Prayer Chaplains

What is a Prayer Chaplain?

The role of our Prayer Chaplains is, quite simply, to pray. Chaplains are not counselors or advice-givers. The core of the Prayer Chaplain commitment is to:

• Hold spiritual space

• Lovingly listen

• Pray from the heart

• Hold in confidence what is shared

Unlike hospital chaplains, Unity of Tucson Prayer Chaplains are not ordained and do not counsel people.  Prayer Chaplains are trained to do only three things: hold spiritual space, listen and pray.

Prayer Chaplains are not trained to “minister” to the community at large, but are fully prepared as a lay resource to help meet the pastoral care needs within our own Unity community.

Not Pictured: Dawn Brazil, Ruth Starwell

Prayer chaplains are available to you for prayer following each service on Sunday. You will find them in the sanctuary and they can be identified by the purple and white stole they wear around their necks.