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Training & Conferences International Training & Ambassadors As an organisation our mission field We are excited to announce that in this is here but we also believe we have a Conferences our Jubilee year we have been joined responsibility to support and sow in fields The Annual Sports Chaplaincy UK and supported by a number of new faces we will never harvest. Conference goes from strength to who you may recognise. Each of our strength and as we celebrate 25 years Ambassadors are proud to be associated EUROPE - Matt Baker and Steve Jones of our work, we are ensuring that good with Sports Chaplaincy UK recognising have both travelled to Europe to support quality training opportunities are at the the benefit and support sports chaplaincy and train other brothers and sister who top of the agenda for all our chaplains. The provides across the Community of Sport. have a heart to serve their community of Conference programme moves through (From left to right) INSPIRE sport. This was done in partnership with three different focus areas to inspire, Anne Wafula Strike MBE - former other ministries delivering the challenge and stretch all those who attend Paralympian and Gold medallist and an readysetgo.ec program. and participate. With a combination of advocate for charity work with disability key note speakers from the world of sport, charities. RWANDA - Mark Fleming, had the privilege faith and academic learning alongside Brian Noble – TV pundit and International of leading a group of 11 Scottish football engaging workshops it has become for Rugby League Coach having won coaches to Rwanda in June. They delivered all chaplains a powerhouse of prayer, everything domestically and globally at coach education to delegates from 12 learning and mutual support. club level. youth academies in Kigali, and they also Robbie Hunter Paul – a retired New conducted coaching sessions with many Zealand International Rugby League youth teams in the city. The trip was very player, author and TV pundit. Robbie won well received by the Rwandan Football everything at club and world level. Federation. As a result of this trip he was Stuart Elliott – former Northern Ireland invited to deliver a seminar on the basis and International footballer, who played in benefits of chaplaincy (and how it works in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. practice in the UK) to representatives from Craig Brown CBE - a Scottish former several Rwandan Premier League clubs. CONFERENCE 2015 professional football player and manager He has consequently been invited back to In 2015 the Conference focused upon and the most successful national coach of Chaplaincy Rwanda early next year to help establish mentality in sport, looking at having the Scotland. Sports Chaplaincy Rwanda and we are right attitude to be both successful and Fabrice Muamba – a retired professional hoping to find a Rwandan national who positive. It included guest speakers Dr footballer who played for Arsenal, will eventually lead the ministry. Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers reviews Nick J. Watson a Senior Lecturer in Sport, Culture and Religion and head of pastoral as a central midfielder. from across our care, York St John University and Dr Allan Johnston MBBS, MRCPsych, Cert.Med. Keep an eye out for even more new Home Nations Ed(IU) who is a Consultant Psychiatrist announcements in this coming year. with the National Health Service and a Sports Psychiatrist and Trustee to the award winning State of Mind Sports RWANDAN COACHES WEARING SFA TRAINING GEAR Charity This year the theme is “Inclusive GLOBAL SUPPORT - Sports Chaplaincy Chaplaincy” reflecting on the fact that UK has invested in a Global capacity the work we do cannot be exclusive but by enabling Richard Gamble to help needs to reflect the needs of all. other nations start and establish sports The quality of the Conference and learning chaplaincy. Richard has travelled to Asia, opportunities it offers highlights the Europe and America. direction of travel for Sports Chaplaincy Linvoy Primus MBE, Trustee Through our work globally we have UK in equipping chaplains to grow and & Warren Evans, SCUK CEO helped train literally thousands. develop in the work they do and to seek to gain further examples of best practice Richard Gamble within that calling. International Development In my mind Conference is a must for all “The future “If you have a passion for sport Director chaplains in order for them to fulfil their work to the best of their ability. is bright & and a heart after God, why not Phil Mason contact us and see how you can Chaplain Bolton Wanderers FC exciting“ support or get involved in this [email protected] | 0800 181 4051 | sportschaplaincy.org.uk | Design by Gamble Designs - www.gambledesigns.co.uk great work!” Sports Chaplaincy UK is a Registered Charity Welcome ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES NORTHERN CEO’S THOUGHTS CHAIRMAN’S THOUGHTS IRELAND PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN THE OPPORTUNITIES IN SCOTLAND RUGBY UNION IN WALES A WONDERFUL SEASON OF INCREASE We here at Sports Chaplaincy UK Celebrating 25 years is a significant ENGLISH REGIONALS have a dream to see an expression milestone for any charity, even The last year has seen not just the number While chaplaincy grows phenomenally It’s great to see what God is doing in Wales The last 18 months of sports chaplaincy in of God’s love and compassion more so for a Christian charity of chaplains increase but also the variety of in Scottish Football through the prolific and especially in Rugby Union where we Northern Ireland have been a wonderful practically demonstrated in every whose work is within sport; the sports being served. At regionals we have work of Mark Fleming, chaplaincy in other have a twofold approach: the blitz defence season of increase. We have seen new sports is only found in a few pockets like - trying to provide chaplaincy support to the community called Sport. Sports largest secular community in the seen chaplains involved in football, rugby chaplains appointed, a regional office union, rugby league, horseracing, cricket, professional end of the game, and the drift established, Steven Thompson becoming Chaplaincy UK have a big heart and country. Looking back we thank athletics, ice hockey & triathlon. From the defence – providing at a more local level support co-ordinator to Phil and myself a big vision to embrace the World God not only for the growth in early days of predominant involvement through local churches. We are seeing God and we have built a firm partnership with at work in both areas and have chaplains of Sport knowing we are making a chaplaincy, but also for the favour in football this shows how much we have the Danske Bank Premier Football League. developed as an organisation. It is also in all 5 regions and 60% of the Premiership. Additionally, new doors are opening up in a positive contribution and impact we have been granted among unusual to have a regional without female We also recently placed a lady to support variety of sports and disability sports. All of across each of our Home Nations. sport administrators. chaplains present showing the inroads the Welsh women’s national side. However this forms a good report, yet it doesn’t tell we want to see more opportunities to work Sports Chaplaincy UK is on an Thanks to the hard work of many, being made in women’s sport. the full story of life within Sports Chaplaincy with the senior teams at regional level and NI. Underneath the surface is where we have incredible journey and as we thank sports chaplaincy is now firmly greater involvement with the WRU. seen the real increase; a band of chaplains in fellowship, sharing together in vision and God and celebrate this our 25th established on the national scene TRAINING DAY FOR NEW CHAPLAINS year we are more excited than ever and, we look forward to the real values and encouraged by stories of players and clubs openly endorsing the role and about the future. The Community possibility of continued growth. rugby and curling. I have been working closely with Warren Evans, Scottish sports exploring faith. of Sport consists of over 151,000 But above all we look upwards chaplains and Work Place Chaplaincy clubs totalling 25 million men, with hope and confidence in God’s Scotland’s Rev Iain McFadzean, towards women and children – what a ongoing guidance, wisdom and BENEDICT MUSOLA NEWLY APPOINTED seeing chaplaincy in Scottish Sport become CHAPLAIN AT WYCOMBE WANDERERS FC more sustainable and fruitful. With the help mission field! And we, the Church provision for the next 25 years. of expert consultancy we aim to create CHAPLAINS IN WALES The challenge with such diverse growth is cannot ignore a community of this structures and processes, build profile and to make our chaplains’ regionals not just a Locally we would like to widen our network reputation, and evolve sustainable working size and significance. David Chawner time of networking and prayer but also to across the whole of Wales like that of models to ensure that sports chaplaincy Chair of Trustees provide relevant training. In recent years Ifor Williams who is doing a great job If you have a heart after God, a can be truly owned in Scotland and grown we have included training on handling the at Gwernyfed Rugby Club. Local sports passion for people and may be you to its tremendous potential. Opportunities media and stress management and over the chaplaincy enables churches to offer Christ’s for sports chaplaincy in amateur and like sport, we would encourage last 12 months we have added gambling care and compassion and a way to connect professional sport are many and people in TRAINING EVENT NORTHERN IRELAND addiction awareness and bereavement with their communities in being “salt and you, challenge you, dare you to join our churches can be identified, trained and support in the case of an untimely death.
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