Are you called to serve people in moments of crisis, grief, and community disruption?

Disaster Response, Community Crisis, and Mass Care Chaplaincy Practice trains chaplains to serve in emotionally intense, disrupted, and public-facing environments with calm presence, clear boundaries, and Scripture-rooted hope.

You will learn ministry of presence, consent-based spiritual care, confidentiality with limits, role clarity, emotional steadiness, and how to serve within larger response structures.

Course Outcomes

• Define the disaster response chaplain role with clear boundaries
• Build trust through calm presence and wise listening
• Apply ethics, confidentiality, and safe communication
• Provide consent-based prayer and Scripture without coercion
• Recognize and respond to spiritual distress
• Support families facing grief, shock, and conflict
• Serve effectively in fast-moving crisis environments
• Maintain healthy rhythms and boundaries in ministry

Who This Course Serves

Volunteer, part-time, or full-time chaplains serving in disaster response, community crisis, and mass care settings, as well as church leaders building crisis-response ministries.

Course Requirements

• Complete all video lectures and readings
• Open-book quizzes (75 minutes, 2 attempts)
• Minimum passing score: 60%
• 180-day completion window

Grading Scale

A: 93–100% • B: 83–86% • C: 73–76% • D: 63–66% • F: 0–59%

Final Step

Complete a short feedback form to help improve the course for future chaplains.