Seminars, Shorts & Podcast:
Response in Congregations
The seminars and shorts found on this page were commissioned by ICTG or produced by other agencies and made available online. They include topics most pertinent to ministers leading congregations after disaster. Also view Seminars, Shorts & Podcasts: Trauma Terms and Response in Community
Calming Nature of Collective Singing
In this 4min film, researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, led by Bjorn Vickhoff, discuss how collective singing synchronizes the individual vagus nerves [a calming experience that counters "fight or flight"], slowing and brining heart rates in rhythm together. |
10 Tips for Churches Meeting Needs of Families Affected by Trauma
Teacher and mother of child affected by PTSD, Jolene Philo offers 10 insights about PTSD churches can use to understand the needs of families affected by this mental illness, welcome them into their congregations, and provide both spiritual and practical support. |
Creating Home for Young People in Christian Churches
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean uses Walter Brueggemann's bilingual heritage theology to describe a functional ecclesiology for youth ministry that provides strong vital faith foundations that is attuned to actual cultural dilemmas. This presentation was produced by Mount Aloysius College. Learning to Prevent Teen Suicide
In this June 2013 video created by the Mayo Clinic, teens describe common signs that a teen is considering suicide and provide encouragement for communicating directly and immediately for support and safety. It also includes suggestions for what to say to a teen who may be at risk for suicide and ways to keep them safe. |
Learning to Notice Marginalized (and Traumatized) Teenagers
Professor Gregory Ellison II, an ordained Baptist minister, discusses intersections of pastoral care, personality development, theologies of hope, and marginalized populations as part of the 2012 Youth Cartel Summit. He uses an example of being a youth pastor facing traumatized youth just one week out of seminary. He depicts what happens when young people experience themselves has repeatedly "cut dead," a 19th cent. slang term referring to being unseen and unacknowledged. When Faith Hurts: How the Christian Community Can Serve Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Boz Tchividjian, director of GRACE, speaks about the far-reaching spiritual impacts of sexual abuse on faithful children and how Christian faith communities can support them best. |
Worship: The Act of Loving and Caring for Children
Boz Tchividjian, director of GRACE, speaks about the significance and centrality of worship in Christian churches and it's role amid experiences of childhood sexual abuse. |