Criteria

In choosing a team of chaplains to be proposed to the Local Organizing Committee of a sports event, the MSECC aims to combine different gifts, cover the major languages and cultures of the world and have a gender balance. Ideally we would include pastoral, preaching, leadership, administrative and musical gifts.

We also will prefer international chaplains who have

existing relationships with elite competitors, coaches etc who will be present at the event
experience of caring for high performance competitors
more than one language

In two Olympic games, I felt alone. My familiar support environment was not there. In this emotionally charged situation, trusted mentors (chaplains) helped me to perform to the best of my ability, in spite of the tension and the pressure that weighed on me. The balance between the strain, which is an integral part of the competition and the support of the chaplains, who were on the spot and shared the experience with me, did me good and helped me to keep my goals in focus

Kordula Striepecke, Germany, Kayak

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