A Scripture passage that convinced Johnny Shelton to read the Bible more is 2 Timothy 4:1-2, where Paul urges Christians to “be ready in season and out of season.”
An undrafted free agent, Shelton played for three NFL teams, then worked in corporate America for a decade. After entering full-time ministry, he became the Fellowship of Christian Athletes football chaplain at Virginia Tech in 2007, two weeks before a campus shooting there.
Shelton has been with the Ravens since July 2013. “I enjoy being able to share the love of Christ with [players],” he said, “and also being able to look them in the eye and tell them what they need to hear instead of what they want to hear.”
The chaplain could have a busy next few weeks, now that the Ravens have won their division and secured the top AFC seed for the upcoming playoffs.
