Heart Care Team Ministry - Grace Center for Spiritual Development

Developing a Pastoral Heart Within Your Church To Love & Bless your Neighbor

The Challenge

Crisis happens to people in the church and throughout communities.

How can we help our pastors and faith leaders reach their congregations and reach out to the community when crisis arises?

Our Pastors have a heart and desire to care for the church and to reach out in mission. But, there are only so many hours in the day. Too many people in the pews believe “it’s the Pastor’s job” to do it all…”need to preach better”, “why aren’t you visiting more people and evangelizing”, “more programs for Christmas”, “HELP…my child is on drugs!”, “HELP I lost my job!”, “HELP my wife has cancer!” Who can and will hear their silent cry for help?

We Are Called to Love & Bless Our Neighbor

Ultimately, the reason a church exists is to glorify God by impacting a community with the gospel.

The GCSD Heart Care Team Ministry, in collaboration with CAREForce Community-based Chaplaincy program, can meet this great pastoral need to bless your neighbor. We’ve caught a vision for helping the faith community to train, equip, empower, and release other church leaders, pastors, and Christ-followers to be trained and skilled in S.A.C.R.E.D. Care so as to reach out to those in crisis when they really need help. By training a Heart Care Team for each church, we are able to expand the pastoral reach to those in need and to help others navigate the storms of life with the “Ministry of Purpose, Presence, and Peace providing SACRED CARE.” ™

HEART CARE Team Ministry is a comprehensive mentoring program that helps churches:

Plan

Develop a plan for heart change and implementation in a church

Consult

Conduct consultation with the leadership of the church

Train

Implement training for the leadership and entire congregation

Mobilize

Initiate the mobilization of ministry teams in the church and community

CONTINUE

Ensure deeper training for existing members and continual training for new members

HEART CARE Team Ministry Core Training

BASIC Heart Care is the core training for HEART CARE Teams. The course aims to teach pastoral skills that develop in your church a pastoral heart to love and bless their neighbor.

Seven Training Modules with Certified Trainer in Class

Introduction and Theology
Metaphor and Philosophy
The Language and Skills of Chaplaincy
Active Listening Communication Skills
Visitation
Stress Management Techniques
Foundational Next Steps

Continuing Education

The Foundational Course and other important Crisis Care training classes are:

Community-based Chaplaincy: Foundational Course (40 Hours)

20 modules of professional training in class

Skill-Based Training

Assisting Individuals in Crisis (16 Hours)
Group Crisis Intervention (16 Hours)
Psychological First for First Responders (1 day)
Psychological First for Pastoral Care (1 day)
Trauma Informed Pastoral Care (1 day)

Issue-Based Training

Suicide TALK (2 Hours)
safeTALK (suicide alertness for everyone) (4 Hours)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (16 Hours)
Mental Health First Aid (16 Hours)

“The Hebrew concept of Shalom (peace) means that every aspect of an individual’s life is in perfect harmony with God’s desire for their life. A Chaplain’s Ministry of Peace is to empathetically walk with someone in their crisis to holistically assist them in the restoration of peace in their life in a sacrificially loving way. When someone is in crisis, their peace has been shattered and they are thrown into a state of chaos. A Chaplain’s role is to assist them in restoring control of their life and in finding a new normal.”

– Sr. Chaplain Ken Schlenker, President RKM Crisis Team dba CAREForce