Description
This organization will help clergy and lay leaders create a care team in their congregation using a team-based model. The Caring Congregation believes a culture of care is fundamental to a congregation's health and ability to walk alongside its people. They provides instruction on how to create these teams by providing various forms of training and consulting.
The Caring Congregation's website has an extensive variety of free and nominal-fee resources available, and they are searchable by topic. Topics include addiction, mental health, listening, spiritual guidance and boundaries, funeral planning/death/grief, theology and prayer, care and social justice, care for children and youth, pet ministry, reconciling ministry, elder care, and prison ministry.
Features
- Classes: In-person seminars, on-demand and live online
- Cohorts
- Start Up Kits
- Small Group Leader Guide
- Podcast
- Care Guides
- Links to additional resources
- Spanish language textbook
- Devotions
Practical Applications
- Train new Congregational Care Ministers (CCMs) by hosting a webinar watch party for your congregation, joining a live seminar together and accessing the webinar recording for 30 days after.
- Review the variety of care team member training options that are available through The Caring Congregation, and select which method works best in your context.
- Search for other helpful resources on this website under the "More" tab and access websites, books, toolkits, and videos to learn more about specific care needs important to your congregation. Share select resources with care team members to offer support and education, boosting their confidence in their knowledge and helping them offer more empathetic and compassionate care.
