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1. Encuentra un coordinador
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Each church will nominate someone as a coordinator for The Church Cares ministry.
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Typically, the coordinator has a mental health background or strong interpersonal abilities and spiritual maturity.
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The Church Cares coordinator will be in charge of this ministry for your church. We will help equip your coordinator with training materials and consultation.
2. Select Your Carers
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There are many people in your church with God-given gifts to help others. Start a list of people you think would be good to invite for this ministry, or ask your leadership team to nominate them.
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Characteristics of a good carer are those able to sit quietly with someone in need, unlikely to gossip, willing to help, and pray.
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Your church will decide how to select carers and determine their suitability for the role.
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We offer a screening template as an option to assist in this task. Click here to download our screening template for carers
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This process helps to ensure that the most qualified and capable individuals are selected to serve as carers for the church.​
3. Identificar a los solicitantes de ayuda
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Who in our community needs to share a burden? (Hint: everyone!) As a church you would decide who you are going to help with your ministry. We like to think of Acts 1:8 for this: How will you help those in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the end of the earth?​​
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Church members struggling with emotional difficulties, grief, unhealthy habits, marriage and family issues, teenagers in your youth ministry, or those with spiritual struggles.​
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Affiliated ministries of your church may be a target such as a food pantry, fall festival attenders, or day care center parents.
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Your local community may need help. You could offer this ministry to your community.
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Online help. The 7cups app has a specific section for The Church Cares. Your church helpers could engage the people on this app to provide care for them.
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Worldwide. There may be opportunities for mission trips, non-profit ministries and sister churches in other locations, or other ministries to provide help to others.
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When new sharers are identified, we offer a tool for screening sharers to understand level of need.
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New sharers can sign up with The Church Cares ministry through their church. Contact the church coordinator about how to register at your church.
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If your church doesn't have a Church Cares ministry, encourage them to start one. In the meantime, you can access the 7cups app for 24-7 peer support and assistance.
4. Equipa a tus ayudantes
- Orienta a tus ayudantes
- Los ayudantes completarán la formación de orientación.
Church Cares ofrece los materiales de capacitación para su iglesia. RegÃstrese aquà o envÃenos un correo electrónico para solicitar información y realizar la capacitación usted mismo.
Luego, los ayudantes practican entre ellos para acostumbrarse al rol o con voluntarios de su comunidad que no tengan mucha necesidad (a elección suya).
La formación inicial se centra en ser un gran oyente y en la capacidad de apoyar a los buscadores mientras crean buenas metas de acuerdo con la sabidurÃa de la comunidad cristiana.
La iglesia debe crear una lista de referencias de recursos de la iglesia y la comunidad a los que puedan acceder quienes ayudan y buscan ayuda si tienen necesidades urgentes o como recursos para necesidades generales.
5. Comience a brindar atención
El ayudante y el buscador se reunirÃan entre cuatro y seis veces para recibir cuidado personal y apoyo espiritual.
El coordinador brinda apoyo a los ayudantes en su función ministerial.
Algunas iglesias realizan una reunión mensual en lÃnea con el coordinador para apoyar a los ayudantes, mientras que otras iglesias crean grupos de apoyo para que los ayudantes se apoyen entre sÃ.
El equipo de Church Cares cuenta con apoyo para quienes ayudan.
El objetivo es brindar atención espiritual, ayudar al buscador a crear metas personales, encontrar recursos en la comunidad y participar en las oportunidades de ministerio de su iglesia.
6. Involucrarse en el ministerio de la iglesia
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The church decides what longer-term support would fit that help-seeker to integrate into your church - such as
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church-based Care support groups for anyone
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natural existing ministry of the church (e.g., men's ministry or small group)
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support groups for specific issues such as grief, substance abuse, or depression
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referral to community resources beyond your church such as medical, mental health, or economic resources.
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Our team can provide resources for the church regarding these decisions and recommend programs for church-based support groups.
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