All Things New Ministry

The Potter's Hand

Purpose:

The purpose of this workshop is to equip churches and communities to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs through ongoing, long-term ministry to people affected by disaster.

Objectives:

At the end of this workshop the participant will be able to:

Differentiate between disaster preparedness and disaster ministry.
Discuss physical needs of people and communities affected by disaster.
Identify strategies to assist with emotional healing among people and communities affected by disaster.
Discuss strategies for meeting spiritual needs of people and communities affected by disaster.
Prepare plans for churches and community organizations to engage in short-term and ongoing, long-term disaster ministry.

Both Mr. Shope and Dr. Zotti have many years of doing presentations to all types of groups. In addition, they, with two other co-authors, created programs for disaster-affected youth: God’s Can Do Kids! and Gearing Up—Renew U!

Workshop Agenda

Friday Evening

7:00-7:20 Story of a Family Affected by Disaster

7:20-7:40          Introductions
                            Purpose
                            Definition
                            Context

7:40-9:00 Introduction to Disaster Ministry

Saturday

8:30-10:00 Meeting Physical Needs
HANDS-ON EXERCISE

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:45 Meeting Emotional Needs
HANDS-ON EXERCISE

11:45-12:15 Lunch

12:15-1:45 Meeting Spiritual Needs
HANDS-ON EXERCISE

1:45-2:00 Break

2:00-3:20          Organizing for Disaster Ministry
                            HANDS-ON EXERCISE
                            Preparation of a plan

3:20-3:30 Evaluation & Closing

Cost:

$50.00 per person. Minimum of 10 participants.

Each participant receives a book, packet and materials, plus a certificate upon completion. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) may be available upon request for registered nurses and social workers at additional cost.

The host organization is responsible for All Things New Ministry staff travel expenses and workshop meals and refreshments.

For training trainers, the cost is $75.00 per person. Minimum of 10 participants.

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who is interested. It is ideal to have more than one church in a workshop.

Suggestions: People with a heart for missions; social ministry members; Stephens Ministry members; at least one member of church council; parish nurses; youth leaders

Where to Conduct:

Need a large standard, appropriately heated/cooled meeting room with tables if possible.

Breakout rooms for small groups. Number of breakout rooms depends on size of the workshop.

The Workshop Faculty

Hal Shope’s background includes management in organizations such as Proctor and Gamble and 11 years of service for Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) as a statewide disaster coordinator in Arkansas and Mississippi and a Regional Volunteer Coordinator. Mr. Shope has a rich background in church and community service and has served on church councils in a variety of roles including president.

In addition to have been personally affected by disaster, Marianne Zotti is a nurse with a Doctor of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health (MCH). She spent eight years in faculty and department chair roles in university settings and currently works in a public service role. Dr. Zotti has published widely in MCH, including a program evaluation entitled “Evaluation of a Multistate Faith-based Program for Children Affected by Natural Disaster” (Public Health Nursing, 23(5), 400-409). Dr. Zotti is also an active prayer warrior and has a history of serving in a variety of roles in church leadership.

Testimonies

"All Things New Ministry worked with one community through The Potter's Hand and a disaster youth program. We worked with one pastor, 7 teenagers, 6 community leaders and about 12 church leaders and members. All had been affected by a tornado. They reported, 'The workshop helped us to heal faster. Being that it was the first time that we'd been in that experience, we had no prior experience or direction. The workshop helped us to become whole and self-sufficient. It also trained us to help others. . . ' Since then, they have met needs in their local community several times and made 4 trips to other communities where they have affected over 1,000 lives. They supplied food and clothing to people affected by Hurricane Katrina, adopted a Hurricane Katrina affected community, and supplied food, clothing, supplies and sweat equity for neighbor communities."

"All Things New Ministry trained trainers who planned to work with congregations interested in developing disaster response teams. They reported that the creative use of the Good Samaritan story as it applies to disaster work had a big impact on them, and the use of clay during the workshop allowed the participants to express themselves. This group has continued to offer training to congregations and have made many trips to Hurricane Katrina affected areas, Greensburg, KS, Hallam, NE, Deshler, NE, Holdrege, NE and other places. Their activities have included spiritual care, volunteer coordination, financial assistance, children’s ministry, case management, reconstruction and cleanup. It is impossible to quantify the number of individuals and families that their group has affected."