Caring in the Face of Crisis: Resources for You and Your Organization
At Within Reach, we are committed to providing you, your team, and organization with the very best resources to help you most effectively carry out the mission of Jesus.
As the current global crisis shifts the way we interact with our colleagues, congregations, and communities, it forces us to find new ways to connect with and care for one another.
Next week, we are hosting three interactive opportunities to help leaders stay emotionally and spiritually connected in a season where distance and disconnection could become the norm.
Within Reach is partnering with Crown College to offer two free live webinars. We're also hosting our first prayer ZOOM call for church leaders, pastors, and their staff.
Incarnational Caring: A Foundation for Church-Led Trauma Ministry
When: April 1, 2-3PM.
*Dr. Cathy Sigmund will briefly discuss an incarnational approach to counseling, pastoral care, and ministry including applications to church-led trauma ministry in the midst of COVID-19 and other crises. This webinar seeks to raise awareness of basic self-care, grief and loss, and biblically-based trauma counseling strategies.
Here's the link to register for this FREE webinar!
Foundations in Emotion-Focused Healing
When: April 3, 9-10AM.
*Dr. Troy Backhuus will help you understand and address the emotional influence of fear within your church and organization. This training will explore levels of connection, the four-phased emotion process, virtual methods for emotional engagement, and a biblical model for guiding others from fear to peace during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Here's the link to register for this FREE webinar!
Prayer Zoom Call for Church Leaders
When: Wednesday, April 1, 8:00-8:20
*Join us as we pray for our city and local churches, asking God to empower his people to bring the hope and healing of Jesus to the Metro.
Join us for prayer by registering here!
Finally, every leader knows that one of their greatest responsibilities during this season is to provide care for his or her colleagues, employees, and teams.
Dr. Deb Hoffman, Care Pastor at Lifegate Church, has developed an incredibly insightful and practical resource, The Importance of Grief, in which she explains why it is essential for leaders to regularly asses the status of our own emotional and mental health. Deb writes:
"Taking time to recognize the emotional impact the crisis is having, and taking the appropriate steps to process and grieve will help us care for ourselves and others, and come through this crisis stronger and more resilient."
Within Reach, we are grateful for you! We are more passionate than ever about bringing the hope and healing of Jesus to our city and your partnership makes this possible! We're praying and cheering for you every step of the way.
Grateful,
Jed Mullenix
Within Reach // CEO
P.S. We've launched a Within Reach Facebook Group to capture and celebrate stories that show where God is moving in our congregations and communities. Join the WR community via the link below!