WHAT IS THE CARING CONGREGATION?

Jesus was a healer. His example calls us to provide care and support for one another through the peaks and valleys of our lives.

The Caring Congregation (TCC) offers guidance on the best Christian practices to help people move through life’s challenges. Our method of care is based on a team approach that empowers both pastors and laity (serving as Congregational Care Ministers or CCMs) working together to support the congregation and community.

Reverend Karen Lampe, along with Senior Pastor Rev. Adam Hamilton, church staff and the Congregational Care Ministers (CCM) at Church of the Resurrection, created and implemented this method of care for churches of all sizes to create a community of hope and assurance in our complex world.

Through speaking engagements, webinars, online courses, and private consultation, Rev. Lampe and the national team of seminar leaders and consultants provide capable, adaptable, and scalable guidance. We provide two-day seminars and webinars based on our latest books by Karen Lampe and Melissa Collier-Gepford for churches, pastors, and conferences to empower laity and organize their care ministries. We also have e-learning courses in The Caring Congregation Academy and are in season 2 of our podcast series on current topics related to our training! Exciting things happening in this ministry!

BOOKS BY KAREN LAMPE

Karen has authored four books:

NEW! Implementation Guide
NEW! Care Minister's Manual
The Caring Congregation: How to Become One and Why it Matters
The Caring Congregation: Training Manual and Resource Guide.

Order Karen's Books

WHAT'S NEW AND EXCITING!

FALL 2021 NATIONAL WEBINAR - OCT 21-22

Now open for registration. Sign up your care team for this 2-day live webinar with all members of our national team. Over 12 hours of training over two days from the comfort of your home and no masks required! Do you have a group that would like to attend? Ask us about hosting a watch party for your care team by emailing us at thecaringcongregation@gmail.com. It is the closest alternative to in-person training.

The webinar includes step-by-step training on how to establish an effective care ministry at your church using volunteer laity. It also includes foundational training in areas of theology, prayer, boundaries, pastoral listening/guidance, visitation, and caring for those who are frail and dying. Don't miss this event offered only twice a year! Click here for the two-day schedule.

THE CARING CONGREGATION ACADEMY

ONLINE COURSES:

The full Basic CCM Training Course with individualized "on demand" training for your staff and laity. You no longer have to wait for a live seminar or the webinar to train your team. This individualized training is now available for your team members, right in the comfort of their homes, filled with professional videos of Karen and Melissa teaching from their new books: The Caring Congregation Ministry: Implementation Guide and The Caring Congregation Ministry: Care Ministers Manual. Learn more and enroll as a student in our online academy below.

Also available are specialized continuing education courses in our "Caring for People in Crisis" series. Be sure to check them out too!

ENROLL NOW

THE CARING CONGREGATION PODCASTS

Season 2 is here! The Caring Congregation Podcasts are available on Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts. Here are some episodes now playing:

Subscribe to our station (The Caring Congregation) so you don't miss a single episode! These "conversations" with our national team members are filled with personal stories related to caring for ourselves and others.

WHAT PEOPLE are saying about our training

"Loved this training. It gave shape to some of what I've been dreaming about congregational care for my church over the last few years and now I'm ready to begin to work as I continue to dream."

--Dakotas webinar attendees

"Karen and team, thank you for giving yourself to this transformative work. It is very obviously a labor of love. I'm also grateful for how meticulous you are in your preparation."

"Loved this training. It gave shape to some of what I've been dreaming about congregational care for my church over the last few years and now I'm ready to begin to work as I continue to dream."

--Florida webinar attendee

"I've begun to enjoy this [webinar] format. In some ways, particularly if it's a large meeting, I can see and hear better and actually feel closer to the speakers."

"The speakers were engaging and encouraging, and the content was what I hoped it would be - informative, practical, and God-centered. I also liked the format with prerecorded videos and then live comments from the leaders....this was an excellent way to get our program started during the pandemic."

--Harvest UMC webinar attendee

"The speakers were engaging and encouraging, and the content was what I hoped it would be - informative, practical, and God-centered. I also liked the format with prerecorded videos and then live comments from the leaders....this was an excellent way to get our program started during the pandemic."

--webinar attendee