Sports Chaplaincy New Zealand

Sports Chaplaincy New Zealand Serving New Zealand's sporting community through providing pastoral care and mentoring. To donate to SCNZ visit sportschaplaincy.co.nz/funding-donations

Sports Chaplains love sport and love people. We are trained and experienced in helping sportspeople at all levels, as well as coaches, administrators, officials, and their families in the unique and crazy challenges that sport, and life in general, can throw at you. We're not coaches, not psyches or professional counsellors, but neutral caring friends who want to walk the journey with you through

the triumphs, trials and the tragedies, from the beginning, during and after your sports career. Some of the things we can help you with are encouragement, mentoring, stress management and relationship skills. We will support you through injury, non-selection, grief, retirement and beyond. As Christian pastoral care givers our clear focus is to provide the very best care for sports people. We serve people of all faiths, and those of no faith or religious background. We will always respect your own personal beliefs. We would love to hook you up with a Sports Chaplain, so please message us and we'll see how we can help.

Respect in sport doesn’t happen automatically - Sports Chaplains help it thrive quietly, consistently, and effectively.O...
06/09/2026

Respect in sport doesn’t happen automatically - Sports Chaplains help it thrive quietly, consistently, and effectively.

Observing team culture, one-on-one support, checking in after incidents, celebrating inclusive behaviour, supporting club leadership.

Sports Chaplains help foster respect quietly and consistently, but what does that look like? It looks like:• Listening w...
03/09/2026

Sports Chaplains help foster respect quietly and consistently, but what does that look like? It looks like:

• Listening without judgement
• Supporting people through conflict
• Respecting boundaries
• Valuing every role in sport
• Encouraging fair play
• Walking alongside when things get hard

If you care about fairness, inclusion, and wellbeing in sport, chaplaincy may resonate with you.

Much of chaplaincy happens behind the scenes, building stronger sporting communities quietly but effectively.• Team meet...
01/09/2026

Much of chaplaincy happens behind the scenes, building stronger sporting communities quietly but effectively.

• Team meeting check-ins
• Sideline conversations
• Celebrating volunteer contributions
• Quiet support after a tough loss
• Listening and connecting off-field

Relationships support resilience. Whether it’s teammates, whānau, friends, or trusted support - connection matters for w...
30/08/2026

Relationships support resilience. Whether it’s teammates, whānau, friends, or trusted support - connection matters for wellbeing.

Check out the latest reflection on our website - just click the link below!"I am not what happened to me, I am what I ch...
27/08/2026

Check out the latest reflection on our website - just click the link below!

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." - Carl Jung

To receive our reflections directly in your inbox, simply fill out the form at the bottom of our Inspirational Reflections page on our website.

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." - Carl Jung

Strong where it counts…
27/08/2026

Strong where it counts…

Last week Wes and Shaun attended a Sports Wellbeing evening at Rongotai College where they had a promotional table enabl...
26/08/2026

Last week Wes and Shaun attended a Sports Wellbeing evening at Rongotai College where they had a promotional table enabling them to connect with athletes, staff, families and other community members

Presence matters beyond game day. Sports Chaplains strengthen the communities that make sport meaningful.
24/08/2026

Presence matters beyond game day. Sports Chaplains strengthen the communities that make sport meaningful.

Sports Chaplains help ensure everyone involved in sport feels valued and safe.
21/08/2026

Sports Chaplains help ensure everyone involved in sport feels valued and safe.

While up north, Shaun headed along to Render Gathering Church in South Auckland - one of the wonderful churches we are i...
20/08/2026

While up north, Shaun headed along to Render Gathering Church in South Auckland - one of the wonderful churches we are in partnership with!

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