From Pro Hockey to Chaplaincy - Rob Globke

Rob Globke spent years in one of the toughest environments in sports: professional hockey. But his story is not just about competition, travel, or life on the ice. It is about how God slowly redirected a gifted athlete’s love for the game into a deeper calling. From growing up in Michigan, to playing at Notre Dame, to pro hockey in North America and Europe, Rob shares a life shaped by discipline, sacrifice, and the quiet formation of faith. Along the way, mentors, scripture, and one unforgettable bus ride in Germany helped him begin to see that the game he loved could also become a place of ministry.In this episode of Work Is Calling, Rob and Wayne Kuna talk about what it looks like to follow Jesus in a hockey culture that often feels spiritually lonely. Rob reflects on why the sacrificial love of Christ both comforts and challenges him, and how he learned to live as a quiet witness rather than force faith on others. He also shares how Hockey Ministries International became the place where his love for hockey and his love for Jesus finally came together, why he believes there is no real divide between “spiritual” and “secular” work, and how seeing work as a calling gives you the endurance to keep going when success, money, or comfort fall short.