Trauma Healing Initial Equipping Session, Starting on August 14

KC Bible-Based Trauma Healing Initial Equipping Session

Connecting the Citywide Body of Christ around Jesus and His mission to heal wounded hearts  

Purpose of this Initial Equipping Session
To train participants to become facilitators in the American Bible Society’s Trauma Healing Institute Ministry using the curriculum, Healing the Wounds of Trauma: How the Church Can Help.

About this Initial Equipping Session
Participants learn basic biblical and mental health principles related to trauma care. They will also:

• explore if they themselves are carrying any wounds of trauma or loss and bring those to Christ for healing
• learn how to lead groups in a participatory way
• learn the program model
• develop plans for using what they learn in their ministries, organizations, and community

Trauma healing facilitators aim to “do no harm” to those they help. To this end, participants are evaluated during this equipping session. A simple test measures mastery of content. A short practice facilitation exercise includes feedback on facilitator strengths and suggestions to address areas needing improvement.

Who Should Attend?
This training is open to laypeople and ministry/church leaders, including but not limited to mental health professionals, social justice advocates, NGO workers, and various others. The necessary qualifications are as follows:

• able to communicate in English
• have sufficient status to teach others in a community
• able to attend the entire training
• be at least 18 years old
• committed to help trauma survivors
• able to co-facilitate two trauma healing groups each year

This Initial Equipping Session is followed by a practicum in which apprentices co-facilitate the core lessons at least two times. The training process is completed with an Advanced Equipping session.

Why Trauma Healing?
Trauma knows no boundaries of nationality, gender, age, social class, or race. We all live in a fallen world and groan inwardly from the painful consequences of the Fall. Trauma can create a barrier to people engaging with Scripture and creates a barrier to God, community, and self. People who have experienced trauma may read the Bible or hear scripture spoken, but yet the messages they so desperately need may not get into their hearts due to trauma. A Bible-based response to trauma and the Church being equipped to provide it can bring forth much fruit. The Church is uniquely called to this mission field of trauma healing.

DATES/TIMES

Friday, August 14: 12:30pm-1:00pm Check-in
Friday, August 14: 1:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, August 15: 8:30am-5:30pm
Friday, August 21: 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, August 22: 8:30am-4:00pm

LOCATION

Victory Hills Church of the Nazarene
6200 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66102

EVENT PARTICIPATION FEE

$175 per person

In addition to the training, the following will be provided for each participant: four meals, snacks, drinks, a book, and a packet of trauma healing materials.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

August 10, 2026

This Initial Equipping session is limited to 36 people.  

To save your spot, please register as soon as possible.

Payment is accepted in the form of check, cash, or credit card. Credit card payment is done at the time of online registration. Checks or cash payments must arrive at The Sending Project office, located at the Hope Chapel Olathe Campus (12480 S Black Bob, Olathe, KS, 66062) no later than August 10, 2026, to reserve your spot. 

REGISTER

For more information contact Mark Davis at 913-206-6835 or mark.davis@thesendingproject.org

What Trauma Healing Participants Are Saying

• “I recommend Trauma Healing groups of the Trauma Healing Institute because it changed my Life…” (Kansas City pastor)
• “This training is training that everybody on the planet needs.” (Pastor Keith Williams from the video, “Unchained”)
• “I have laid all actions and feelings of resentment, which I have been slowed down by, at the cross. I surrender my will to His will for my life…”
• “…It was a blessing to be part of this Trauma Healing program…I didn’t know that I had many wounds in my life when I am serving in the Kingdom of God work for the past sixteen years as a full-time minister; but in this training I saw all the wounds in my life and I brought all to the cross. I am free and blessed by this Trauma Healing program….” (Kansas City Pastor)

I hope you can attend this powerful Initial Equipping Session for Bible-Based Trauma Healing Ministry that is happening in the Kansas City area!

Mark Davis
Director of KC-area Bible-Based Trauma Healing Ministry
The Sending Project