Murphy and his wife Tricia have worked hard to include the players and their wives in the ministry with the Packers. They have a couples’ Bible study on Wednesday nights in a home, while Murphy goes up to historic Lambeau Field twice a week for lunch, a coaches’ Bible study and team chapel service the night before a game. He’s always available to help those seeking answers and struggling with problems.

Green Bay Packers chaplain Troy Murphy was born in Hawaii, loves warm weather and is happiest when he’s on the water, wearing board shorts and spending time with his wife and four daughters.

But the senior pastor of Green Bay (Wis.) Community Church also loves to warm the hearts of men, and that’s what led him to take over as the Packers’ spiritual coach two years ago.

“I am very strong on relationships and very much want to help these men and others,” Murphy said. “I don’t connect football with God, but I view being a chaplain as a resource to help them grow in faith.”

Murphy took over for longtime Packers chaplain and Green Bay Community senior pastor Joe Urcavich in 2009, after assisting him for several years.

As the only community-owned team in the NFL, the Packers have always had a strong faith background, still training at a religious college each summer and having one of the longest established chaplaincy programs in the league.

Despite having a busy schedule at Green Bay Community Church, one of the largest evangelical churches in the small northern Wisconsin town, Murphy said he sees a lot of fertile territory when dealing with NFL players.

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