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What does it look like to care for communities in the wake of mass trauma — gun violence, pandemic, racism? Learn from skilled practitioners and Candler School of Theology professors to bring healing and rebuild trust.
Sample Content
One preview lesson from each unit — free to watch, no registration required.
Curriculum
Each unit builds on the last — moving from understanding trauma, to encountering it in Scripture, to leading communities through healing. Work through all 69 lessons entirely at your own pace.
Trauma can manifest in anxiety, depression, flashbacks, and difficulties in relationships. This unit grounds you in the clinical and theological dimensions of trauma before moving into pastoral response.
Many biblical narratives reflect suffering, loss, and redemption — resonating with those who have endured trauma. This unit reshapes how you encounter Scripture as a pastoral resource.
Traumatic experiences often shake an individual's sense of safety and reliability. This unit explores the intricate relationship between trust and trauma — and how leaders navigate the journey back.
Your Instructors
One of America's most read writers on faith and culture. Author of several critically-acclaimed books, including the "Book of the Year" Learning to Speak God from Scratch.
MDiv and PhD from Candler/Emory. An ordained PC(USA) minister whose pastoral experience and scholarship converge around ministry formation and preaching.
Brings two decades of experience in religious education and church mission. Specializes in congregational formation and pastoral leadership development.
A licensed clinical social worker whose work bridges clinical trauma care and pastoral ministry — equipping church leaders with evidence-grounded frameworks for healing.
How It Works
69 lessons across 3 units — 446 minutes of content in total. Move through each lesson as quickly or slowly as your ministry life allows. No deadlines, no schedule, no expiration date.
Short, focused video lessons from your instructors — watch on your schedule, revisit anytime.
No required live sessions — complete coursework when it fits your ministry and life schedule.
No deadlines, no cohort schedule — begin whenever you're ready and progress through the material entirely on your own timeline.
Earn 3 Continuing Education Units and a Candler Foundry certificate upon successful completion of the track.
Start immediately at your own pace.
No application, no schedule — just enroll and learn.