Baylor Spiritual Formation
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Baylor Spiritual Formation exists to develop a community of Christ-like leaders who personally follow Christ among their team, athletic department, community and world. We want to help those under our care grow spiritually - in Character (Great Commandment) and Purpose (Great Commission).
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We seek to build authentic Christian community within the athletic department. |
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We seek to build a community of "disciple-makers" within the athletic department. |
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We seek to mobilize student-athletes, coaches, and staff in mission both globally and locally. |
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Kevin Washington: Associate AD for Mission Impact & Enrichment and Athletics Chaplain Kevin Washington joins the Bears after eight years as the Director of Player Development for Texas Football, taking on that role in 2016. Also while working at Texas, he directed the counseling ministry at High Pointe Baptist Church. He previously served as a campus director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at the University of Houston from 2014-16, which followed a three-year tenure as the Tri-College Director with FCA at Abilene Christian, Hardin-Simmons and McMurry. Washington works directly with Baylor's student-athletes, coaches and staff to support individual and collective spiritual growth and discipleship while operating within the Christian community of the University. Among a multitude of unique spiritually driven responsibilities, he also serves as a strategic consultant for team domestic and international mission opportunities, oversee Baylor's industry leading chaplaincy program and serve in a pastoral function for Baylor's student-athletes, coaches and staff. Washington previously served as the head strength & conditioning coach for ACU's men's and women's basketball teams from 2012-14, and during that period founded and operated Doulos Athletes LLC., a faith-based athletics training company that supported collegiate student-athletes in training and mentoring youth athletes. He double majored in sociology and film & television while earning his degree at Notre Dame, before earning a master's in communications at Abilene Christian, where he wrapped up his playing career from 2009-10. He also earned a master's from The Master's University in Biblical Counseling and is currently working on his Doctorate in Biblical Counseling from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Washington and his wife, Jordan, have two children, Korrie and Kannon. Contact Kevin: K_Washington@baylor.edu |
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Holly McKenzie: Holly McKenzie joined Baylor Athletics in July of 2022 as the Senior Coordinator for Sports Ministry and was promoted to the Director of Sport Ministry in 2023. In her role, McKenzie assists and provides leadership to ministry occurring on the women's student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff by providing pastoral care, evangelism, discipleship and other spiritually formative programming to student-athletes, coaches and staff. Previously, McKenzie served as an Athletes in Action Local Team Leader/Campus Director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Whitewater from 2015-2022. She led Bible studies, provided evangelism and discipleship to female student-athletes at UW, as well as led and trained a team of staff who served in various sports ministry roles at UW and other campuses. The Harrisburg, Penn., native earned her bachelor's in Community Nutrition from Rutgers University in 2014. McKenzie, née Murray, is married to Parker McKenzie. The couple was married in the spring of 2023. Contact Holly: Holly_Murray1@Baylor.edu |
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let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.
And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us," - Hebrews 12:1
