Research reveals that a significant portion of individuals experience violence in intimate partner relationships, with statistics indicating that 25% of women and 10% of men endure such violence. This leads to profound emotional, physical, and spiritual consequences. Therefore, many of your church’s congregants and the broader community may have been impacted.
Our comprehensive 8-hour training is designed to empower pastors and leaders with the necessary tools to effectively minister to those who have suffered trauma due to the injustice of abuse. Throughout the training, we will develop a theology of abuse, explore the profound effects of trauma on victims and survivors, and examine strategies for collaborating with community advocates to foster holistic healing.
Participants will also learn sensitive and empathetic ways to respond to survivors who share their stories of abuse while acquiring best practices for offering both spiritual and practical support. We invite you to join us as we equip your church with the skills and wisdom needed to embody God’s shalom through healing and the creation of a safe space.
This in-person training facilitates an immersive and interactive learning experience with ministerial colleagues.
There is an online pre-learning requirement before attending this event. The online training is a self-guided introduction to this topic that will allow all participants to begin at the same level of learning. It takes approximately two hours or less to complete the pre-learning. Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the online training to document this opportunity.
To complete the pre-work:
1. Create an account on the Covenant's learning platform here.
2. Add "Advocacy for Victims of Abuse Online Training" module under Love Mercy Do Justice.
3. Complete the modules and print your certificate. You must create an account in order to print your certificate.
4. Save and email your certificate to [email protected]
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