 11 to 13 to provide training for local Sports Chaplains in the area. Minister’s Association chairman Pastor Rob Schubert of the Lutheran Church said it was another example of Christian churches in Port Lincoln cooperating in order to serve their community. Standing with our racing jockeys and their families September 17, 2017Team SCANews, [Acclaim] SCA Newsletter Monthly News, [Acclaim] SCA Newsletter Weekly NewsARCC, racing, Colin Watts, horse racing Racing around Australia came to a standstill on Saturday 5 August as prayers and a minute’s silence were held to remember fallen jockeys on Jockeys Celebration Day. Considering something different for AFL Grand Final week? September 7, 2017Team SCANews, Church, [Acclaim] SCA Newsletter Monthly News, [Acclaim] SCA Newsletter Weekly NewsAFL, VIC, Stkilda, service, Scots Church, Sean Heldsinger It’s on again! Every year Scots Church in Collins Street Melbourne run their AFL gazetted AFL Grand Final Church Service with plenty of amazing guests. This year with StKilda Chaplain Sean Heldsinger… MORE NEWS & ARTICLES Let's Keep in Touch... * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name * State ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL INCIDENTS IN SPORT New groundbreaking nation-wide care program for Australian sports by Sports Chaplaincy Australia. Find out more… DISCOVER MORE ABOUT CLUBCARE ACCESS We need your support to train and mobilise chaplains across Australia GIVE TODAY! Welcome to SCA Welcome to Sports Chaplaincy Australia the leading recognised body appointing chaplains to local and high-performance sports throughout Australia since 1984. Members Area Welcome to the public members area. You can quickly access members services and resources here. PEOPLEMEMBERS AREA Payment Portal You can pay your membership dues securely here. PAY MY DUES Can We Help? We would like a chaplain… I would like to be a chaplain… What training do i need? Can our church help? © Copyright 2005-2017 Sports Chaplaincy Australia Inc. All rights reserved. Terms Privacy Help & Site Map Contact Staff Login Menu