Directly after the Washington Bullets/Wizards won the NBA World Championship (1977-78), I joined the team as mentor/chaplain for the team for 20 seasons -- available to be a sounding board for the players of the team, some in upper management, members of the coaching staff, and also players from other teams.
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WOULD LOVE TO TALK WITH ANYONE
Some who contact me want to know how they can become a chaplain for a pro team and I am not sure that I can be of any help, but I am willing to talk with you.
I do not want to pour any water on your desire to become a chaplain at the pro level, but just about every chaplain I have ever talked with has told me that they kind of walked into the opportunity serendipitously.
So, from what I can deduce, the more one desires to become a chaplain at the pro level, the less likely it is to happen.
My counsel is to start at the high school or college level in your community. Who knows? You may be working with an athlete who may make it to the "bigs" and who will then request for you to help as an assistant chaplain for that team.
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