Coach Don Schultheis is currently in his 3rd year as the Head Baseball Coach, Director of Enrollment Management, and Bible Professor. He has been married to his wife, Teresa Schultheis, for 32 years and is a father to a son, Ory Schultheis, and daughter, Alexis Schultheis. 

Coach Schultheis has extensive baseball experience.  He was an all-state high school centerfielder at Elkhart Memorial High School in Elkhart, Indiana, and his athletic victories continued at Olivet Nazarene University, where he was an all-NAIA centerfielder.  If you want to know more. You can ask him. LOL! Even more important than his athletic talents, however, is his spiritual mindset.  Coach Schultheis holds a master’s degree in Old Testament and preaching from Trevecca Nazarene University, and he is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program at the Nazarene Theological Seminary.  Coach Schultheis couples his academic training with practical application; he has faithfully served as a Nazarene pastor for over thirty years.  This unique combination of athletic excellence and spiritual focus makes Coach Schultheis uniquely suited to not only improve his players’ baseball skills but also foster greatness in their lives.  

In accordance with his favorite Bible verse, “God opposes the proud, but shows favor to the humble” (James 4:6), Coach isn’t one to boast about his many achievements, preferring instead to make a difference through effective action.  Quoting the proverb, “There is only one way to eat an elephant, and that is one bite at a time,” he states, “That is how we are going to approach the big task of taking CCC Baseball to the next level.  One bite at a time!”  He intends to hold his players to the highest standard of excellence in all that they do, changing “the way that we eat, run, walk, sleep, practice, play, and study.”  Most importantly, he strives to create a culture of leadership in which his players are representatives of not only Champion’s values but also the ideals of the gospel: “I want the baseball team to lead … in the classroom, in the dorm, in the cafeteria, in chapel, in the community, and EVERYWHERE.”

Coach Schultheis can’t contain his enthusiasm for the ministry of Champion.  He describes Champion as “the best-kept secret in Arkansas” and is overjoyed at the prospect of helping the school continue to move forward.  He recognizes this chance to serve at Champion as a God-ordained opportunity for which he is extremely thankful. “I do not have the words to describe how humbled and thankful I am to be a part of a church and a college where God is so obviously at work.  I want to add to what God is doing and not harm or damage where God is so obviously on the move."