In this episode, Jamie delves into the crucial topic of helping your congregation become a trauma-informed church. He also notes the perils of non-trauma-informed congregations. With nearly 70% of people experiencing trauma at some point in their lives, it's essential for churches to understand trauma’s prevalence and impact, in order to create a safe and supportive environment for those affected.

Join us as we continue to learn how to “do good, better” and create more compassionate, accountable, and supportive faith communities.

RESOURCES:

Download our FREE trauma-informed church action tool

Spiritual First Aid certificate course

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Previous episode: A Well-Equipped Church is the Best Place to Start Healing from Trauma

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This episode was produced by Wildfire Creative.

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(Note to the listener: In this podcast, sometimes we'll have evangelicals, and sometimes we won't. We believe learning how to “do good, better” involves listening to many perspectives, with different insights and understanding. Sometimes it will make us uncomfortable; sometimes we'll agree, and sometimes we won't. We think that's good. We want to listen for correction. Especially in our blind spots.)

This season, support the work of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, which provides resources like the Spiritual First Aid course for pastors, church leaders, and laypeople.

Jamie Aten, Ph.D., and Kent Annan, M.Div. co-direct the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College and are also the co-founders of Spiritual First Aid.