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About this event
*The topic of the 6/26 webinar will be Racism, COVID-19 and the Church, with a panel including Dr. Theon Hill, Nikki Toyama-Szeto, Greg Jao, and Marcus Coleman*
As organizations of all sizes respond to coronavirus now and what it may bring in the future, churches must make preparations, too. Research has shown that in times of crisis, such as the current outbreak, people will turn to faith communities for support, but these ministries are often unprepared.
Join Jamie Aten, Ph.D., and Kent Annan, M.Div, from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, in partnership with the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), each Friday at noon to learn about how to prepare your church for coronavirus and respond to the challenges it presents. In these weekly webinars, we will be sharing research, resources and essential tools that will help keep your congregation safe as this public health crisis unfolds. You’ll also gain insights into how to address the fear and anxiety that many people currently feel.
Register to receive access to the ongoing webinar series and additional updates from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute.
About the hosts
Jamie D. Aten, Ph.D., is founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI) and Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is a disaster psychologist and disaster ministry expert. His latest books include the Disaster Ministry Handbook (InterVarsity Press) and A Walking Disaster: What Katrina and Cancer Taught Me About Faith and Resilience (Templeton Press). In 2016, he received the FEMA Community Preparedness Champion award at the White House. Find Jamie on Twitter at @drjamieaten.
Kent Annan, M.Div, is director of Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute and cofounder of Haiti Partners, a nonprofit focused on education in Haiti. He also serves on the board of directors of the Equitas Group, a philanthropic foundation focused on ending child exploitation in Haiti and Southeast Asia. Find Kent on Twitter at @kentannan.
Organizer Humanitarian Disaster Institute
Organizer of COVID-19 Church Weekly Webinar Series
The Humanitarian Disaster Institute was founded in 2011 at Wheaton College and is the country’s first faith-based academic disaster research center. Our mission is to help the church prepare and care in a disaster-filled world. HDI carries out our mission through research, training, convening, and resourcing.
The M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College Graduate School can be completed in one year on campus or two years online (which includes a week of on-campus coursework at the beginning and end of the program). We have also partnered with the School of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy at Wheaton College Graduate School to offer a new Trauma Certificate in a specialized track specifically tailored to humanitarian and disaster responders. Learn more at wheaton.edu/HDL.
